Table Talk: And Other Poems (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 31 Ιαν 2018 - 224 σελίδες Excerpt from Table Talk: And Other Poems Stark naught, because corrupt in their design. Strange doctrine this! That without scruple tears The laurel, that the very lightning Spares; Brings down the warrior's trophy to the dust, And eats into his bloody sword like rust. B. I grant that, men continuing what they are, Fierce, avaricious, proud, there must be war; And never meant the rule should he applied To him, that fights with justice on his side. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
