 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
 | General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoflln'd, and unknown. The armaments which thunderstrike the walla Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs...thy toys ; and as the snowy flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...His petty hope in some near port or bay, Then dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. 4. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built...ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of iOrd of thee, and arbiter of war ! These are thy toys, and as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast... | |
 | 1858 - 708 pages
...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...— These are thy toys, and as the snowy flake They sink into thy yeast of waves, which mar ** Alike the Armada's pride and spoils of Trafalgar." But this... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 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....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... | |
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...rain, He sinks into thy depth*, with babbling gronn, Without a grave, uukneU'd,uncoffin'd,and unknown. 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. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1846 - 310 pages
...bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. The armaments which thumlerstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake,...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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...port or bay, And dashest him again to earth ; — there let him lay. The armaments which thundcrstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake,...vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; 220 These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...tremble in their capitals. The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their day creator the vain tille lake Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy...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 - 1846 - 848 pages
...in their capital, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make The ir clay creator the vain title toko Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeusi of waves, which mar Alike tho Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXIl. Thy shores are... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - Recitations - 1847 - 184 pages
...playful spraj, 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... | |
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