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... and dramatic , as far as possible , in its situations and incidents ; and again , I had to consider the place where I stood , and the people whom I ad- dress , whose sympathies I could not hope to enlist PREFACE . ix.
... and dramatic , as far as possible , in its situations and incidents ; and again , I had to consider the place where I stood , and the people whom I ad- dress , whose sympathies I could not hope to enlist PREFACE . ix.
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... Stood Darius ' high - trained legions In proud pomp of glittering mail , And from bend of bows gigantic Pouring arrows thick as hail , Vainly ; never pride of Susa Blocked to free - souled Greece the road ; Through surging tide and ...
... Stood Darius ' high - trained legions In proud pomp of glittering mail , And from bend of bows gigantic Pouring arrows thick as hail , Vainly ; never pride of Susa Blocked to free - souled Greece the road ; Through surging tide and ...
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John Stuart Blackie. And stood white - plumed a victor . Onward Where the Sardian gold was stored , Where the knot of Fate , the Gordian , Gaped to greet the Grecian sword . Onward by the steep sea - ladders Where Pamphylia's tideful ...
John Stuart Blackie. And stood white - plumed a victor . Onward Where the Sardian gold was stored , Where the knot of Fate , the Gordian , Gaped to greet the Grecian sword . Onward by the steep sea - ladders Where Pamphylia's tideful ...
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... Stood expectant of the foe ! Firmly stood the Persian battle , Making wise Pausanias quake ; But in soul of ALEXANDER Swelled a tide no bar could break . Like a mighty unmoored trireme Drifting helmless from the blast , Great Darius ...
... Stood expectant of the foe ! Firmly stood the Persian battle , Making wise Pausanias quake ; But in soul of ALEXANDER Swelled a tide no bar could break . Like a mighty unmoored trireme Drifting helmless from the blast , Great Darius ...
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... stood , high - statured king , With his elephants and chariots Bristling wide from wing to wing . Breast - high marched the Macedonian Through its flood , nor knew to cease From the shock of spears , till Porus Bowed the 38 A SONG OF ...
... stood , high - statured king , With his elephants and chariots Bristling wide from wing to wing . Breast - high marched the Macedonian Through its flood , nor knew to cease From the shock of spears , till Porus Bowed the 38 A SONG OF ...
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