 Ere your heritage be wasted," said the quick alarming drum. "Let me of my heart take counsel: War is not of life the sum; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall come?" But the drum Echoed, "Come! Death shall reap the braver harvest,"...  Overland Monthly - Page 741883Full view - About this book
 | John Henry Hayward - 1863 - 410 pages
...is not of life the sum; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When-the autumn days shall come ?' But the drum Echoed, " Come! Death shall reap the braver harvest!" Said the solemn sounding drum. "But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom? What if conquest, subjugation, Even... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1864 - 418 pages
...War is not of life the sum; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall come?' But the drum Echoed, " Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest !" Said the solemn sounding drum. "But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom? What if conquest, subjugation, Even... | |
 | John Swett - 1868 - 246 pages
...is not of Life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall come ?" But the drum Echoed " Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said The solemn-sounding drum. " But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom! What if conquest—subjugatio... | |
 | Francis Bret Harte - 1871 - 186 pages
...is not of Life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall come ?" But the drum Echoed, " Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemnsounding drum. " But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom ? What if conquest,... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1872 - 410 pages
...sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall come ? " 139 THE REVEILLE. But the drum Echoed, "Come! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemnsounding drum. • " But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom ? What... | |
 | 1871 - 1032 pages
...is not of life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall eome ? But the drum Echoed ' Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest,' said the eolemnsoundingdrum." Well, there is no place to stop, but it is evident that America has another poet.... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1873 - 164 pages
...Let me of my heart take counsel: War is not of Life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest But the drum Echoed, " Come! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemn-sounding drum. " But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom ? What if... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1875 - 162 pages
...Let me of my heart take counsel: War is not of Life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest But the drum Echoed, " Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemn-sounding drum. " But when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom ? What if... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1875 - 164 pages
...Let me of my heart take counsel: War is not of Life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest But the drum Echoed, " Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemn-sounding drum. " But when won the coming battle, What of"profit springs therefrom ? What if... | |
 | American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...is not of Life the sum ; Who shall stay and reap the harvest When the autumn days shall come?" But the drum Echoed, " Come ! Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemnsounding drum. " But, when won the coming battle, What of profit springs therefrom ? What if... | |
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