PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... blow : I mean not Pharnabasus and his fleet ; But where proud Syria's satrap takes his seat , When all is press'd beneath the Almighty's feet . I tell thee , Ochus , nothing me can move , For well I know there is no God above ; And if ...
... blow : I mean not Pharnabasus and his fleet ; But where proud Syria's satrap takes his seat , When all is press'd beneath the Almighty's feet . I tell thee , Ochus , nothing me can move , For well I know there is no God above ; And if ...
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... blow : I mean not Pharnabasus and his fleet ; But where proud Syria's satrap takes his seat , When all is press'd beneath the Almighty's feet . I tell thee , Ochus , nothing me can move , For well I know there is no God above ; And if ...
... blow : I mean not Pharnabasus and his fleet ; But where proud Syria's satrap takes his seat , When all is press'd beneath the Almighty's feet . I tell thee , Ochus , nothing me can move , For well I know there is no God above ; And if ...
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... blow , Cannot be valiant : those alone are brave , Who know when they should slay and when should save . " Thus Ochus spoke , and sheathed his glittering sword : He's gone , nor stops to hear another word ; But joins his troops : each ...
... blow , Cannot be valiant : those alone are brave , Who know when they should slay and when should save . " Thus Ochus spoke , and sheathed his glittering sword : He's gone , nor stops to hear another word ; But joins his troops : each ...
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... blow ' Gainst such a fierce and all - victorious foe ; And now in Cæsarea's port close ride Those ships , which lately stemm'd the foaming tide Those , which the Syrian had seen afar From proud Sarepta , coming to the war . The ships ...
... blow ' Gainst such a fierce and all - victorious foe ; And now in Cæsarea's port close ride Those ships , which lately stemm'd the foaming tide Those , which the Syrian had seen afar From proud Sarepta , coming to the war . The ships ...
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... blow was death - doom to his foes ; To mark his path a bloody torrent flows . All felt a fear ; the Egyptian fled amain ; The fierce steed snorted , and his eyes shot flame ; And grim Death follow'd where dark Ochus came : Like when the ...
... blow was death - doom to his foes ; To mark his path a bloody torrent flows . All felt a fear ; the Egyptian fled amain ; The fierce steed snorted , and his eyes shot flame ; And grim Death follow'd where dark Ochus came : Like when the ...
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agony Antipater Artaxerxes band battle blade blood blood-hound bore brand breast bride bright brow call'd Cambyses charger chief chieftain courser crest cried crimson crimson tide dare dark Ochus dark waves dash'd dead death doom dread dying eagle earth Egypt's Egyptian lord ev'n farewell father's fell fierce fight fire flame flash'd fled foeman's follow'd fought friends gainst gallant band gaze glance golden golden eagle gone gore grave grief hand heart heaven hound instant loud monarch naught ne'er neath noble numbers o'er ocean's pass'd peal'd Persian Phoenicia pour'd press'd Proud Pharnabasus return'd roar rolling main rush'd sabre Sarepta's scimitar seem'd shone shout sire slain slave sound sped sprung stamp'd stand Statira stay'd steed sunk swift sword Syria's satrap Syrian land tear thee thou Tissaphernes trembling turn'd Twas vengeance victorious band victory waked the dead warriors waves word wound Xerxes