 Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep; There, swan-like, let me sing and die: A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine— Dash down yon cup of Samian wine!  The Poetical Works of Lord Byron - Page 241by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873Full view - About this book
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...however broad. • • Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade ; I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on each glowing maid, Ky own the burning tear drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Sunium's... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine! Our virgins dance beneath the shade— I see their glorious black eyes shine; But gazing...tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Suninm's marbled steep— • Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual... | |
 | George Clinton - 1825 - 826 pages
...with Samiau wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes slrine ; But, gazing on each glowing maid, My own the burning...tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Suninm's marbled steep — Where nothing, save the wavfsand I, May hear our mutual murmurs... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine! Onr virgins dance bencalh the shade— I gee their glorious black eyes shine; But gazing on each...maid, My own the burning tear-drop laves. To think guch breasts must suckle ulavei. Plane me on Sunium's marbled steep — Where nothing, save the waves... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...shield, bowever broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine! Our virgins dance beneath the shade— I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing...on each glowing maid, My own the burning tear-drop lave«, To think each breasts must euckle ilavci Place me on Sunium's marbled eteep — Where nothing,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pages
...might own. • • • * Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing...tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Sunium's marbled steep — Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing...tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Sunium's marbled steep — Where nothing but the waves and I May hear our mutual murmurs... | |
 | George Clinton - 1828 - 888 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade— I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But, gazing on each glowing maid, My owu the burning tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Suninm's marbled... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 542 pages
...shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade— I see their glorious black eyes shine : But, gazing...tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Sunium's marbled steep — Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Would break your shield, however broad. Place me on Simium's* marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I,...hear our mutual murmurs sweep ; There swan-like let me sing and die : A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine — Dash down yon cup of Samian wine ! . THE... | |
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