| Electronic journals - 1917 - 644 pages
...its masters. The Crusaders, under its name, spoke of the Arab cities which supplanted it : — " Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...king in Babylon, And you were a Christian slave." The*site of Memphis, however, was once again to become the seat of empire. Roman Egypt had centred... | |
| William Ernest Henley - English literature - 1891 - 204 pages
...singing, Let me be gathered to the quiet west, The sundown splendid and serene, Death. 1876 XXXV /""NR ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...or I heard them lie, But your longing was denied. Surely I knew that by and by You cursed your gods and died. And a myriad suns have set and shone Since... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - English fiction - 1892 - 454 pages
...is at his left side, a little above my heart. Follows my seal. 'THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD.' ' Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave." WE HENLEY. His name was Charlie Hears ; he was the only son of his mother who was a widow, and he lived... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - 1897 - 416 pages
...box of matches will make clear the mystery of Bubbling Well Road. "THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD" "Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave." WE Henley. His name was Charlie Mears ; he was the only son of his mother, who was a widow, and he... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1897 - 416 pages
...box of matches will make clear the mystery of Bubbling Well Road. "THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD" "Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave." WE Htnlej. His name was Charlie Mears; he was the only son of his mother, who was a widow, and he lived... | |
| William Ernest Henley - English poetry - 1898 - 286 pages
...smouldered long ; And each, when again she viewed them, Had turned to a living song. XXXVII To WA • OR ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...or I heard them lie, But your longing was denied. Surely I knew that by and by You cursed your gods and died. And a myriad suns have set and shone Since... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - 1898 - 444 pages
...is at his left side, a little above my heart. Follows my seaL 'THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD.' ' Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave.' WE HENLEY. His name was Charlie Hears ; he was the only son of his mother who was a widow, and he lived... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1898 - 410 pages
...box of matches will make clear the mystery of Bubbling Well Road. "THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD" "Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave." WE Henley. His name was Charlie Mears; he was the only son of his mother, who was a widow, and he lived... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - 1899 - 246 pages
...Superintendent. And there the matter rests. "THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD" "THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD" " Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world...a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave." — WE Henley. HIS name was Charlie Mears; he was the only son of his mother who was a widow, and he... | |
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