Blood, toil, tears, and sweat are "It [poetry] is forged slowly and painfully, link by link, with blood and sweat and tears" (Lord Alfred Douglas, 1919), "Blood, sweat, and tear-wrung millions" (Lord Byron, 1823), and "...mollifie/ It with thy teares, or sweat, or blood" (John Donne, 1611). In Latin, Cicero and Livy had used the phrase "sweat and blood". "We are in the preliminary stage of one of the greatest battles in history... That we are in action at many points—in Norway and in Holland—, that we have to be prepared in the Mediterranean. That the air battle is continuous, and that many preparations have
Blood Sweat and Wars Features the talents of Val Brodrick on tin whistle and uilleann pipes and Steve Gormley on Bodrahn & Backing Vocals. Produced by Andy Bridger and Stephen Burns. The song speaks from the perspective of a world-weary Traveling man and portrays a somewhat uncompromising and stark vista, whilst being intended as a social commentary and highlighting some of the issues faced by this section of society, it also poses questions of social inclusion, acceptance and equality. Blood Sweat and Wars Blood, Sweat and Wars is an upcoming Irish film written, produced and directed by Stephen Patrick Kenny and based on events