 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 are thy toys and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves which mar Alike...  Class-book of English poetry - Page 315by English poetry - 1866Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy «höre* are empires, changed in all вате thee — Assyria , Greece , Rome , Carthage , what...many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, «lave, or savage; theirdecay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so I linn , Unchangeable save... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take '. i ( J They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war—*- • A These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, Thy shores... | |
 | John Cole - 1827 - 166 pages
...title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's...slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts:—not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' playTime writes no wrinkle on thy azure... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores areempires,changed inallsavethee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1827 - 888 pages
...Trafalgar. CLXXX II. Thy shores are empires, changed in all »ave thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Curtilage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free. And many a tyrant unce ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage ; their decay Ha* dried up realm«» to desert»:... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Vlike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores...slave, or savage ; their decay Has dried up realms to desarts : — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...title take Of loni of thee and arbiter of war ; These :ire thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's...— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Has dried up realms to deserts ; — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play — Time... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...pride, ur spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, chang'd in all save thee — Assyria, Greeee, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted...they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores ohey The stranger, slave, or savage ; their deeay Has dried op realms to deserts ; — not so thou,... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...title take Of lord of thee, and arhiter of war ; These are thy toys, and as the 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— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1830 - 386 pages
...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 save thee —...stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried itp realms to deserts: — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no... | |
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