His steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake him from thee; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction, thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,... Stories for standard i (-vi). - Seite 210von mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 Seiten
...he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, my mask and cloak, and light The lamp within my chamber....Which will not be commanded. Let me hope it, : I-' fi CLXXXI. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 360 Seiten
...he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him shivering in thy playful spray And...in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth:—there let him lay. " The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 Seiten
...or bay', And dashcst him again to earth': — there let him lay'.' The armaments which thnnderstrike the walls' Of rock-built cities', bidding nations...oak leviathans', whose huge ribs make' Their clay ereator the vain title take' Of lord of thee', and arbiter of war'; These are thy TOYs',and', as the... | |
| 1842 - 818 Seiten
...earthquake carry more swift destruction in their course than an army with banners. "The arrrmments, which thunder-strike the walls Of rock-built cities,...nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals," are dissipated by a breath of the storm-spirit, «id melt, like flakes of snow, in ocean's " yeast... | |
| Felicia Dorothea Hemans - 1844 - 376 Seiten
...he wields For earth's destruction, thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spray, And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies * " A Thought of the Sea." His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, thunderstrikc the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 Seiten
...he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spray, And...gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near fort or bay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. The armaments which thunder-strike... | |
| Joe Cowell - 1844 - 112 Seiten
...from " The armaments which thunder-strike the wall* Of rock*built cities, bidding nation's quak«, And monarc'hs tremble in their capitals ; The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs maEe Their clay creator, the vain title take Of lord of thee (the ocean) and arbiter of war." The Plymouth... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...strength he For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spray And...bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capilals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of... | |
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