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 By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived read more 
 By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived ......
the partridge. 
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its read more
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red read more
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
 Which is worse? the wolf who cries before
eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.  
 Which is worse? the wolf who cries before
eating the lamb or the wolf who does not. 
Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.
Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.