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
| Modern geography - 1852 - 176 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis, Whilst ships by thousands lay below, Anil men in nations: all were HIS. He counted them at break of day; And when the sun set — where were they?" GROTTO OF ANTIPAROS. — In the Grecian Archipelago you will find the small island of Paros, in former... | |
| Henry William Herbert - 1852 - 398 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships by thousands lay below, And men by nations — all were his. He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they ?— THE ISLES OF GREECE. IT cannot, one would imagine, have failed to strike every thoughtful reader... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 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 1 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
| Charles Rann Kennedy - 1853 - 168 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 ? 4 та? Be кщ\1]в ¡lois à OeXyeff v/j,vaTt¡p, /cal apeíov óp/íav /caí repirvals f¿aviai(ri... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - 1854 - 492 pages
...looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all were hisl 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... | |
| Conrad Hume Pinches - 1854 - 460 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 link'd within a fetter'd race ; To feel at least a patriot's... | |
| 1854 - 576 pages
...by thousands, lay below, And men and Nations — all were his ! He counted them at break of day, — And where are they ? and where art thou, My country...more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate iuto hands like mine ? You have the Pyrrhic dance as yet ; Where is the Pyrrhic phalanx gone ? Of two... | |
| 1854 - 456 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...where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? T is something, in the dearth... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 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 ? And where are they 1 and where art thou. My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now — The heroic... | |
| Rev. H. Musgrave Wilkins, M.A., - 1854 - 262 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 ? I, BYRON. Ye, O isles of the Ionian main, Where Sappho's violent love moved strains, Where (was)... | |
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