 | John Frost - 1855 - 462 sider
...the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men and nations — all were his ! He counted them at break...of day — And when the sun set — where were they t And where are they ? and where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore Th' heroic lay is tuneless... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 424 sider
...looks o'er seaborn Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; all were bis ! He counted them at break of day ; And when the sun set, where were they?" Such passages illustrate the best moods of Byron's genius, and it would be agreeable to unweave more... | |
 | P. A. Fitzgerald - 1855 - 296 sider
...I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow, Which looks o'er sea-born Salami's ; He counted them at break of day, — And when the sun set, where were they f And where are they f and where art tboa, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless... | |
 | Robert William Browne - 1856 - 464 sider
...overlooked the harbour. " A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all...And when the sun set — where were they ? " BYRON. At first they hesitated and wavered, but it was only for a moment. When they rallied, the Persian fleet... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 sider
...deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below. And men in nations — all were...of day — And when the sun set — where were they SONG OP THE GREEK BARD. And where are they? and where art thou, My country ? — On thy voiceless shore... | |
 | William Peter - 1856 - 590 sider
...with many a prayer * A king sate on the rocky brow Which look« o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ¡—all...at break of day— And when the sun set, where were theyl 75 Adored the earth and sky. When now the troops Had ceased their invocations to the gods, O'er... | |
 | 1856 - 286 sider
...on the rocky brow, Which looks o'er seaborn Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men and nations — all were his! He counted them at break of day, — And when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they ! and where .art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless... | |
 | Eliza R. Rowe - 1855 - 518 sider
...formerly belonged, that sudden misfortunes assailed the father. ' Ships, wealth, general confidence, All were his; He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they ? ' " The frowns of fortune and the world he might have straggled with ; but domestic jars (for his... | |
 | 1856 - 282 sider
...grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow, Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; He counted them at break of day, — And when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they I and where art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless... | |
 | 1867 - 288 sider
...grave," I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow, Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; He counted them at break of day, — And when the sun set, where were they f And where are they J and where art thou, My country ! On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless... | |
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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, where... 
