 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plataea's day ; And now these breathed that haunted air — The sons of sires who conquered...'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast, Like forest-pines before the blast, Or lightnings... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 838 pages
...thousands stood. There had the glad earth drunk their bloo 1 On old Platsea's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,..."To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek!" He woke — rfo die 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 808 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth druuk their blood On old Plut&ifs day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...woke — to hear his sentries shriek, "To arms! they oome! the Greek! the Greek 1" He woke — to die 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pages
...pressed that monarch's throne — a king ; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. An hour passed on, — the Turk awoke ; That bright...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,... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...conquered there, AVith arm to strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. * * * An hour past on : the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last....Greek !" He woke — to die midst flame and smoke, And shot and groan, and sabre stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain-cloud,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 816 pages
...thousands stood. There hod the glad earth drunk their blood On old Platen's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. That bright dream was his last ; lie woke — to hear his sentries shriek, "To arms! they come! the... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...thousand stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plateea's day : And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...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... | |
 | Jean Roemer - 1857 - 332 pages
...throne, — a king ; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird, 278 MARCO BOZZARIS. An hour passed on, — the Turk awoke ; That bright...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,... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1857 - 684 pages
...Poc has chosen to say it was carelessly written. This is an extract from "Bozzaris." " An hour pass'd on — the Turk awoke That bright dream was his last...shriek "To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek! lie woke to die 'midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke. And death-shots falling... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pages
...stood; There had the glad earth drunk their blood, On old Platasa's day — And now there breathed that haunted air, The sons of sires who conquered...strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. (379) An hour passed on — the Turk awoke — That bright dream was his last; He woke—to hear his... | |
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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! 
