blood-dimmed

“Try this one by Yeats: ‘Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and . . .’”

Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

“Try this one by Yeats: ‘Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and . . .’”

Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

As with Martin's vast canvasses, Halo's blood-dimmed skies and glowering black mountains frame destruction on an epic scale.

Skye Sherwin: A Good Look 2011

To borrow an oft-quoted phrase from Yeats, "The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned."

Geoffrey Dunn: Better Angels: The Inauguration of Barack Obama 2009

'Things fall apart; the center cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned ...

Dr. Charles G. Cogan: Can the Center Hold? 2009

Also at Antiwar, William S. Lind peers into his crystal ball, and perceives a blood-dimmed tide threatening to engulf.

Hellmouth Sets out the Welcome Mat: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

The Americans, too, did their share of violence, and among the worst they did was wishful thinking, the misreading of the winds and allowing what Yeats called "the blood-dimmed tide" to swell.

Rory O'Connor: Iraq & Afghan Wars: Just Give Me Some Truth 2009

If we do not, we will all be swept away when the blood-dimmed tide is loosed.

Shameless Self-promotion Sunday #45 2009

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere, the ceremony of innocence is drowned.

Sticking to the Bit? Yale’s Abortion Artist - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere, the ceremony of innocence is drowned.

Sticking to the Bit? Yale’s Abortion Artist - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008