 | 1862 - 512 Seiten
...cir i'Tbe oak leviathans. wbose hu^^ rh* nuke Their clay creator the rain title take Of lord of tbee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and. as the snowy flake. They melt into thy yeast of wares, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 Seiten
...war'; These are thy TOYs',and', as the snowy flake', They melt into thy yest of waves', which mar't Alike', the Armada's pride', or spoils of Trafalgar. '£ Thy shores are empires', changed in all save thee' — Assyria', Greece', Rome', Carthage', what are they*? Thy waters wasted them while they were/ree',... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 360 Seiten
...preceding stanza about the sea's disposing of "the vile strength he wields for earth's destruction." " These are thy toys, and as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yest of waves," is mere repetition. "A drop of rain" and "the snowy flake" is but the same image; and... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 Seiten
...capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the...Trafalgar. ~* Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ! Thy waters wasted them while they were free,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 Seiten
...capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the...Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while they were free,... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 Seiten
...capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as the...Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ! Thy waters wasted them while they were free,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, Now talked of this, and then of that ; Discoursed Rave thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they 1 Thy waters wasted them while they were... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...huge ribs make Their clay creator thé vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war: These arc 3 0 0 $ thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Cartilage, what are they ! Thy waters wasted them while they were free,... | |
 | Quaver - 1844 - 552 Seiten
...— The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war,- These are thy toys ; and as the snowy flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 Seiten
...capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war, — These are thy toys, and, as...Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free,... | |
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The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war: These... 
