 Stop ! for thy tread is on an Empire's dust ! An Earthquake's spoil is sepulchred below ! Is the spot mark'd with no colossal bust ? Nor column trophied for triumphal show ? None ; but the moral's truth tells simpler so, As the ground was before, thus...  Bridal of Triermain. Minor poems - Page 223by Walter Scott - 1900Full view - About this book
 | 1817 - 552 pages
...forbore t« Stop ;— for thy tread is on an Empire's dust ! An Earthquake's spoil is sepulchred belqwl Is the spot mark'd with no colossal bust ? Nor column...truth tells simpler so, As the ground was before, thus lei it be ;— How that red rain hath made the harvest grosr.f And is this all the world has gained... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...check. XVII. Stop! — for thy tread is on an Empire's dust! An Earthqukae's spoil is sepulchred below! Is the spot mark'd with no colossal bust? Nor column...made the harvest grow! And is this all the world has gained by thee, Thou first and last of fields! king- making Victory? XVIII. And Harold stands upon... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...XVII. Stop ! — for thy tread is on an Empire's dust ! An Earthquake's spoil is sepulchred below ! Is the spot mark'd with no colossal bust ? Nor column...Thou first and last of fields ! king-making Victory ? XVIII. And Harold stands upon this place of skulls, The grave of France, the deadly Waterloo ! How... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 334 pages
...show ' None ! hut the moral's truth tells simpler so, As the ground was hefore, thus let it he; — How that red rain hath made the harvest grow! And is this all the world has gain'd hy thee, Thou first and last of fields ! king-making vietory xvm. And Harold stands upon this place... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...spoil is sepulchred below! Is the spot mark'd with no colossal hust? Nor column trophied for trinmphal show? None; but the moral's truth tells simpler so,...grow! And is this all the world has gain'd by thee, Thoujlit and last of fields! king-making victory? XVIII. And Harold stands upon this place of skulls,... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...check. Stop ! — for thy tread is on an Empire's dust! An Earthquake's spoil is sepulchred below ! 1 ? find ST. 19—27. PILGRIMAGE. CAKTO III. I IK gifts, transferring fame as fleeting too ! In "pride... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 170 pages
...colossal bust ? Nor column trophied for trinmphal show ? Noue ; but the moral's truth tells simpler go, As the ground was before, thus let it be ?— How...made the harvest grow ! And is this all the world has gained by thee, Thou first and last of fields ! king-making Victory ? XVIII. And Harold stands upon... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...check. i Stop !— for thy tread is on an Empire'* dust! An Earthquake's spoil is sepulchred below ! Is the spot mark'd with no colossal bust? Nor column trophied for triumphal show? \one ; but the moral's truth tells simpler 10, As the ground was before, thus let it be ; — How that... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...thy tread is on an empire's dust! An earthquake's spoil is sepulchred bdow ! Is the spot mark'd wilh no colossal bust? Nor column trophied for triumphal...truth tells simpler so, As the ground was before, l bus let it be;— How that red rain hnlh made the harvest grow ! And »this all the world has gain'd... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1828 - 780 pages
...«how ? None; but the moral's truth lelk simpler to, As the ground was before, ihns let it be; — Row that red rain hath made the harvest grow ' And is this all The world has gain'rl hy Ihee, TU'Hi first and last of fields', king-making sictoiy XVIII. And Harold stands upon... | |
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