 Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations — all were his! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set, where...  Songs of Freedom - Page 41by Henry Stephens Salt - 1893 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Modern geography - 1852 - 176 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis, Whilst ships by thousands lay below, Anil men in nations: all were HIS. He counted them at break of day; And when the sun set — where were they?" GROTTO OF ANTIPAROS. — In the Grecian Archipelago you will find the small island of Paros, in former... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine 1 'Tis something, in the dearth... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey) - 1854 - 492 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all were hisl He counted them at break of day— And when the sun...is tuneless now— The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? Tis something, in the dearth... | |
 | Conrad Hume Pinches - Elocution - 1854 - 460 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis : And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations : — all were his. He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something in the dearth... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day, — And when the...where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? T is something, in the dearth... | |
 | Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...by thousands, lay below, And men and Nations — all were his ! He counted them at break of day, — And where are they ? and where art thou, My country...is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate iuto hands like mine ? You have the Pyrrhic dance as... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they 1 and where art thou. My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic... | |
 | Rev. H. Musgrave Wilkins, M.A., - 1854 - 262 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations;—all were his .' He counted them at break of day— And when the Sun set, where were they ? I, BYRON. Ye, O isles of the Ionian main, Where Sappho's violent love moved strains, Where (was)... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1854 - 748 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — .ill were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they ?" The Grecian commanders lost no time in preparing to meet their multitudinous opponents. The Athenians... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1854 - 676 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salnmis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ;—all were his ! He counted them at break of day— And when the sun set where were they ?" The Grecian commanders lost no time in preparing to meet their multitudinous opponents. The Athenians... | |
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