 And bade me creep past. No ! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end,...  A Book of Anniversaries - 130. oldal1918 - 170 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 oldal
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 'a to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. 1 was ever a fighter, so, — one fight more, The best...pay glad life's arrears, Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end, And the elements' rage,... | |
 | 1884 - 324 oldal
...Tories. My advice is, reject the Bill over and over again ! Lord R-nd-lph Ch-rch-ll. Right you are ! " I was ever a fighter, so one fight more, The best and the last ! "—as BROWNING writes. I say, am I to be Home Secretary, or what ? And keep a place for poor old... | |
 | 1910 - 862 oldal
...unbecoming but ridiculous. With the proper approach to Death his sting, if he have one, may be drawn: — I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more. The best...last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forebore. And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the whole of It, fare like my peers The heroes of... | |
 | 1902 - 902 oldal
...in my case more bravado than pluck, but which at any rate knows how to appreciate pluck in others. " I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more The best and the last I " struck a chord that went thrilling on until the quick transition at the end of the poem, when " the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1913 - 872 oldal
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more, The best...pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end, And the elements' rage,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 270 oldal
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more, The best...pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute 's at end, And the elements' rage,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 300 oldal
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more, The best...pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness, and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute 's at end, And the elements' rage,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 276 oldal
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more, The best...whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, A Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness, and cold. For sudden the worst... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 266 oldal
...battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so—one fight more, The best and the last! I would hate that...it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, Bear the brnnt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 298 oldal
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more, The best...bandaged my eyes, and forbore, And bade me creep past. K No ! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, Bear the brunt, in a minute... | |
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