The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and Bibliographical Summary of the World's Most Eminent Authors, Including the Choicest Extracts and Masterpieces from Their Writings, Comprising the Best Features of Many Celebrated Compilations, Notably the Guernsey Collection, the De Puy Collection, the Ridpath Collection, All Carefully Rev. and Arranged by a Corps of the Most Capable Scholars, 8. köide |
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... Veil from mine eyes that monument Of nation against nation spent In struggling rage that pants for breath , Spare us the bands thou sparedst , Death ! O Varus ! where the warriors thou hast led ? Restore our legions !
... Veil from mine eyes that monument Of nation against nation spent In struggling rage that pants for breath , Spare us the bands thou sparedst , Death ! O Varus ! where the warriors thou hast led ? Restore our legions !
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And thou , O people , flushed with our defeat , To whom the mourning of our land is sweet , Thou witness of the death - blow of our brave ! Dream not that France is vanquished to a slave ; Gall not with pride the avengers yet ...
And thou , O people , flushed with our defeat , To whom the mourning of our land is sweet , Thou witness of the death - blow of our brave ! Dream not that France is vanquished to a slave ; Gall not with pride the avengers yet ...
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And thou , dread sea , tempestuous abode , Already have I sung thy space sublime , But of thy charms , immeasurable flood , What son of man can drain the exhaustless source ? Thy might and thine immensity I sing : Have I thy wealth ...
And thou , dread sea , tempestuous abode , Already have I sung thy space sublime , But of thy charms , immeasurable flood , What son of man can drain the exhaustless source ? Thy might and thine immensity I sing : Have I thy wealth ...
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Girdled by earth , thy waves the earth enrich : To heavenly force respond their ebb and flow , The sun - god rules thy floods ; they follow him , And always threatening , they obey him ever . Thou hollowest out the vales ...
Girdled by earth , thy waves the earth enrich : To heavenly force respond their ebb and flow , The sun - god rules thy floods ; they follow him , And always threatening , they obey him ever . Thou hollowest out the vales ...
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And when I came forward - thou thirdrate actor — to counsel the State touching her claim of sovereignty , with what sentiments did it become me to be inspired on mounting this bema ? Should I have spoken things unworthy of these proud ...
And when I came forward - thou thirdrate actor — to counsel the State touching her claim of sovereignty , with what sentiments did it become me to be inspired on mounting this bema ? Should I have spoken things unworthy of these proud ...
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