 There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night — Ten to make and the 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 hope of a season's fame, But...  New Outlook - Page 5691907Full view - About this book
 | Frank Hobart Cheley, G. Cornelius Baker - Amusements - 1915 - 446 pages
...win — • A bumping pitch and a blinding light, . . An hour tc; play, and the last man in. And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish...fame, But his captain's hand on his shoulder smote — [Action: The captain steps up to the batsman, puts his hand on his shoulder, and says to him urgently... | |
 | William Hanford Edwards - Football - 1916 - 592 pages
...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 hope of a season's fame, But his captain's hand on his shoulder smote, "Play up ! play up ! and play the game !" The sand of the desert is sodden red — Red with the wreck of a square that... | |
 | Arthur James Gammack - Children's sermons - 1917 - 176 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...hand on his shoulder smote — 'Play up! Play up! And play the game!' "The sand of the desert is sodden red — Red with the wreck' of a square that... | |
 | English Association - English poetry - 1917 - 198 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...Captain's hand on his shoulder smote " Play up ! play up ! and play the game ! " The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of a square that... | |
 | Clarence Hall Wilson - Ethics - 1917 - 184 pages
...and a blinding light, An hour to play, and the last man in. And it's not for the sake of a ribbon'd coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But...smote — 'Play up ! play up I and play the game.' The sand of the desert is sodden red — Red with the wreck of a square that broke — The Catling's... | |
 | Allan Hoben - Citizenship - 1918 - 194 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...Captain's hand on his shoulder smote: "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... | |
 | 1918 - 424 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...hand on his shoulder smote — "Play up! play up! and play the game!" The sand of the desert is sodden red — Bed with the wreck of a square that broke... | |
 | George E. Teter - American poetry - 1918 - 456 pages
...match to win — A bumping pitch 3 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...Captain's hand on his shoulder smote, "Play up ! play up ! and play the game !" The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of a square that... | |
 | Robert Frothingham - American poetry - 1918 - 208 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...Captain's hand on his shoulder smote; " Play up ! Play up ! And play the game ! " The sand of the desert is sodden red — Red with the wreck of a square that... | |
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