 The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 1101821Full view - About this book
 | George Clinton - Poets, English - 1825 - 826 pages
...is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' ' Islands of the Blessed.' The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And, musing there an hour alonp, I dreamed that Greece might still be free ; For, standing on the Persians' grave, 1 could not... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...is mute To sounds which echo further west, Than your sires ' Islands of the Blest-.' The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | George Clinton - Poets, English - 1828 - 888 pages
...is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' ' Islands of the Blessed.' The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And, musing there an hour alone, 1 dreamed that Greece might still be free; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - Elocution - 1828 - 308 pages
...is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." . The Mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an'hour alone, 1 dream'd that Greece might still be free : For standing on the Persians' grave, \ could... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...and Phrebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea : And musing there, an hour, alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be fire* For, standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 542 pages
...alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 358 pages
...the Greek poets were supposed to have been the Cape do Vcrd Islands or the Canaries. The mountains look on Marathon (*) — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...is mute To sounds which echo farther west Than your sires' " Islands of the Bless'd." The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...is mute To sounds which echo farther west « Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free; For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself... | |
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