 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
 | Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...the match to win A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it's an idea. 4824 4855 The supreme happiness of life is...conviction that we are loved. 4856 Those who live are and play the game'. 8152 'Vitai Lampada' The river of death has brimmed its banks And England's far... | |
 | Modris Eksteins - History - 2000 - 420 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 next stanza transported the sporting mentality, along with the playing fields... | |
 | Ralph Keefer - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 292 pages
...I. Title. D8O5.I74K43 loot 94O.54'724i7'o9Z 02001-900263-7 To my father, RGC (Bob) Keefer, DFC It's not for the sake of a ribboned coat Or the selfish hope of a season's fame That the Captain upon his shoulder smote "Play up! play up! and play the game!" Sir Henry Newbolt,V/'ta/'... | |
 | Anthony Smith - History - 2003 - 336 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 hope of a season 's fame, But his Captain s hand on his shoulder smote 'Play up! play up! and play the game!'... | |
 | Paul Ward - Great Britain - 2004 - 262 pages
...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...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 The... | |
 | Rhoda Reddock - Social Science - 2004 - 460 pages
...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...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 the square that broke;... | |
 | Ann-Marie MacDonald - Fiction - 2009 - 848 pages
...collect frosted epaulettes. He doesn't know what to do. He only knows what he has done. "... 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!'" Sir Henry Newbolt, 1862-1938 FLEXIBLE RESPONSE "Bobby?" "Yeah?" "I don't want... | |
 | Amy Jeanette Von Heyking - Alberta - 2006 - 226 pages
...blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Nor 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 broke,... | |
 | Carolyn McCrae - 2007 - 307 pages
...born. Of the cricket match, the people, the sunshine. "You mustn't think it was all bad." 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 "P/ay up! Play up! And play the game!"... | |
 | James Goodwin - History - 2007 - 280 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 broke;... | |
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