I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand ; his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low : And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like... Poetry of Byron - Page 111by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1881 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jules Michelet - 1840 - 718 pages
...see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents tq death! but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually...through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From I lie red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims... | |
| James Montgomery - 1840 - 340 pages
...of them could intimate by any visible sign. But we must return to the swoon of the dying man : — " The arena swims around him, — he is gone. Ere ceased the inhuman shout that hail.d the wretch who won. " He heard it, and he heeded not,— his eyes Were with his heart,... | |
| James Orange - 1840 - 534 pages
...lie, . ,He loans upon his hand, his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony ; And his drooped head sinks gradually low, And through his side the last drops ebbing slow . ' JFrom the red gash, fall heavy one by one, t,ike the first of a thunder shower: he is gone Ere... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1841 - 474 pages
...see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually...the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won. CXLI. He heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd... | |
| Walter Scott - 1841 - 464 pages
...lie: He leans upon his hand,—his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low,— And through his side...of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him—he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won. " He heard it, but... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 348 pages
...see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually...gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder shower ; and now The arena swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which... | |
| George Washington Burnap - 1841 - 296 pages
...see before me the Gladiator lie:— He leans upon his hand—his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually...ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, lake the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him—he is gone, Ere ceased the... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, füll heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; ami our remove — a public school phrase. We were on...terms, but his brother waa my iutilaate friend : there CXLI. lie heard it. but lie heeded not — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away; 1 He... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 340 pages
...I see before me the gladiator lie : He'leans upon his hand—his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually...low— And through his side the last drops ebbing slow Prom the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder shower ; and now The arena swims... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 342 pages
...last drops ebbing slow Prom the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder shower ; and now The arena swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'dthe wretch who won. He heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes "Were with his heart, and that... | |
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