PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... proud Sarepta own'd a murderer's sway ; A murderer , ay , and worse than homicide ; A murderer , ay , and bloody fratricide . A poison'd arrow from Cambyses ' hand Had slain his brother , and set free the land From Artaxerxes ' sway ...
... proud Sarepta own'd a murderer's sway ; A murderer , ay , and worse than homicide ; A murderer , ay , and bloody fratricide . A poison'd arrow from Cambyses ' hand Had slain his brother , and set free the land From Artaxerxes ' sway ...
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... proud Cambyses , fly . Now on Sarepta's highest towers do stand The best and bravest of the Syrian land , Who form'd Cambyses ' true , devoted band ; " There , their proud leader , haughty Ochus , stood 20 20 SAREPTA .
... proud Cambyses , fly . Now on Sarepta's highest towers do stand The best and bravest of the Syrian land , Who form'd Cambyses ' true , devoted band ; " There , their proud leader , haughty Ochus , stood 20 20 SAREPTA .
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Emma Mary Goldie. There , their proud leader , haughty Ochus , stood ; And mighty Xerxes , sprung of noble blood . Ochus , the son of that fell fratricide , Knew not in blood his father's hand was died ; Knew not that father was a ...
Emma Mary Goldie. There , their proud leader , haughty Ochus , stood ; And mighty Xerxes , sprung of noble blood . Ochus , the son of that fell fratricide , Knew not in blood his father's hand was died ; Knew not that father was a ...
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... proud Cambyses mounts the battlement . He stands alone , for no one dares encroach : In his dark hour , none that chief approach . He turns his eye toward the rolling main ; He sees the ships that o'er its bosom came ; " It is proud ...
... proud Cambyses mounts the battlement . He stands alone , for no one dares encroach : In his dark hour , none that chief approach . He turns his eye toward the rolling main ; He sees the ships that o'er its bosom came ; " It is proud ...
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... proud ships which form that fleet , Seem but as naught upon the mighty deep . As it press'd onward in its lofty pride , Thus high Cambyses , Syria's satrap , cried : — Spread Persia's eagles ! see if , from afar , Proud Pharnabasus ...
... proud ships which form that fleet , Seem but as naught upon the mighty deep . As it press'd onward in its lofty pride , Thus high Cambyses , Syria's satrap , cried : — Spread Persia's eagles ! see if , from afar , Proud Pharnabasus ...
Common terms and phrases
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