 ... not for freedom to the Franks— They have a king who buys and sells; In native swords, and native ranks, The only hope of courage dwells: But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Would break your shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine!...  The Poetical Works of Lord Byron: With Lifeby George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1857 - 576 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1868 - 666 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine I Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But, gazing...mutual murmurs sweep : There, swan-like, let me sing ami die I A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine 1 LXXXVII. Thus... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1868 - 522 pages
...king who buys and sells — But Turkish force and Latin fraud Would break your shield, however broad. Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing,...ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! Ex. CXIIL— NA POLEOIf. 1. PIIRPONT. His falchion flashed along the Nile ; His hosts he led through... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - American poetry - 1868 - 710 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine I Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on...Sunium's marbled steep, — Where nothing, save the winds and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep ; There, swan-like, let me sing and die ; A land of... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on...think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Bunium's marbled steep, — Where nothing, save the winds and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 264 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on...ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! — Don Juan. BRIGHT BE THE PLACE OF THY SOUL. BRIGHT be the place of thy soul ! No lovelier spirit... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1869 - 526 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on...ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! — Don Juan. BRIGHT BE THE PLACE OF THY SOUL. BRIGHT be the place of thy soul ! No lovelier spirit... | |
 | Kate Kraft - Egypt - 1869 - 352 pages
...shield, however broad. " Fill high the bowl with Samian wine 1 Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But, gazing...ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine! " TUESDAY, December 10. The time has passed more agreeably. The nearer we approach Egypt the more beautiful... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But, gazing...ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! Don Juan. FARE THEE WELL.* FARE thee well ! and if for ever, Still for ever fare thee well ; E'en... | |
 | Charles A. Wiley - Elocution - 1869 - 456 pages
...Turkish force and Latin fraud Would break your shield, however broad. 9. Place me on Sunium's marble steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear...ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! LXXXIX.— WHAT IS TIME? MARSDEN. 1. I ASKED an aged man, a man of cares, Wrinkled, and curved, and... | |
 | Alexander Kennedy Isbister - Oratory - 1870 - 420 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade— I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on...ne'er be mine— Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! Ex. 151. The Mariner a of England. Ye mariners of England ! That guard our native seas ! The battle... | |
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