 What harm, undone? Deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience is the bond of rule. Were it well to obey then, if a king demand An act unprofitable, against himself?  Poems - Page 196by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1866 - 379 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1842 - 250 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...aftertime, but empty breath And rumours of a doubt 1 but were this kept, Stored in some treasure-house of mighty kings, Some one might show it at a joust... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1851 - 276 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...lord Should be to aftertime, but empty breath And rumors of a doubt ? but were this kept, Stored in some treasure-house of mighty kings, Some one might... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1854 - 284 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...lord Should be to aftertime, but empty breath And rumors of a doubt ? but were this kept, Stored in some treasure-house of mighty kings, Some one might... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1854 - 286 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...lord Should be to aftertime, but empty breath And rumors of a doubt ? but were this kept, Stored in some treasure-house of mighty kings, Some one might... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1856 - 400 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...some treasure-house of mighty kings, Some one might stow it at a joust of arms, Saying, ' King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, Wrought by the lonely maiden... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...earth, which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? Deep harm to disobey, seeing obedience...is sick, and knows not what he does. What record, ot what relic of my lord should be to after-time, but empty breath and rumours of a doubt ? But were... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ' What harm, undone? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...himself? The King is sick, and knows not what he does. AVhat record, or what relic of my lord Should be to aftertime, but empty breath And rumours of a doubt?... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1858 - 402 pages
...earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. What good should follow this, if this were done ? What harm, undone ? deep harm to disobey, Seeing obedience...himself? The King is sick, .and knows not what he docs. What record, or what relic of my lord Should be to aftertime, but empty breath And rumours of... | |
 | Women's periodicals, English - 1859 - 386 pages
...her longed-for resting-place. The old woman was no more. OUR LIBRARY TABLE. "IDYLLS OP THE KING." " What record, or what relic of my lord Should be to...aftertime, but empty breath And rumours of a doubt ?" Sforte D'AMur. " Flos Regum Arthurus" — a subject which has for long time held the fancy of the... | |
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...Which might have gained the votes of many men ; " What good should follow this, if this were done ? " What harm undone ? Deep harm to disobey, " Seeing obedience is the bond of power : " Were it well to obey, then, if Lord Pam demand "An act unprofitable, against myself? " Lord... | |
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