Stainless soldier on the walls, Knowing this, — and knows no more, — Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore, Justice after as before, — And he who battles on her side, God, though he were ten times slain, Crowns him victor glorified,... The Early Years of the Saturday Club, 1855-1870 - Page 311by Edward Waldo Emerson - 1918 - 515 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1882 - 972 pages
...quenched. The fervid trust of this man's soul in truth and liberty is apparent in the following lines : — Stainless soldier on the walls, Knowing this — and...victor glorified — Victor over death and pain— , For ever. But space prevents a further glance through the years of service that ye_t remained for... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1867 - 226 pages
...Walled with mortal terror round, To the aim which him allures, And the sweet heaven his deed secures. Stainless soldier on the walls, Knowing this, —...knows no more, — Whoever fights, whoever falls, i Justice conquers evermore, Justice after as before, — And he who battles on her side, God, though... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius la To mask a king in weeds. JUSTICE. WHOEVER fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore,...glorified, — Victor over death and pain, Forever. HEROISM. So nigh is grandeur to our dost, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must,... | |
| Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...2068. JUSTICE, Triumph o£ Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquere evermore, Justice after us 0 ԯ = ´炀 D 0 "2 187 slam, Crowns him victor glorified — Victor over death and pain, Forever. RW Emerson. 2069. KINDNESS,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 516 pages
...Cannon in front and leaden rain, Him Duty through the clarion calling To the van called not in vain. Stainless soldier on the walls, Knowing this, —...aloft the red right arm Redress the eternal scales. He, the poor foe, whom angels foil, Blind with pride, and fooled by hate, Writhes within the dragon... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 234 pages
...Cannon in front and leaden rain, Him Duty through the clarion calling To the vau called not in vain. Stainless soldier on the walls, Knowing this, —...that he prevails, Looks from his victim lying low, Aud sees aloft the red right arm Redress the eternal scales. Ho, the poor foe, whom angels foil, Blind... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius is To mask a king in weeds. JUSTICE. WHOEVER fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore,...glorified, — Victor over death and pain, Forever. HEROISM. So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 630 pages
...thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius is To mask a king in weeds. JUSTICE. WHOEVER fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore,...glorified, — Victor over death and pain, . Forever. HEROISM. So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must,... | |
| Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 pages
...weak, and vile, — Degrades, defiles, and should dethrone a king. Smollett. 2130. JUSTICE. Triumph of our rise to heaven. Or if you rather choose For ever. — Emerson. 2131. KINDNESS. Blessing of A LITTLE word in kindness spoken, A motion, or a... | |
| John White Chadwick - Sermons, American - 1879 - 368 pages
...the walls Knowing this—and knows no more, Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore. And he who battles on her side, God, though he were...victor glorified— Victor over death and pain Forever. THE CHILD JESUS. THE birth of any child into this world of ours is a significant event, though it may... | |
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