 | Benjamin Disraeli (earl of Beaconsfield.) - 1846 - 1116 Seiten
...LONDON: HENRY COLRURN, PUBLISHER; LONDON; HARRISON AND CO., , 1 ] \ it;.-, IT. MiRTIN's I \\K. ALROY. * And where art thou, My Country ? On thy voiceless shore, The heroic lay is silent now ; The heroic bosom beats no more. And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 Seiten
...I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which loots o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations...now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame,... | |
 | William Peter - 1847 - 562 Seiten
...now, awe-struck, with many a prayer s A kins sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sen-born Salamia; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his '. He counted them at brenk of day — And when the sun set, where were they ? 74 AESCHYLUS. Adored the earth and sky. When... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 Seiten
...myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis , And ships, which by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; —...now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame,... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 Seiten
...grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations...break of day — And when the sun set, where were they 7 And where are they ? and where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless... | |
 | Dawson William Turner - 1848 - 488 Seiten
...ode, " The Isles of Greece" — " A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations...break of day — And when the sun set where were they ?" /. »taï тгроо-eßaXtro .... тгпОечч. After the words фьЛос co>v, must be understood... | |
 | George Croly - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...I could not deem myself a slave, A king sate on tne rocKy brow, Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations;...break of day — And when the sun set, where were they 1 And where are they ? and where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1849 - 390 Seiten
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his I He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they ? ' 5. And where are they ? and where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay... | |
 | 1850 - 298 Seiten
...could overlook every part of it. " A monarch sat on the rocky brow That looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations...break of day ; And, when the sun set, where were they !" Where, indeed ? They were scattered, sunk, burnt, or taken by the brave little fleet they had despised... | |
 | Edward Farr - 1850 - 346 Seiten
...mystic lacchus was held by the Greeks. " A kine sate on a rocky brow, Which looks o'er sea-bom Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations...— all were his ! He counted them at break of day, But when the sun set, where were they V Themistocles, taking advantage of the alarm of Xerxes caused... | |
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And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? 
