The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. The Poetical Works of Lord Byron - Page 239by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873Full view - About this book
| William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...birth alone is mute To sounds which echo farther west « Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free; For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." The mountains look on Marathon, — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| 1867 - 738 pages
...flung-by means. Sleep well, aveugcd young duke, and fair boy -king, 194 AN HISTORIC BATTLE-GROUND. Tie mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea) And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might yet be free. Dox JUAIT. The breakfast party at the Hotel d'Angleterre, of... | |
| 1840 - 528 pages
...Delos rose, and Phcebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 380 pages
...place of hirth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' " Islands of the Ble: The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, f I dream'd that Greece might still he free ; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem... | |
| 1842 - 480 pages
...the fame your shores refuse ; Their place of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| 1862 - 512 pages
...refuse; Their place of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Th« mountains look ou Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo farther west Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest." The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| John Frost - 1845 - 458 pages
...the fame your shores refuse ; Their place of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself... | |
| John Murray, John Murray (Firm) - 1845 - 510 pages
...of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Than your sires' " Islands of the Blest.' The mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could nut deem myself... | |
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