| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1825 - 238 pàgines
...— think through whom My life blood tastes its parent lake, And then strike home ! If thou regret thy youth, why live ? The land of honourable death...soldier's grave for thee the best ; Then look around, and ehoose thy ground, And take thy rest." When residing at Mitylene in the year 1812, he portioned eight... | |
| William Parry - 1825 - 404 pàgines
...I was obliged " If thou regret'st thy youth, why live 1 The land of honourable death Is here:—up to the field, and give Away thy breath ! " Seek out, less often sought than found, A soldier's grave—for thee the best; Then look around, and choose thy ground, And take thy rest." to have a physician,... | |
| John Galt - 1832 - 358 pàgines
...passions down, Unworthy manhood ! Unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be. , Tf thou regrett'st thy youth, why live ? The land of...breath. Seek out— less often sought than found — A soldfer's grave— for thee the best, Then look around, and choose thy ground, And take thy rest. CHAPTER... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1832 - 592 pàgines
...why live? The land of honourable death Is here : — up to the field, and give Away thy breath ! lo. Seek out — less often sought than found — A soldier's grave, for thee the best ; Then look around, and cbuse thy ground, And take thy rest.» « We perceived,» says Count Gamba, M from these lines, as... | |
| I. A. Merryweather - 1833 - 162 pàgines
...the sweet and artful baits, Of the Mermaidcn's strain ! THE HALLS OF MISSOLONGHL If Ibon regret'st thy youth, why live? The land of honourable death....breath. Seek out, less often sought than found, A soldier'* grave, for thea the best: Then look around, and choose thy ground, And take thy rest. IN... | |
| 1841 - 844 pàgines
...down, Unworthy manhood — unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be. If thou regret thy youth, why live? The land of honourable death...sought than found — A soldier's grave, for thee the bestj Then look around, and choose thy ground, And take thy rest. Sorb ЗЗсгоп'З <5ф|'р1йЬипй... | |
| Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances) - 1841 - 314 pàgines
...Committee ! Such a destiny was perhaps assigned him in rebuke to the pride of genius, which had said, Seek out, less often sought than found, A SOLDIER'S GRAVE, for thee the best, There look around and choose thy ground, And take thy rest ! But who could have foreseen that one whom... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 380 pàgines
...why live I—- The land of honourahle death Is here — up to the field, and give Away thy hreath ! Seek out — less often sought than found, A soldier's grave, for thee the hest, Then look around and choose thy ground, And take thy reat. INDEX. Page Cain, a Mystery 3 HOURS... | |
| John Galt - 1842 - 350 pàgines
...» Of beauty be. . ;. If thou regrett'st thy youth, why live? The land of honourable death Is hero, up to the field and give Away thy breath. Seek out...soldier's grave — for thee the best, Then look around, arid choose thy ground, And take thy rest. CHAPTER XLVIII. The funeral Preparations and final Obsequies.... | |
| John Murray, John Murray (Firm) - 1845 - 510 pàgines
...smile or frown Of beauty be. If thou regret'st thy youth, why live ? The land of honourable death It here : — up to the field, and give Away thy breath...than found — A soldier's grave for thee the best ; The« look around, and choose thy ground, And take thy rest.* 4 m. to the N. of Missolonghi are the... | |
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