Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! _ . He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set,... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 941821Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pagina’s
...mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed That he should weep for her? What would he do Had...he the motive and the cue for passion That 1 have? 42 Fill high the bowl with Samian wine! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious... | |
| Julius Rowan Raper, Melody L. Enscore, Paige Matthey Bynum - 1995 - 222 pagina’s
...mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free; For standing on the...Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame. Though link'd among a fetterd race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1996 - 868 pagina’s
...mountains look on Marathon And Marathon looks on the sea; 15 And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free; For standing on the...Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. 4 A king sate on the rocky brow 20 Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay... | |
| John W. Wohlfarth - 2001 - 409 pagina’s
...mountains look on Marathon — And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free; For standing on the...Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. George Gordon, Lord Byron Don Juan (1 821 ). The Jewish people survived the destruction of their national... | |
| Ivory Frisbee - 2004 - 349 pagina’s
...Marathon, and the famous battle fought there : And, musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that GJreece might still be free ; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave." Marcellus, Marcus Claudius. A famous Roman general. He was the first Roman who obtained some advantage... | |
| 廖七一 - 2006 - 362 pagina’s
...mountains look on Marathon@ And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream 'd that Greece might still be free For standing on the...Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. IV A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below,... | |
| Anthony Pagden - 2008 - 576 pagina’s
...the scene of the battle, And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream 'd that Greece might still be free; For standing on the Persians' grave I could not deem myself a slave. For Darius, however, Marathon was by no means the end of the conflict. He seems, in fact, to have regarded... | |
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