 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
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 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 are empires ', chang'd in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 374 pages
...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 are empires, chang'd in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 390 pages
...empires, changed io all sare th«eAstyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they > Thy walcri waited them, while they were free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or nvage ; their decay Hai dried up realms to desert* :— not «o thou — Unchani^eable, save to thy... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...thee— Aieyria, Grew*, Rome, drthagf, what are they ? Thy WTilcn waited them, while they wtrefae, Ami many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realmi to deserts:—not so them— Unchangixtble, save to thy wild waves' play— Tune writeMm wrinkle... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 398 pages
...theoAssyria, Greece, Rome, Cajlhj^j, wltat are they ? Thy waten watted turai, while (hey were free, Aud many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realm* to dewrtt :— not y> tbou— Unchan-ealjle, save lo thy wilJ waves' play— Time writes no... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...understand; Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. The whisjwr'd thought of hearts allied, Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they 1 Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...flake, They melt into thy yrast of wave», which mar Alike, tho Armada's pride, or spoil» of Traialgu Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are Ibey t Thy waters wasted them, while they were free, And roany a tyrant since ; their shores obey The... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...title take Of iOrd 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.! 5. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they... | |
 | Eliot Warburton - Egypt - 1845 - 556 pages
...— where are they ? Thy waters wasted them, when they were free, And many a tyrant since. They now obey The stranger, slave or savage — their decay Has dried up realms to nations, not so thou ; Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves' play : Time writes no wrinkles on thine... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1846 - 310 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...• Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they I Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger,... | |
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