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" And where are they, and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? "
The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed. with notes ... - Page 304
by Casket - 1873
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The Beauties of Byron,: Consisting of Selections from His Works

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pages
...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...The heroic lay is tuneless now— The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something,...
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The Oxford entertaining miscellany, or, weekly magazine

1824 - 56 pages
...Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And...— all were his ! He counted them at break of day — ' Aud when the bun set where were they? And where are they ! and where art thou, My country ? On...
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The Oxford Entertaining Miscellany, Or, Weekly Magazine ..., Volume 1

1824 - 312 pages
...Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which lobfcs o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his t He counted Iherti at break of day — And when the SUB set where, were they? And where arc they !...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 3

1824 - 452 pages
...Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ;— all were his I He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they ? And where are they ? and...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lord Byron

George Clinton - 1825 - 826 pages
...Persians' grave, 1 could not deem myself a slave. A king sale on tlie rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men...where were they ? And where are they ? and where art Hmn, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The ln.roic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats...
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The complete works of lord Byron with a biogr. and critical ..., Volumes 1-2

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...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...were his ! He counted them at break of day— And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now—...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Complete in One Volume

George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...deem myself a slave. A Ling sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-horn Salamis ; And ships, hy thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all...The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beaU no more ! , And must thy lyre, no long dh ine, Degenerate into hands like mine? Tig something,...
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The Stanley tales, original and select, Volumes 1-3

Ambrose Marten - 1826 - 926 pages
...and the lofty eloquence of our own Plato himself, and who is a Greek in feeling, if not in country, And where are they ? And where art thou, My country?...shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! Must "we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? Our fathers bled ! Earth...
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An Illustration of the Principles of Elocution ...

William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 pages
...Persians' grave, \ 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...The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something,...
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The Poetical Melange

1828 - 814 pages
...Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A King sat on the lofty brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And...The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so. long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something...
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