The Times Book of English VerseEdward Leeson Times Books, 2004 - 703 pages |
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Page 192
... glory may be thine Of ending this great war , since none but Thou Can end it . Into thee such virtue and grace Immense I have transfused , that all may know In heaven and hell thy power above compare ; And , this perverse commotion ...
... glory may be thine Of ending this great war , since none but Thou Can end it . Into thee such virtue and grace Immense I have transfused , that all may know In heaven and hell thy power above compare ; And , this perverse commotion ...
Page 196
... Glory they sung to the Most High , good will To future men , and in their dwellings peace ; 160 165 Outrageous as a sea , dark , wasteful , wild , Up from the bottom turned by furious winds And surging waves , as mountains , to assault ...
... Glory they sung to the Most High , good will To future men , and in their dwellings peace ; 160 165 Outrageous as a sea , dark , wasteful , wild , Up from the bottom turned by furious winds And surging waves , as mountains , to assault ...
Page 482
... Glory decks the hero's bier , Or binds his brow . CHARLES WOLFE THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE AFTER CORUNNA NOT a drum was heard , not a funeral note , As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O ...
... Glory decks the hero's bier , Or binds his brow . CHARLES WOLFE THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE AFTER CORUNNA NOT a drum was heard , not a funeral note , As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O ...
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