| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1814 - 34 Seiten
...such a doom ! His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld abandon'd power. C 13] VIII. The Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell,...creeds., His dotage trifled well : Yet better had lie neither known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. IX. 'But thou — from thy reluctant hand... | |
| François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1814 - 98 Seiten
...him such a doom ! His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld abandon'd power. VIII. The Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell,...strict accountant of his beads, A subtle disputant in creeds, His dotage trifled well : Yet better had he neither known A bigot's shrine nor despot's... | |
| Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 Seiten
...harrangue to his army, previous to the battle of Chalons ; given in Cassiodorus. TOL. I. 2lJ Tne Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell,...crowns for rosaries away, An Empire for a cell. A strii t accountant of his beads, A subtle disputant in creeds, His dotage trifled well : Vet better... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 230 Seiten
...him such a doom! His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld abandoned power. NAPOLEON BUONAPAUTE. VIII. The Spaniard, 4 when the lust of sway Had lost...known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. IX. But thou—from thy reluctant hand The thunderbolt is wrung— Too late thou leav'st the high command To... | |
| 1814 - 680 Seiten
...harrangue army, previous to the battle of Chalons ; given in Cassiodonw. VOL. I. 2 it Toe Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell,...strict accountant of his beads, A subtle disputant in creeds, His dotage trifled well : Yet better had he neither known A bigot's shrine nor despot's... | |
| Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 Seiten
...him such a doom ? His only glory was that hour Of self- upheld abandon'd power. VIII. The Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell,...empire for a cell. A strict accountant of his beads, A subtile disputant in creeds, His dotage trifled well : Yet better had he neither known "• A bigot's... | |
| Barent Gardenier - 1814 - 442 Seiten
...His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld abandon'd power. 8. The Spaniard, when the lust of swaf Had lost its quickening spell, Cast crowns for rosaries away, An Empire for a cell. A sti'ict accountant of his head-, A subtle disputant in creeds, His dotage trifled well : Yet better... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 226 Seiten
...him such a doom! His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld abandoned power. NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. VIII. The Spaniard, 4 when the lust of sway Had lost...known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. IX. But thou—from thy reluctant hand The thunderbolt is wrung— Too late thou leav'st the high commandTo... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 336 Seiten
...lost its quickening spell. Cast crowns f->r rosaries away, An empire for a cell; A strict accounlant of his beads, A subtle disputant on creeds, His dotage...neither known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. But thou — from thy reluctant hand The thunderbolt is wrung — Too late thou leav'st the high command... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 306 Seiten
...had borne, Yet left him such a doom ! His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld abandon'd power. The Spaniard, (4) when the lust of sway Had lost its...neither known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. 8. But thou — from thy reluctant hand The thunderbolt is wrung — Too late thou leav'st the high... | |
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