 Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against the wind; Thy trumpet voice, though broken now and dying. The loudest still the tempest leaves behind...  Songs of Freedom - Page 43by Henry Stephens Salt - 1893 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1857 - 336 pages
...nature, he has been styled the poet of freedom. Spirited lines have burst from him on this theme : — " Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn but flying, Streams...dying, The loudest still, the tempest leaves behind." He harped upon the lost liberties of Italy and Greece, and the living liberties of America. ' Let us... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Recitations - 1858 - 450 pages
...— Because the deadly days which we have seen, And vile Ambition, that built up between Man and his hopes an adamantine wall, And the base pageant, last upon the scene, — Are grown the pre'teit for the eternal thrall Which nips life's tree^and dooms man's worst — his second fall !... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 914 pages
...; Because the deadly days which we have seen, And vile Ambition, that built up between Man and his — Ыз second fall. xcvm. Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying. Streams like the thunder-storm... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 362 pages
...pretext for the eternal thrall Which nips life's tree, and dooms man's worst — his second falL XCVIII. Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm a,iainft the wind ; Thy trumpet voice, though broken now and dying. The loudest still the tempest leaves... | |
 | Henry Reed - English poetry - 1860 - 312 pages
...nature, lie has been styled the poet of freedom. Spirited lines have burst from him on this theme:— " Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn but flying, Streams...dying, The loudest still, the tempest leaves behind." He harped upon the lost liberties of Italy and Greece, and the living liberties of America. Let us... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1860 - 252 pages
...have seen, And vile Amhition, that huilt up hetween Man and his hopes an adamantine wall, And the hase pageant last upon the scene, Are grown the pretext...life's tree, and dooms man's worst — his second fall. XCVIII. Y< t, Freedom ! yet thy hanner, torn, hut flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against the... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 pages
...; Because the deadly days which we have seen, Wind vile Ambition, that built up between Man and his hopes an adamantine wall, And the base pageant last...life's tree, and dooms man's worst— his second fall. • XCVIII. Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1861 - 1154 pages
...that built up between Man and his hopes an adamantine wall. And the base pageant lost upon the seen«, Are grown the pretext for the eternal thrall Which nips life's tree, and dooms man's wont-^Jc second fall. XCVIII. Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Screams like the thunder-storm... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 402 pages
...; Because the deadly days which we have seen, And vile Ambition, that built up between Man and his hopes an adamantine wall. And the base pageant last...life's tree, and dooms man's worst — his second fall. XCVIII. Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against the... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1866 - 204 pages
...clime; Because the deadly days which we have seen, And vile Ambition, that built up between Man and his hopes an adamantine wall, And the base pageant last...life's tree, and dooms man's worst — his second fall. XCVIII. Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against the... | |
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