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
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...port or bay, And dashest him again to earth ; — there let him lay. The armaments which thundcrstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake,...vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; 220 These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...tremble in their capitals. The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their day creator the vain tille lake Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy...snowy flake, They 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 848 pages
...in their capital, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make The ir clay creator the vain title toko Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeusi of waves, which mar Alike tho Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXIl. Thy shores are... | |
| Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 pages
...playful spraj, 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... | |
| 1847 - 312 pages
...He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown ! 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 880 pages
...petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. CLXXXI. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy Sake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar.... | |
| 1848 - 806 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 jj Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. " Thy shores are empires, changed in all save... | |
| 1848 - 802 pages
...or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. " The armaments which thunderstrikc the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake,...of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, antl, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. The armament which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities,...capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Then: clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and... | |
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