 | George Clinton - 1828 - 888 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...them at break of day — And when the sun set where w»re they ? And where are they ? and where art thou. My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 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...The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? • * * « Must... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 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...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,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 542 pages
...Persians' 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...The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? T is something,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A kingf 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 ! Ha counted them, at break of day — And, when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 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...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,... | |
 | William Brockedon - 1833 - 356 pages
...The gulf, the rock of Salamis ! " Giaour. " A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And...of day — And when the sun set, where were they?" Don Juan, canto 3. THE isle of Salamis lies in the Saronic gulf, on the southern coast of Attica, nearly... | |
 | William Brockedon - 1833 - 332 pages
...the rock of Salamis ! " Giaour. " A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salarais ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations;...break of day — And when the sun set, where were they ? " Don Juan, canto 3. THE isle of Salamis lies in the Saronic gulf, on the southern coast of Attica,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 358 pages
...Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. 4 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 I He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they ? (2) 5. And where are they... | |
 | John Martin - 1834 - 596 pages
...written at JERPOINT ABBEY. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er.—Moore. But where are they? and where art thou, My country ? on...The heroic lay is tuneless now— The heroic bosom beats no more! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine!—Byron. London:... | |
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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? 
