 Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts; The warrior's name would be a name abhorred!  Poems - Page 236by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 612 pages
...the clashing blade, And, ever and anon, in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man! with such discordant noises, With such accursed...terror, — Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and sports, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts. Down the... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pages
...the clashing blade ; And ever and anon, in tones of tbuuder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man ! with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownost Nature's sweet arid kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies? Were half the power... | |
 | 1872 - 1120 pages
...magnanimously forgiven. THE NAUTICAL MAGAZINE. NEW SERIES. DECEMBER, 1872. THE GENEVA ARBITRATION. Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need for arsenals and forts.* THE passions... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 pages
...the cannonade. Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, 15 Thou drownest nature's sweet and kindly voices, And...Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, 20 There were no need of arsenals and forts. The warrior's... | |
 | 1844 - 784 pages
...Is it, oh man, with such discordant noise?, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drown est Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the...terror, Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and court?, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals nor forts. The warrior's... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...the cannonade. Is it, 0 man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, 15 Thou drownest nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies ? Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, 20 There were no need... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1845 - 108 pages
...attractive of any in the poem, but which commend themselves by their intrinsic truth and moral force ; Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts. The warrior's... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1846 - 178 pages
...the clashing blade ; And ever and anon, in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed...half the power, that fills the world with terror, 9 Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...blade ; And ever and anon, in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, 0 in •.», with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments...Thou drownest Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarreHt the celestial harmonies '. Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1846 - 112 pages
...attractive of any in the poem, but which commend themselves by their intrinsic truth and moral force :— Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bestow'd on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
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