| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine ' Tis some.hing 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 toe but weep o'er days more blest 1 Must we but blush... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1849 - 390 pages
...divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 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. •' Deep wore the groans of Xerxes, when he saw This havoc ; for his seat, a lofty mound Commanding... | |
| George Croly - 1849 - 416 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine 1 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as I sing suffuse my fnce ; For what is left the poet here 1 For Greeks P. blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep... | |
| George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...Degenerate into hands like mine 1 '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 i' blush — for Greece a tear. Must toe but weep o'er days more blest? Must we but blush... | |
| John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 570 pages
...could not deem myself a slave. 'T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered 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 blessed ? Must we but blush ? — Our fathers bled Sarth ! render back from... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 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... | |
| 1851 - 278 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...here ? For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? — Our fethers bled Earth ! render back from... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
...ye he meant them for a slave ? T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered 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 ! render back from... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...he meant them for a slave ? 'T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered 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 ! render back from... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...he meant them for a slave ? 'T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel, at least, a patriot's shame, Even as...left the poet here ? For Greeks, a blush, — for Greeee, a tear ! Must wo but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? — Our fathers bled.... | |
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