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
| Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...: — there let him lay. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, hidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals,...clay creator the vain 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... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...And dashest him again to earth ; — there let him lay. The armaments which thunderstrike the walla Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs...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... | |
| 1830 - 614 pages
...monarch* tremble in their capitals ; The oak levia'hans, whose hug* ribs make Their clay creator the vniti title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These...toys, and, as the snowy flake. They melt into thy vest of wave*, which mar Alikfe the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Ttrr snores are empires,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 376 pages
...the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, ; And monarchs tremble in their capitals, tThe oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator...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... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 290 pages
...nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make ^i Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of...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... | |
| 1866 - 728 pages
...And howling to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope in. some near port or bay, And dashest him to earth — there let him lay. " The armaments which...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... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 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....toys, and, as the snowy flake,' They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. .t Thy shores are empires,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 pages
...petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth ; — there let him lay. CLXXXI. The armaments which thunder-strike 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. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth ;— there let him lay. CLXXXI. The armaments which thunder-strike 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. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all... | |
| Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...He sinks into thy depth with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. 3. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike th' Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. 4. Thy shores are empires,... | |
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