 | William Stigand - 1875 - 494 pągines
...the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands. Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle....Blood, sweat, and tear-wrung millions. Why ? For rent ! The peace has made one general malcontent Of these high-market patriots ; war was rent ! Their love... | |
 | William Stigand - 1875 - 490 pągines
...the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands. Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle....after year they voted cent per cent, Blood, sweat, and tear- wrung millions. Why ? For rent ! The peace has made one general malcontent Of these high-market... | |
 | William Stigand - 1875 - 488 pągines
...fields manured by gore of other lands. Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren ont to battle. Why ? For rent ! Year after year they voted...Blood, sweat, and tear-wrung millions. Why ? For rent ! The peace has made one general malcontent Of these high-market patriots ; war was rent ! Their love... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1878 - 636 pągines
...the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands ; Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle —...Blood, sweat, and tear-wrung millions— why ? for rent I They roar'd, they dined, they drank, they swore they meant To die for England — why then live?—... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1879 - 290 pągines
...other lands ; Safe in their baros, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle — why P for rent ! Year after year they voted cent, per cent., Blood, sweat, and tear-wrung millions — why P for rent! They roar'd, they dined, they drank, they swore they meant To die for England — why then... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1889 - 374 pągines
...the sword hi hurling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands. Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle —...sweat, and tear-wrung millions— why ? for rent. Thev roared, they dined, they drank, they swore they meant To die for England ; why then live ? for... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1880 - 630 pągines
...gore of other lands ; Safe in their harns, these Sahiue tillers sent Their hrethren out to hattle— raphs insecure* Creatures of clay — vain dwellers...moth survives you, and are ye morejust ? Things of roar'd, they dined, they drank, they swore they meant To die for England — why then live ? — for... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1881 - 326 pągines
...the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands ; Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle —...and tear-wrung millions — why ? for rent ! They roar'd, they dined, they drank, they swore they meant Their love of country, millions all mis-spent,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1881 - 680 pągines
...the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands ; Safe in their bams, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle—...sweat, and tear-wrung millions— why ? for rent ! They ro.ir'd, they dined, they drank, they swore they meant To die for England— why then live? — for... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1881 - 800 pągines
...the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands ; Safe in their bams, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle — why ? for rent ! Year after year I They ro,ir'd. they dined, they drank, they swore they meant To die for England — why then live... | |
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See these inglorious Cincinnati swarm, Farmers of war, dictators of the farm; Their ploughshare was the sword in hireling hands, Their fields manured by gore of other lands; Safe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent Their brethren out to battle—... 
