PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... vengeance now is nigh ! " ' Tis Pharnabasus sounds throughout the towers : ' Tis Pharnabasus with his armed powers ! All press'd to see that fleet as sailing on , And smoothly gliding the dark waves among . It swept along , a crescent ...
... vengeance now is nigh ! " ' Tis Pharnabasus sounds throughout the towers : ' Tis Pharnabasus with his armed powers ! All press'd to see that fleet as sailing on , And smoothly gliding the dark waves among . It swept along , a crescent ...
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... vengeance now is nigh ! " ' Tis Pharnabasus sounds throughout the towers : ' Tis Pharnabasus with his armed powers ! All press'd to see that fleet as sailing on , And smoothly gliding the dark waves among . It swept along , a crescent ...
... vengeance now is nigh ! " ' Tis Pharnabasus sounds throughout the towers : ' Tis Pharnabasus with his armed powers ! All press'd to see that fleet as sailing on , And smoothly gliding the dark waves among . It swept along , a crescent ...
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... vengeance o'er thy head , Which , ere long time has past , shall fiercely burst . And crush thee , traitor , level with the dust ! Could I but know to whom I was to pray , I'd kneel from sinking sun to breaking day ; From ope of dawn ...
... vengeance o'er thy head , Which , ere long time has past , shall fiercely burst . And crush thee , traitor , level with the dust ! Could I but know to whom I was to pray , I'd kneel from sinking sun to breaking day ; From ope of dawn ...
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... vengeance fill'd this heart with ire ; Induced this hand to draw a rebel sword ; - Rebel , said I ? ' gainst whom ? -not ' gainst my lord ! For though Cambyses sits on Syria's throne , And in the Syrian land his word is doom ; Although ...
... vengeance fill'd this heart with ire ; Induced this hand to draw a rebel sword ; - Rebel , said I ? ' gainst whom ? -not ' gainst my lord ! For though Cambyses sits on Syria's throne , And in the Syrian land his word is doom ; Although ...
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... vengeance , steadfast to his sire . Methinks I see him in the battle's strife , Risking his own to save Cambyses ' life . But neither love of peace , nor dread of war , Can in my bosom damp revenge's fire . No ! I can see my native ...
... vengeance , steadfast to his sire . Methinks I see him in the battle's strife , Risking his own to save Cambyses ' life . But neither love of peace , nor dread of war , Can in my bosom damp revenge's fire . No ! I can see my native ...
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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