HE stood upon the world's broad threshold; wide The din of battle and of slaughter rose; He saw God stand upon the weaker side, That sank in seeming loss before its foes: Many there were who made great haste and sold Unto the cunning enemy their swords,... Poems - Page 263by James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 279 pagesFull view - About this book
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...stand upon the weaker side, They sank in seeming loss before its foes: Many there were who made great haste and sold Unto the cunning enemy their swords,...underneath their soft and flowery words, Heard the told serpent hiss; therefore he went And humbly joined him to the weaker part, Fanatic named, and fool,... | |
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