 | John Hoppus - 1836 - 348 sidor
...made—and like a living grave. • Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar—for 'twas trod Until his very steps have left a trace...as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard!' , This part of the lake of Geneva has acquired' additional celebrity by its being identified with the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 260 sidor
...is a holy place , To fetters , and the damp vault's dayless gloom, And thy sad floor an altar—for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a trace Worn , as if thy cold pavement were a sod , By Bounivord '. —May none those marks efface? For they appeal from tyranny to God. THE PRISONER OF CHILLON.... | |
 | 1837 - 594 sidor
...the famous Castle of Chillon, where Bonnivard, Byron's ' Prisoner,' lingered in chains : ' Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...efface, For they appeal from tyranny to God !' The castle is at the foot of the hill, on the very margin of the lake, and seems almost to rise out of... | |
 | 1837 - 578 sidor
...the famous Castle of Chillon, where Bonnivard, Byron's ' Prisoner,' lingered in chains : ' Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...marks efface, For they appeal from tyranny to God !' 388 Clareus — Lousanne — Moral. [November, ture's fairest works. We passed Clarens, too, the... | |
 | 1837 - 580 sidor
...the famous Castle of Chillon, where Bounivard, Byron's ' Prisoner,' lingered in chains : ' Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...were a sod, By Bonnivard ! — May none those marks eflace, For they appeal from tyranny to God !' ture's fairest works. We passed Clareas, too, the '... | |
 | John Hoppus - 1837 - 372 sidor
...wave Have made— and like a living grave. Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad fljor an altar- -for 'twas trod ' Until his very steps have...as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard!' , This part of the lake of Geneva has acquired additional celebrity by its being identified with the... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 982 sidor
...'ibre " ri'tamft : '" r';P"bHque s'empressa lui témoigner sa reconnaissance, et de le dédommager des Until his very steps have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were : sod, By Bonnivard! — May none those marluefbet; For they appeal from tyranny to God. THE PRISONER... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 480 sidor
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillón! thy prison is a holy place. And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, (I) AVlieti this poem wan composed, I waa not sufficiently aware of the history of ßonnivard, or I... | |
 | 1839 - 726 sidor
...should wish to be in the place of that unfortunate ladv." A VISIT TO THE CHATEAU OF CHILLON. " Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar." LEAVING Geneva in the steamer at eight o'clock in the morning, I arrived at Vevay at four o'clock on... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam, Author of An introduction and index to general history - 1838 - 302 sidor
...Prisoner,' lingered in chains : 'Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad flor an altar— lor 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a trace,...efface, For they appeal from tyranny to God!' The castle is at the foot of the hill, on the very margin of the Lake, "and seems almost to rise out of... | |
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To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left... 
