 Along the emblazoned wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword, This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word; And never earth's philosopher Traced, with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down...  Heroes of Israel - Page 1271908Full view - About this book
 | George Keate - 1790 - 388 pages
...fall, And the organ rings, and the sweet choir sings Along the emblazoned wall. " This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This, the most gifted...sage As he wrote down for men. " And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall. To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,... | |
 | 1858 - 778 pages
...shuns that hallow' d spot ; For beast and bird have seen and heard That which man knoweth not. Yet this was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword...Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truth half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honon ? The hill-side for hie pall,... | |
 | 1857 - 1196 pages
...j . lights like glories fall ; And the choir sings and the organ rings Along the1 emblazon'd wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword...philosopher Traced with his golden pen On the deathless page truth half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? The hill-side for his pall,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...fall, And the organ rings, and the sweet choir sings Along the emblazon'd wall. This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword, This the most gifted...men. And had he not high honor, — The hillside for a pall, To lie in state while angels wait With stars for tapers tall, And the dark rock-pines like... | |
 | 1861 - 980 pages
...Where lights like glories fall ; And the choir sings and the organ rings Along the emblazon'd wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword...earth's philosopher, Traced with his golden pen, On tho deathless page words half so sage, As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? Tho hill-side... | |
 | 1872 - 722 pages
...the truest warrior That ever buckled sword, Ms the most gifted poet that ever breathed a word ; bd never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As lie wrote down for men. Whadhe not high honour, — ^ The hill-side fora pall, 'o lie in state while... | |
 | International society for the evangelization of the Jews - 1873 - 524 pages
...warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed n, word ; .' . < L io7o And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden...sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,... | |
 | David Thomas - 674 pages
...lights like glory fall, While the sweet choir sings, and the organ rings Along the emblazoned wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword;...This the most gifted poet, That ever breathed a word ; Aud never earth's philosopher, Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, words half so sage,... | |
 | 294 pages
...lights like glories fall, And the sweet choir sings, and the organ rings Along the emblazon' d wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword...golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage **f> he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ! The hill side for his pall, To lie in state,... | |
 | 1876 - 832 pages
...singles out his meekness, we should not have known what feature was most eminent. " This was the grandest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted...earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On his deathless page, truths half so sage, As he wrote down for men." And yet he is not to be worshipped.... | |
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