 And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war: These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike...  The Ladies' Repository - Page 491847Full view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils...Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage ;... | |
 | 802 pages
...the phrase that were born of the occasion, when thus I looked and thought upon thee, Eternal Sea ! Thy shores are empires, changed in all, save thee...Greece, Rome, Carthage — what are they ? Thy waters washed them while they yet were free, And many a tyrant since their shores obey—- The stranger, slave,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 358 pages
...of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy tops, and, as the snowy flake. They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Clixxxlli Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— lime wines no wrisiKie on mine nznre... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 290 pages
...of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike th' Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. 4. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee :...Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey ' The stranger, slave, or savage... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...He sinks into thy depths, with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee —...Carthage, what are they'? Thy waters wasted them, while they were free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage ;... | |
 | 1866 - 728 pages
...of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. " Thy shores are empires, chang'd in all save thee, — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 pages
...of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 pages
...thee, and arbiter of war,— These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake,' They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. .t Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they... | |
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