PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... slaves from Media ; Which held the satrap's Persian scimitar : His purple mantle , broider'd o'er with gold , O'er the high chieftain fell in many a fold . By his tiara with bright diamonds clasp'd ; By the dark gloom which from his ...
... slaves from Media ; Which held the satrap's Persian scimitar : His purple mantle , broider'd o'er with gold , O'er the high chieftain fell in many a fold . By his tiara with bright diamonds clasp'd ; By the dark gloom which from his ...
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... slave did here arrive , Who told Antipater was still alive ; Was well received in the Egyptian land , And under Pharnabasus held command , Whose squadrons follow'd his wide - waving brand : And several gallies that high leader bore ...
... slave did here arrive , Who told Antipater was still alive ; Was well received in the Egyptian land , And under Pharnabasus held command , Whose squadrons follow'd his wide - waving brand : And several gallies that high leader bore ...
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... slave , and wilt thou then expose me now ? " Cambyses cried , while darker grew his brow . He drew his blade ; but loudly Ochus cried ; — " Hold thee thy hand ! add not to fratricide ! But know , that Ochus , Syria's satrap's son , 323 ...
... slave , and wilt thou then expose me now ? " Cambyses cried , while darker grew his brow . He drew his blade ; but loudly Ochus cried ; — " Hold thee thy hand ! add not to fratricide ! But know , that Ochus , Syria's satrap's son , 323 ...
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... slaves from Media ; Which held the satrap's Persian scimitar : His purple mantle , broider'd o'er with gold , O'er the high chieftain fell in many a fold . By his tiara with bright diamonds clasp'd ; By the dark gloom which from his ...
... slaves from Media ; Which held the satrap's Persian scimitar : His purple mantle , broider'd o'er with gold , O'er the high chieftain fell in many a fold . By his tiara with bright diamonds clasp'd ; By the dark gloom which from his ...
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... slave did here arrive , Who told Antipater was still alive ; Was well received in the Egyptian land , And under Pharnabasus held command , Whose squadrons follow'd his wide - waving brand : And several gallies that high leader bore ...
... slave did here arrive , Who told Antipater was still alive ; Was well received in the Egyptian land , And under Pharnabasus held command , Whose squadrons follow'd his wide - waving brand : And several gallies that high leader bore ...
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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