 Well — well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering wind shifts, shift our sails...  The works of the rt. hon. lord Byron - Page 2by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824Full view - About this book
 | 1856 - 570 pages
...meteors with a different name, And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the Flame. £. — Byron. l, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind...Priest instructs, and so our life exhales ; A little Breath, Love, Wine, Ambition, Fame, Fighting, Devotion, Dust, — perhaps a Name. ILiit.— Prior.... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1857 - 450 pages
...husband rather old, not much in unity With his young wife — a time and opportunity. IV. Well— well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind...sails ; The king commands us, and the doctor quacks ust The priest instructs, and so our life exhales, A little breath, love, wine, amhition, fame, Fighting,... | |
 | Thomas William J. Connolly - 1859 - 392 pages
...OP THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. AUTHOR OF " THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SAPl'ERS AND MINERS." " Well— well; the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die. So our life exhales, A little breath, love, wine, ambition, fame, Fighting, devotion, dust, — perhaps... | |
 | Thomas William J. Connolly - 1859 - 378 pages
...AUTHOR OF " THB HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SAPPERS ASP MINERS." " Well— well ; the world must turn. upon Us axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die.-1 •• ".— — - So our life exhales, A little breath, love, wine, ambition, fame, Fighting,... | |
 | R H. Copperthwaite - 1865 - 354 pages
..." That the world is always turning on its axis; Mankind turns with it, whether heads or tails : We live and die, make love, and pay our taxes, And as the veering wind shifts, shift our sails." THE END. LONDON: I' ni NT mH BY DAY & SON, LIMITmD, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. ... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pages
...what they name not to themselves, And trust not to each other. Byron, Manfred, I. 2. Well — well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind...it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pa3' the taxes, And as the veering wind shifts, shift our sails ; The king commands us, and the doctor... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1867 - 740 pages
...rather old, not much in unity WU1» his young wife — a time, and opportunity. IV. Well — well ; windled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, Astir, a mot tnils, And lire and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering wind shifts, shift our sails... | |
 | 1927 - 426 pages
..."Danish", however, is purely national. How well we can say with Lord Byron in "Don Juan": "Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind...tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, (Continued from Page 254) The Fireman's Fund leads all insurance companies in premium income-fire,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1868 - 666 pages
...unity With his young wife — a time and opportunity. IV. We1!— well, the world must turn upon it; sliifts, shift oar sail;. Tlie king command* us, and the doctor quacks us, The priest instructs, rwl... | |
 | John T. Watson - 1869 - 524 pages
...fear admits no hope of safety, then Necessity makes dastards valiant men. HERRICK. \Veii, well — the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, AM live and die, make love, and pay our taxes And, as the veering wind shifts, shift our sails. BYRON'S... | |
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