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
| Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...which mar, Ali/ce, the Armada's0 pride, | or spoils of Trafalgar^ | Thy shores are em'pires, | chang'd in all save thee' — | Assyria,| Greece',| Rome',|...stranger, slave', or savage ; | their decay , Has dri'd up realms to deserts : — | not so thou', | Unchangeable, | save to thy wild waves' play, —... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt are gone — CLXXXIL Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what... | |
| George Newenham Wright - Engraving - 1840 - 396 pages
...picture of the fortunes of the great cities and kingdoms that once stood on and occupied her shores. " Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee, Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, where are they ?" The Mediterranean, Mare Intemum of the ancients, extends about two thousand three... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 360 pages
...lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils...slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts:—not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play— Time writes no wrinkle on thine... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1842 - 386 pages
...war'; These are thy TOYs',and', as the snowy flake', They melt into thy yest of waves', which mar't Alike', the Armada's pride', or spoils of Trafalgar....what are they*? Thy waters wasted them while they were/ree', And many a tyrant since'; their shores obey' The stranger', slave', or savage'; their decay'... | |
| English literature - 1842 - 416 pages
...perseveres : — " The armaments, which thunderstrike the walls " &c. to the end of the stanza. Again, " Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee !...them while they were free, And many a tyrant since." What connection between these two facts ? " Time writes no wrinkle on thy azure brow, Such as creation's... | |
| American poetry - 1862 - 512 pages
...and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and. as the snowy flake. They melt into thy yeast of wares, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save the* — Assyria, Greece. Rome, Carthage, what are they 1 Thy waters wasted them while they were frw,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These arc 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. of The Grot'f. Nemi is but an evening'* ridn from the comfortable inn of Albano. 3 The whole declivity... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 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 desarts: — not so thon, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play Time writes no wrinkle on thine... | |
| Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 pages
...lord of thee, and arbiter of war,- These are thy toys ; and as the snowy flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride,...stranger, slave, or savage ; their decay Has dried up reahus to deserts : — not so thou, Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves' play ; Time writes no wrinkle... | |
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