 | Poems by John Godfrey Saxe. Complete in one volume : thirty-fifth edition |  |
O murderous War! how long shall History choose
Thee for the favorite topic of her Muse?
As if the real business of mankind,
The noblest purpose of the immortal mind,
Were shown in him who has the greatest skill
In that old mystery,—the art to kill!
And he adorned with most heroic grace,
Who deals the largest slaughter to the race!
Thee for the favorite topic of her Muse?
As if the real business of mankind,
The noblest purpose of the immortal mind,
Were shown in him who has the greatest skill
In that old mystery,—the art to kill!
And he adorned with most heroic grace,
Who deals the largest slaughter to the race!
| Poems by John Godfrey Saxe. Complete in one volume : thirty-fifth edition | |