| Janus - 1826 - 568 pages
...far as they. An hour passed on — the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek !" He woke — to die, 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death-shots falling... | |
| Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1827 - 76 pages
...far as they. An hour passed on — the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, "To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek!" He woke — to die midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...pressed that monarch's throne,—a king; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. 2 An hour passed on—the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last; He woke—to hear his sentry's shriek, (°) " To arms! they come ! the Greek! the Greek!" He woke—to die midst flame and... | |
| William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 pages
...woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, "To arms! they come ! the Greek ! the Gfteek \» He woke —to die midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shotsJalling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard, with voice as trumpet... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...— to hear his sentry's shriek, (°) " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek !" He woke — to die midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death .-hits falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard, with voice as trumpet... | |
| Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 432 pages
...heart and hand. There had the Persian's thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood That bright dream was his last ; He woke—to hear...and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, As quick, as far as they. An hour pass'd on—The Turk awoke; And death shots falling thick and fast... | |
| 1829 - 436 pages
...far as they. An hour pass'd on — The Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! ' He woke — to die 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling... | |
| 1830 - 472 pages
...power; In dreams, through camp and court he bore The trophies of a conqueror; As Eden's garden bird. An hour passed on—the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last; He woke—to hear his sentry's shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek !" He woke—to die 'midst flame and... | |
| Lyre - 1830 - 396 pages
...far as they. An hour pass'd on — the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek !" He woke — to die 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling... | |
| Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1830 - 334 pages
...woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, 'To arms! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek I' He woke — to die midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast, As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard, with voice as... | |
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