PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... hear ; The brow of the wicked one darker grew ; From his bright flaming eyes anger - sparks flew : He thrice struck the altar with his mail'd hand ; Thrice hew'd the hard stone with his flaming brand ; And then his fair bride with his ...
... hear ; The brow of the wicked one darker grew ; From his bright flaming eyes anger - sparks flew : He thrice struck the altar with his mail'd hand ; Thrice hew'd the hard stone with his flaming brand ; And then his fair bride with his ...
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... hear in hell : But you must swear , by all that you believe , That never , whilst upon this earth I breathe , To any you my confidence will give . Think not I fear that chastisement is nigh : I spurn this earth , and Heaven itself defy ...
... hear in hell : But you must swear , by all that you believe , That never , whilst upon this earth I breathe , To any you my confidence will give . Think not I fear that chastisement is nigh : I spurn this earth , and Heaven itself defy ...
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... hear in hell : But you must swear , by all that you believe , That never , whilst upon this earth I breathe , To any you my confidence will give . Think not I fear that chastisement is nigh : I spurn this earth , and Heaven itself defy ...
... hear in hell : But you must swear , by all that you believe , That never , whilst upon this earth I breathe , To any you my confidence will give . Think not I fear that chastisement is nigh : I spurn this earth , and Heaven itself defy ...
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... hear another word ; But joins his troops : each to his saddle sprang ; All follow'd Ochus as his bugle rang : Above him floats the standard of his race ; The golden eagle takes his wonted place ; And every courser keeps an even pace ...
... hear another word ; But joins his troops : each to his saddle sprang ; All follow'd Ochus as his bugle rang : Above him floats the standard of his race ; The golden eagle takes his wonted place ; And every courser keeps an even pace ...
Page 55
... vessels were to atoms toss'd : Though ' twas a joy to stand upon that tower , To hear the foaming billows ' neath him roar , And think Cambyses was a king no more . Douayos mons at Syra's band Truen de There Taste maca SAREPTA . 55 55.
... vessels were to atoms toss'd : Though ' twas a joy to stand upon that tower , To hear the foaming billows ' neath him roar , And think Cambyses was a king no more . Douayos mons at Syra's band Truen de There Taste maca SAREPTA . 55 55.
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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