 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
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Vithuut a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls ' Of rock-built...toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar like the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...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'.'...lord of thee', and arbiter of war'; These are thy TOYs',and', as the snowy flake', They melt into thy yest of waves', which mar', Alike', the Armada's... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...The armaments which thnnderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations qnake, And monarcbs ir dignity increased. Ш. In \ enice Tasso's echoes...meets not always now the ear: Those days are gone — mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXIL Thy shores are empires, changed in all... | |
 | American poetry - 1842 - 480 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 Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee—... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 360 pages
...Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth:—there let him lay. " The armaments which thunderstrike the...toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. " Thy shores are empires,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarehs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose...title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These arc thy toys, and, as the snowy flake. They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1842 - 386 pages
...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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 560 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 Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...He sinks into thy deptlis with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...playful spray, And howling to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And * mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all Rave thee—... | |
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