 Play up! Play up! and play the game!" The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of a square that broke; — The Gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death has brimmed his banks,...  Clifton Chapel: And Other Poems - Page 8by Sir Henry John Newbolt - 1908 - 39 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1907 - 1184 pages
...season's fame, But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote — ' Play up ! play up I and play the game 1' The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of the square that broke ; — The Catling's jammed and the Colonel dead. And the regiment blind with... | |
 | 1924 - 502 pages
...as the ideal that must ever guide those doctors who aim at reflecting credit upon their profession. "The sand of the desert is sodden red — • Red with the wreck of a square that broke; The gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead, Arid the regiment blind with diist and smoke. , The river of... | |
 | University extension - 1898 - 474 pages
...for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's hand on Ms Shoulder smote "Play up! play up!" and play the game!"...Red with the wreck of a square that broke; — The G-altling's jammed and the colonel dead And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The rdver of death... | |
 | Education - 1920 - 522 pages
...of the kind that Henry Newbolt saw when he wrote: There's a breathless hush in the close tonight — Ten to make and the match to win — A bumping pitch...Red with the wreck of a square that broke — The Gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death... | |
 | English poetry - 1905 - 258 pages
...match to win — A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it 's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish...with the wreck of a square that broke ; — • The Galling 's jammed and the colonel dead And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death... | |
 | National Association of Life Underwriters - Life insurance - 1905 - 302 pages
...of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But hla Captain's hand on his aboulder smote " Play up! play up! and play the game! " The...Red with the wreck of a square that broke ; — The Gatllng's jammed and the colonel dead And the regiment blind with dust and amoke. The river of death... | |
 | National Association of Life Underwriters - Life insurance - 1905 - 302 pages
...of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's band nn bis ihoulder smote " Play up! play up! and play the game!" The...Red with the wreck of a square that broke ;— The Oatling's jammed and the colonel dead And the regiment blind with dust and imoke. The river of death... | |
 | E. F. Davidson - English poetry - 1906 - 120 pages
...blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it 's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, 5 Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's...red, — Red with the wreck of a square that broke; — 10 The Gatling 's jammed and the colonel dead And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river... | |
 | Education - 1907 - 738 pages
...Captain's hand on his shoulder smote — "Play up ! play up ! and play the game Ohio Educational Monthly. The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of the square that broke ; — The Calling's jammed and the Colonel dead, And the regiment blind with... | |
 | Frederick LANGBRIDGE - 1911 - 510 pages
...selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote " Play up ! play up I and play the game ! " The sand of the desert is sodden...Red with the wreck of a square that broke ; — The Gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death... | |
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