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,... Poetry of Byron, chosen by M. Arnold - Page 44by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1881Full view - About this book
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1853 - 502 pages
...him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destrnction thon dost all despise, Spnrning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playfnl spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bey, And... | |
| Forget-Me-Not, Forget-me-not - 1853 - 138 pages
...shivering on thy playful spray, And howling to his Gods, where haply lies For earth's destruction thon dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And dashest him again to earth.:—there let him lay. His petty hope in some near port or bay, And monarchs... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 378 pages
...and unknown. CLXXX. 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...despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies*, And serid'st him, shivering in thy playful spray And howling, to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...Arc not a spoil for him,— thou dost arise [wield» And shake him from thee: the rilo strength he o the market price ; For ah! " the loaves and fishes," once so high, Are gone — their oven Oods, where haply lies His petty hope in som» near port or buy, And dashest him again to earth : —... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1854 - 352 pages
...deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, And shake him from thee; the vile strength he wields...thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to.the skies, And send'st him shivering, in thy playful spray, And howling to his gods, where haply... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, uuknell'd, uucoffin'd, and unknown. CLXXX. rena, [wieldi And shake him from thec : the vile strength he For earth's destruction thou dost all despise,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1104 pages
...into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a pave, nnknell'd, nncoron'd, and unknown. CLxax. Ilisi steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise [wields And shake him from thce : the vile strength he For earth's destruction thou dost all despise,... | |
| Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pages
...drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uneoffin'd, and unknown. His steps are not upon thy paths, —...him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shiv'ring, in thy playful spray, And howling, to his gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 376 pages
...sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncomn'd, and unknown. CLXXX. His steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are...arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength ho wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies,... | |
| John Clark Ferguson - 1856 - 90 pages
...drop of rain, He sinks intq thy depths with bubblin g groan, Without a grave, unkuell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. "His steps are not upon thy paths, thy fields Are not a spoil for him; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom... | |
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