PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... d seen the sight Made by that day's fight : The bright flames , which encircled his sable crest , Rose towards the heavens from his burning breast : Instant he dash'd in the rolling main : Gone and THE MYSTERIOUS BRIDAL . 9.
... d seen the sight Made by that day's fight : The bright flames , which encircled his sable crest , Rose towards the heavens from his burning breast : Instant he dash'd in the rolling main : Gone and THE MYSTERIOUS BRIDAL . 9.
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Emma Mary Goldie. Instant he dash'd in the rolling main : Gone and gone was the high - crested flame ; And the dark waves did roar Still louder than before : But the foaming , raging , roaring main Seem'd but to him as an even plain ...
Emma Mary Goldie. Instant he dash'd in the rolling main : Gone and gone was the high - crested flame ; And the dark waves did roar Still louder than before : But the foaming , raging , roaring main Seem'd but to him as an even plain ...
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... instant to Sarepta bend my way , And leave proud Acre ere the break of day . I left ; but loud I heard the Egyptian cry : ' If heaven ordain that I am not to die Ere proud Cambyses be the Syrian king , -- I'll cleave his head - I'll ...
... instant to Sarepta bend my way , And leave proud Acre ere the break of day . I left ; but loud I heard the Egyptian cry : ' If heaven ordain that I am not to die Ere proud Cambyses be the Syrian king , -- I'll cleave his head - I'll ...
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... instant to Sarepta bend my way , And leave proud Acre ere the break of day . I left ; but loud I heard the Egyptian cry If heaven ordain that I am not to die Ere proud Cambyses be the Syrian king , I'll cleave his head - I'll clip his ...
... instant to Sarepta bend my way , And leave proud Acre ere the break of day . I left ; but loud I heard the Egyptian cry If heaven ordain that I am not to die Ere proud Cambyses be the Syrian king , I'll cleave his head - I'll clip his ...
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... instantly begone ! " " Talk thee not thus , " fierce Ochus loudly cried : " The Egyptian soon will quell thy ill - judged pride ; — That chief , whose ships on that broad ocean ride . Come on , my soldiers ; let us now begone ; Let us ...
... instantly begone ! " " Talk thee not thus , " fierce Ochus loudly cried : " The Egyptian soon will quell thy ill - judged pride ; — That chief , whose ships on that broad ocean ride . Come on , my soldiers ; let us now begone ; Let us ...
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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