 Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou; Unchangeable save to thy wild waves  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 4981848Full view - About this book
 | 1871 - 608 pages
...changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wash'd them power while they were free,* And many a tyrant since ; their...decay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so thou ; — Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves' play, Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow ;... | |
 | 1838 - 938 pages
...or spoils of Trafalgar. " Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while...free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey Tho stranger, slave, or savage ; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so thou, Unchangeable... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage — what are they ? Thy waters wasted them...their decay Has dried up realms to deserts : not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' playlime writes no wrinkles on thy azure brow iich as creation's... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 pages
...RE!, I (; I ON. 275 4. Thy shores arc empires, changed in all save thee, — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while...decay Has dried up realms to deserts ; — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play, — Tini9 writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow, —... | |
 | Gideon Algernon Mantell - 1839 - 518 pages
...conclude this discourse. " Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while...decay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so thou, Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow —... | |
 | Gideon Algernon Mantell - 1839 - 488 pages
...conclude this discourse. " Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while...decay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so thou, Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow —... | |
 | William Huffington - 1839 - 500 pages
...spoils of Trafalgar. •Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while...their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow —... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1847 - 708 pages
...save thee : Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage — what are they ? Thy waten washed them while they yet were free, And many a tyrant since their shores obey—...their decay Has dried up realms to deserts. Not so thou, Unchangeable ever, to the wild wave's play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow —... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...— Assyria', Greece', Rome', Carthage', what are they'? Thy waters wasted them while they were/ree', And many a tyrant since'; their shores obey' The stranger',...decay' Has dried up realms to deserts': — not so thou', Unchangeable', save to thy wild waves' play' — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azureh brdw'... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they '.VV Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many...not so thon, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' pby — . Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow — Such as creation's dawn beheld, thou rollest... | |
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