 | John Murray (Firm) - 1811 - 618 pages
...and fro. Byron afterwards wrote the sonnet on Bonnivard, from which the following lines are taken : "Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad...'twas trod Until his very steps have left a trace Wern, as if thy cold pavement were a soil, By Bonnivard ! May none those marks efface ! For they appeal... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1815 - 324 pages
...heart — The heart which love of thee alone can bind ; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned — To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their...martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. B 2 Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1816 - 88 pages
...heart — The heart which love of thee alone can bind ; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned — To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their...martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. s % Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his... | |
 | 1817 - 728 pages
...[tyrdom, Their country conquers with their marAnd Freedom's lame finds wings on every wind. Chil Ion! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, [efface ! By Bonnivard! — May none those marks For they appeal from tyranny toGod." The Poem is illustrated... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - 1818 - 374 pages
...unhappy victims these vaults enclosed, were made to pass from a living sepulchre to that of death. " Chillon, thy prison is a holy place And thy sad floor...left a trace Worn as if thy cold pavement were a sod. Bonnivard ! May none those marks efface, For they appeal from tyranny to God." Emerging from the dungeons... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1818 - 216 pages
...heart—- The heart which love of thee alone can bind ; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned — To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their...martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. VOL. VI. B Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 pages
...heart — The heart which love of thee alone can bind ; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned — To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their...martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. VOL. VI. B Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - 1819 - 370 pages
...unhappy victims these vaults enclosed} were made to pass from a living sepulchre to that of death. " Chillon, thy prison is a holy place And thy sad floor...left a trace Worn as if thy cold pavement were a sod. Bonnivard ! May none those marks efface, ' . ' For they appeal from tyranny to God." Emerging from... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 260 pages
...heart— The heart which love of thee alone can bind; And when thy sons to fetters are consign'd— To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their...Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar—for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a trace AVorn, as if thy cold pavement were... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 478 pages
...can bind ; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned— To fetters, and the damp vault's day less gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom,...marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God. THE PRISONER OF CHILLON. .1. hair is grey, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night,1... | |
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To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left... 
