 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's...here? For Greeks a blush — For Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more bless'dMust we but blush? — Our fathers bled. Earth ! render back from... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 358 pages
...wild And fled disorder'd." — .&SCHYUJS. 6. 'T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's...poet here ? For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. 7. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? — Our fathers bled. Earth 1 render... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1835 - 376 pages
...wild And fled disorder'd." — JCSCHYLUS. 6. "T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's...face; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks a blush—for Greece a tear. 7. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ?—Our fathers... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as...face; For what is left the poet here ! For Greeks a blush—for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more bless'd ? A remnant of our Spartan dead... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine ? Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as...here ? For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? — Our fathers bled. Earth ! render back from... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame. Though link'd among a fetter" d race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as...? For Greeks a blush, — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blest? Must we but blush ? — Our fathers bled. Earth 1 render back from... | |
 | 1867 - 738 pages
...Europe. We might have repeated the words of Byron, whose memory is rtul dear in Greece : — " But what is left the poet here ! For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear." Generously considering, however, the weakness of our adversary, we willingly turned the conversation... | |
 | Ebenezer Bailey - 1840 - 426 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel, at least, a patriot's shame, Even as...sing, suffuse my face ; For what is left the poet here 1 For Greeks, a blush — for Greece, a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blessed? Must we but... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 380 pages
...Ipng divine, Degenerate into hands like mine 1 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race To feel at least a patriot's...face; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks a hlush— for Greece a tear. Must we hut weep o'er days more hlest T Must toe hut hlush ?— Our fathers... | |
 | 1842 - 480 pages
...long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's...here? For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more bless'd? Must me but blush? — Our fathers bled. Earth ! render back from... | |
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Must we but blush? — Our fathers bled. Earth! render back from out thy breast A remnant of our Spartan dead! Of the three hundred grant but three, To make a new Thermopylae! 
