And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? On the Structure of English Verse - Page 97by Charles Witcomb - 1884 - 162 pagesFull view - About this book
| Cam river - 1841 - 318 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set — where were they? BYEON. THE RESTLESS OLD LADY. THERE was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived upon nothing... | |
| 1842 - 504 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all were his! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
| General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...o'er sea-horn Salanus : And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his. He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, "Us something in the dearth of fame, Though linlt'tl within a fetter'd race ; To feel at least a patriot's... | |
| John Frost - 1845 - 458 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men and nations — all were his ! He counted them at break of day— -^ And when the...where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore Th' heroic lay is tuneless now — Th' heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine,... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pages
...azure. th (vocal) this. And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...And where are they ? and where art thou, My country T On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless new — The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! ' Fox— Pitt— Hurke. He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...were they ? And where are they ? — and where art tin m, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats... | |
| John Murray, John Murray (Firm) - 1845 - 510 pages
...o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below. And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day— And when the sun...where were they? And where are they ? and where art thouf My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 pages
...vine. th (vocal) this. And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun...where were they '! And where are they ? and where art thoti, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic bosom beats... | |
| William Linwood - 1846 - 372 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations, — all were his ! He counted them at break of day And when the sun set...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? Eyron. LIX. O MARIS lonii crcbris freta consita terris ! Qua citharam Sapphus movit iniquus amor... | |
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