But Thy most dreaded instrument,
In working out a pure intent,
Is man—arrayed for mutual slaughter,
—Yea, Carnage is thy daughter!


'Ode 1815' (1845); substituted for the original 1816 version where a reference to 'the wicked in their dazzling mail' in relation to Waterloo had caused offence among Wordsworth's circle

William Wordsworth Quotes

But Thy most dreaded instrument, In working out a pure intent, Is man—arrayed for mutual slaughter, —Yea, Carnage is thy daughter!

But Thy most dreaded instrument, In working out a pure intent, Is man—arrayed for mutual slaughter, —Yea, Carnage is thy daughter!

But Thy most dreaded instrument, In working out a pure intent, Is man—arrayed for mutual slaughter, —Yea, Carnage is thy daughter!

But Thy most dreaded instrument, In working out a pure intent, Is man—arrayed for mutual slaughter, —Yea, Carnage is thy daughter!