 Trust not for freedom to the Franks — They have a king who buys and sells : In native swords and native ranks, The only hope of courage dwells ; But Turkish force and Latin fraud Would break your shield, however broad. !$•' Fill high the bowl with...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Sida 1101821Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1821 - 460 sidor
...Turkish force , and Latin fraud, Would break your shield , however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samiam wine! Our virgins dance beneath the shade I see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on'each glowing maid, My own the burning tear - drop laves, To think such breats must suckle slave.... | |
 | 1822 - 440 sidor
...and native ranks, The onlj hope of courage dwells ; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Would hreak your shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl with...wine, Our virgins dance beneath the shade — > I «ee their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on each glowing maid, My own the burning tear-drop... | |
 | Sophocles - 1823 - 228 sidor
...from these Hues that Lord Byron took the hint for the last stanza of his ode to the Greek isles :— " Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May bear our mutual murmurs weep,— There, swan-like, let me siug and die." " " Shamest thou not, knowing... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 sidor
...swords, and native ranks, The only hope of courage dwells ; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Would break your shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl...marbled steep — Where nothing, save the waves and 1 May hear our mutual murmurs sweep ; There, swan-like, let me sing and die : A land of slaves shall... | |
 | 1824 - 312 sidor
...ranks, The only hope of courage dwells; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Would break your shields, however broad. • • Fill high the bowl with Samian...black eyes shine ; But gazing on each glowing maid, Ky own the burning tear drop laves, To think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Sunium's... | |
 | 1824 - 452 sidor
...ranks, Tbe only hope of courage dwells ; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Wou.d break your shields, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine...the shade— I see their glorious black eyes shine ; Ijui gazing on each glowing maid, My own the burning tear-drop laves, To think such breasts must... | |
 | 1824 - 56 sidor
...shields, however broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine ! Onr virgins dance beneath the shade ; 1 see their glorious black eyes shine ; But gazing on each glowing maid, My own the burning tear drop laves, To think such breasts muni suckle slaves. Place me on Sunium's marble staep, — Where... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 sidor
...swords, and native ranks, The only hope of courage dwells; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, \Vould break your shield, however broad. Fill high the bowl...think such breasts must suckle slaves. Place me on Suninm's marbled steep— • Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep;... | |
 | George Clinton - 1825 - 826 sidor
...Turkish force, and Latin fraud. Would break your shield, however broad. Fill high Hie bowl with Samiau wine ! Our virgins dance beneath the shade — I see their glorious black eyes slrine ; But, gazing on each glowing maid, My own the burning tear-drop laves, To think such breasts... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 sidor
...The only hope of courage dwells; But Turkish force, and Latin fraud, Would break your shield, bowever broad. Fill high the bowl with Samian wine! Our virgins...on each glowing maid, My own the burning tear-drop lave«, To think each breasts must euckle ilavci Place me on Sunium's marbled eteep — Where nothing,... | |
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