The armaments which thunderstrike the walls of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, and monarchs tremble in their capitals ; the oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make their clay creator the vain title take of lord of thee, and arbiter of war,— these... Exercises in Reading and Recitation - Page 58edited by - 1828 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
| Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - English poetry - 1820 - 796 pages
...him again to earth: — there let him lay. The armaments which tlmnderstrike the walls Of rock -built cities , bidding nations quake. And monarchs tremble...thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as tlie snowy ßake, They melt into thy yeast of waves , which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay . The armaments which thnaderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake,...make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord ofthee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. • CLXXXI. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. VOL. II. N CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 308 pages
...bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. CLXXXI. The armaments which thnnderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake,...snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. VOL. II. N CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...him lav. CLXXXI. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nation's quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The...snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...playful spray, And howling to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth :— there let him lay....snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, chang'd in all save thee... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. ******** The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 pages
...playful spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay....snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pages
...where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or, bay, And dashest him again to earth:—there let him lay. The armaments which thunder-strike the...snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy waters wasted them while they were free,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth:—there let him lay. CLXXXI. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. VOL. i. 18 CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed... | |
| |