 This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword, This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As he wrote down for men.  Readings in Literature: Book One - Page 146by Franklin Benjamin Dyer, Mary J. Brady - 1918 - 414 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Keate - Margate (England) - 1790 - 388 pages
...wall. " This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This, the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced...sage As he wrote down for men. " And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall. To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,... | |
 | Missions - 1858 - 778 pages
...not. Yet this was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truth half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honon ? The hill-side for hie pall,... | |
 | Arminianism - 1857 - 1196 pages
...emblazon'd wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen On the deathless page truth half so sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? The hill-side for his pall,... | |
 | 1870 - 406 pages
...upturned the «od, And laid the dead man there. And had he not high honour?— The hill-side for a pall To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall ; And the dark rock-pines like tossing plumes Over his bier to wave ; And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To... | |
 | 1861 - 980 pages
...emblazon'd wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher, Traced with his golden pen, On tho deathless page words half so sage, As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ? Tho hill-side... | |
 | 1872 - 722 pages
...the truest warrior That ever buckled sword, Ms the most gifted poet that ever breathed a word ; bd never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage As lie wrote down for men. Whadhe not high honour, — ^ The hill-side fora pall, 'o lie in state while... | |
 | International society for the evangelization of the Jews - 1873 - 524 pages
...warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed n, word ; .' . < L io7o And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden...sage As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour, — The hill-side for a pall, To lie in state, while angels wait With stars for tapers tall,... | |
 | David Thomas - 674 pages
...bravest warrior That ever buckled sword; This the most gifted poet, That ever breathed a word ; Aud never earth's philosopher, Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page, words half so sage, As he wrote down for men. And had he not high honor ? The hill-side for his pall,... | |
 | 294 pages
...d wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced...golden pen, On the deathless page, truths half so sage **f> he wrote down for men. And had he not high honour ! The hill side for his pall, To lie in state,... | |
 | 1876 - 832 pages
...eminent. " This was the grandest warrior That ever buckled sword ; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word ; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On his deathless page, truths half so sage, As he wrote down for men." And yet he is not to be worshipped.... | |
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