 And where are they, and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now The heroic bosom beats no more! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?  Poems - Sida 670efter George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1872Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 sidor
...into hands like mine ? 'Tis something in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered rai», To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as I sing,...face ; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks a hlush — for Greece a tear. Must we hut weep o'er days more hlest ? Must we hut hlush ? — Our fathers... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1857 - 450 sidor
...Degenerate into hands like mine ? 6. 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among the fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's shame,...face ; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks a blush— for Greece a tear. 7. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ?— Our fathers... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 sidor
...Degenerate into hands like mine 7 "Pis something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as...face ; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. 1 Homer. * Anacreon. i These were supposed to have been the Cape de Verd... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 sidor
...Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as...For what is left the poet here ? — For Greeks, a blush ! — for Greece, a tear ! Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? — Our... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 sidor
...are they ? and whera art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now; 6. 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame', Though link'd...face*; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks, a blush', — for Greece, a tear*. 7. Must we but weep o'er days more bless'd ? Must we but blush ? Our... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 sidor
...thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something in the dearth of fume., Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least...face ; For what is left the poet here ! For Greeks a blush ; for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? Our fathers... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 sidor
...ye he meant them for a slave ? T is something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel, at least, a patriot's shame, Even as...face ; For what is left the poet here ? For Greeks, a blush, — for Greece, a tear ! Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush ? — Our... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 sidor
...embattled on the shore Gave signal of retreat ; then started wild And fled disorder'd." — -iEscmru;a. 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd...sing, suffuse my face ; For what is left the poet here 1 For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 sidor
...must thy lyre, so long divine, 'Tis something in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's shame, Even as...sing, suffuse my face ; For what is left the poet here 2 For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er days more blest ? Must we but blush... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 sidor
...The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? "Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd...face ; For what is left the poet here ? "For Greeks a blush — for Greece a tear. Must we but weep o'er d«ys more blest 1 Must we but blush 1 — Our fathers... | |
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