 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
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 362 pages
...petty hope in some near port or bay, i And dashest him again to earth: — there let him lay. ctxxxi. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, 1 They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII.... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 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....Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thce, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...And howling to his gods', where haply lies' His petty hope', in some near port or bay', And dashctt him again to earth': — there let him lay'.' The...creator the vain title take' Of lord of thee', and arinler of war'; These are thy TOYS', and', as the snowy flake', They melt into thy yest of waves',... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1835 - 328 pages
...spray, And howling, to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashcst him again to earth : — there let him lay. The armaments...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 stores are empire's,... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. 3. The armaments which thunderstrike the walk Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs...thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike th1 Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. 4. Thy shores are empires,... | |
 | Harp - English poetry - 1836 - 380 pages
...rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unkneH'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. The armaments which thunder-strike the walls " Of...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 - 1836 - 356 pages
...hope in some near port or bay, And dashesthim again to earth : — there let him lay CLXXX. 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. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...in some near port or bay, Then dashest him again to earth :—there let him lay. The armaments whicl thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding...the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of wai 1 !' These are thy toys, and as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 342 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 294 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... | |
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