 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...tyranny 1 shall quake to hear, And leave his sons1 a hope, a fame, They, too, will rather die than shame; For Freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled 6ft, is ever won. Bear witness, Greece, thy living page, Attest it, many a deathless age ! While kings,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pages
...Tyranny shall quake to hear, And leave his sons a hope, a fame, They, too, will rather die than shame : For Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft is ever won. Bear witness, Greece, thy living page, Attest it many a deathless age ! While kings in dusty darkness... | |
 | Charles Wheeler Denison - 1865 - 336 pages
...upon him of being made a division commander, during the engagement. CHAP TEE XVI 1 1. AT ANTIETAM. " For freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won." Byron. ON the 27th of June, 1862, the brevet of Colonel in the Regular Army was bestowed ou Hancock,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...Shrine of the mighty ! can it be That this is all remains of thee ? Line 106. * Cf. POLLOK. Page 344. For freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won. Line 123. And lovelier things have mercy shown To every failing but their own ; And every woe a tear... | |
 | Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 pages
...Tyranny shall quake to hear, And leave his sons a hope, a fame, They too will rather die than shame : For Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft is ever won. Bear witness, Greece, thy living page ! Attest it many a deathless age ! While kings, in dusty darkness... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pages
...Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against the wind ! For Freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won ! Here are some more beautiful gems : — Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 256 pages
...tyranny shall quake to hear, And leave his sons a hope, a fame, They too will rather die than shame : For freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft is ever won. Bear witness, Greece, thy living page, Attest it many a deathless age ! While kings, in dusty darkness... | |
 | Augustus F. Lindley - 1866 - 462 pages
...theirs also, let it be remembered (as applying to the former phase) that a great man has said : — " For freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won." And let it be remembered (as applying to the latter phase) that the Ti-ping movement was originated... | |
 | 1866 - 408 pages
...tyranny shall quake to hear, And leave his sons a hope, a fame, They, too, will rather die than shame : For freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won. Bear witness, Greece, thy living page, Attest it many a deathless age ! While kings, in dusty darkness... | |
 | William Fewsmith, Edgar Arthur Singer - 1866 - 240 pages
...gold in pictures of silver. 23. Thoughts shut up want air, and spoil like bales unopened to the sun. For Freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won. Canst t lio 11 minister to a mind diseased; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow; Raze out the written... | |
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For Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft is ever won. 
