 And thy sad floor an altar, — for 't was trod, Until his very steps have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard ! — May none those marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God.  Songs of Freedom - Page 39by Henry Stephens Salt - 1893 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Murray - 1858 - 558 pages
...afterwards wrote the sonnet on Bonnivard, from which the foUowing lines are taken: — ' Chillón 1 thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar ; für 't was trod Until his very steps have left a trace Worn, as if the cold pavement were a sod,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillou ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...sod, By Bonnivard ! — May none those marks efface 1 For they appeal from tyranny to God. THE PRISONER OF CHILLON." MY hair is gray, but not with years,... | |
 | John Robinson Tait - Europe - 1859 - 172 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chiilon ! thy prison is a holy place, . . And thy sad floor...trace, • Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonivard ! — May none those marks efface : For they appeal from tyranny to God." Bonivard was released... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 914 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillón ! nions. 1 When this poem wa» composed, I was not sufficiently aware of the hiitory of Bonnivard, or 1 should... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1859 - 450 pages
...more wearing ' to his mindi^ than his steps to the stone. " Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, Aml thy sad floor an altar ; for 'twas trod, Until his...Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard ! — M:iy none those marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God." 3. How happened it, in this... | |
 | Italy - 1859 - 590 pages
...prison i? a holy placo , And thy sad floor un nllar , - for 't\vas trod, Unir, bis vcty sleps liave left a trace Worn as if thy cold pavement were a sod , By Bonnivard I BTIIUN (3) T. VI (4) Da una moneta . di cui dovi pino far mollo in .illro articolo , impariai™... | |
 | Education - 1859 - 396 pages
...perpetual fetters, must have been more wearing to his mind than his steps to the stone. " Chillón ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar ; for Ч was trod, Until his very steps have left a trace, Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard... | |
 | George Gordon Byron - Poetry - 1994 - 884 pages
...country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on етегу wind. Chillón ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his тегу steps have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By BoBiri vard I Мяу... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1995 - 412 pages
...the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame fmds wings on every wind. Chillon! thy prison is a holy...sod, By Bonnivard! - May none those marks efface! Byron's sonnet is characteristic of his personal outlook and poetry in that it projects liberty as... | |
 | Paula R. Feldman, Daniel Robinson - English poetry - 1999 - 306 pages
...are consigned— To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every...Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar—for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a... | |
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