PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... dying wore : From the skulls of the vanquish'd they've torn the skin ; And they've left the field , and the battle's din , To join the feast at the nuptials of one , Who fiercely had fought for , and cruelly won The maid whom he loved ...
... dying wore : From the skulls of the vanquish'd they've torn the skin ; And they've left the field , and the battle's din , To join the feast at the nuptials of one , Who fiercely had fought for , and cruelly won The maid whom he loved ...
Page 53
... dying leader cried . It was in vain they heard that well - known voice : Rather than die they made base flight their choice . Antipater led on his conquering band ; Their gathering standard was his blood - stain'd brand : All rush'd to ...
... dying leader cried . It was in vain they heard that well - known voice : Rather than die they made base flight their choice . Antipater led on his conquering band ; Their gathering standard was his blood - stain'd brand : All rush'd to ...
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... dying leader cried . It was in vain they heard that well - known voice : Rather than die they made base flight their choice . Antipater led on his conquering band ; Their gathering standard was his blood - stain'd brand . All rush'd to ...
... dying leader cried . It was in vain they heard that well - known voice : Rather than die they made base flight their choice . Antipater led on his conquering band ; Their gathering standard was his blood - stain'd brand . All rush'd to ...
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... dying leader cried . It was in vain they heard that well - known voice : Rather than die they made base flight their choice . Antipater led on his conquering band ; Their gathering standard was his blood - stain'd brand : All rush'd to ...
... dying leader cried . It was in vain they heard that well - known voice : Rather than die they made base flight their choice . Antipater led on his conquering band ; Their gathering standard was his blood - stain'd brand : All rush'd to ...
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... dying couch that well - contested shore . Then an Egyptian raised him from the ground ; ' Twas the last effort ; from a ghastly wound In a bright crimson torrent life must fly ; Ev'n death obeys the nod of destiny : - : - " Turn , turn ...
... dying couch that well - contested shore . Then an Egyptian raised him from the ground ; ' Twas the last effort ; from a ghastly wound In a bright crimson torrent life must fly ; Ev'n death obeys the nod of destiny : - : - " Turn , turn ...
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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