His steps are not upon thy paths— thy fields Are not a spoil for him— thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering... The Poetical Works of Lord Byron: Complete in One Volume - Page 60by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 827 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Walker Ord - 1845 - 434 pages
...him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him shivering...And dashest him again to earth ; there let him lay." Childe Harold, Canto IV. v. 179 & 180. So writes in scornful magnificence the author of Childe Harold,... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...And shake him from thee; the vile strength h For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations qu.ike, • ceded to Ihe temple of the I.atian Jupiter, the prospect embroco II the nbj -ris alluded... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...shake him from thee ; the vile strength he For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...dashest him again to earth ; — there let him lay. The armaments which thundcrstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs... | |
| Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 pages
...despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spraj, And howling to his gods, where haply lies His petty...dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...him from thee : the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. The armament which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs... | |
| 1848 - 798 pages
...him from thee j the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashcst him at/ain to earth — itit'tr Id him lay ! " Here is again the con test, again the rmniug... | |
| 1848 - 802 pages
...despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And seml'st him, shivering in thy playful spray Ami howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope...dashest him again to earth : — there let him lay. " The armaments which thunderstrikc the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...him from thee ; the vile strength ho wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...dashest him again to earth : — there let .him lay. The armaments which thunder-strike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...him from ihee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him,...And dashest him again to earth: there let him lay. The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rook-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs... | |
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