 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 230 pages
...vanity, The rapture of the strife 1 — The earthquake shout of Victory, To thee the breath of life; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man seemed...made but to obey, Wherewith renown was rife— All quelled!—Dark Spirit! what must be The madness of thy memory! V. The Desolator desolate! The Victor... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...vanity, The rapture and the strife,* The earthquake voice of victory, To thee the breath of life ; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man seemed made but to obey, Wherewith renown was life, All quell'd-dark spirit ! what must be The madness of thy memory. V. The desolator, desolate... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1816 - 234 pages
...vanity,, The rapture of the strife1 — The earthquake shout of Victory, To thee the breath of life; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man seemed...Dark Spirit ! what must be The madness of thy memory ! V. The Desolator desolate ! The Victor overthrown ! The Arbiter of others' fate A Suppliant for his... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 226 pages
...vanity, The rapture of the strife'— The earthquake shout of Victory, To thee the breath of life; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man seemed...made but to obey, Wherewith renown was rife— All quelled!—Dark Spirit! what must be The madness of thy memory! v. The Desolator desolate! The Victor... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 336 pages
...vanity, The rapture of the strife * — The earthquake shtout of Victory, To thce the breath of life; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man seemed...spirit! what must be The madness of thy memory ! The Desolatar desolate ! • -• . The Victor overthrown! The Arbiter of others' fate A Suppliant for... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1821 - 486 pages
...vanity, The rapture of the strife — The earthquake shout of Victory, To thee the breath of life ; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man seemed...Dark Spirit ! what must be The madness of thy memory ! V. The Desolator desolate ! The Victor overthrown ! The Arbiter of others' fate ii A Suppliant for... | |
 | William Clarke Somerville - 1822 - 408 pages
...unlamented by the French nation, and unpitied by his enemies. Most men smiled to see "The ilesolator, desolate, The victor overthrown, The arbiter of others fate, A suppliant for his own." It may be difficult for posterity to believe it, but it is nevertheless true, that the first abdication... | |
 | William Clarke Somerville - France - 1822 - 412 pages
...the French nation, and unpitied by his enemies. Most men smiled to see "The clesolator, ilesolate, The victor overthrown, The arbiter of others fate, A suppliant for his own." It may be difficult for posterity to believe it, but it is nevertheless true, that the first abdication... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1826 - 566 pages
...Which man seem'd made hnt to ohey, Wherewith renown was rifeAll qnell'd !— Dark spirit! what mnst he The madness of thy memory! The desolator desolate ! The victor overthrown! The arhiter of others' fate A snppliant for his own ! Is it some yet imperlal hope That with snch change... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 820 pages
...bold. And makes despairen hope for good success. Id. And desolates a nation at a blast. The desolater desolate ! The victor overthrown '. The arbiter of others' fate A suppliant for his onru! _, __ i-,TrT4.Tr xii ii » x Despair is the thought of the unattainablcncss of any DESPARD (Edward... | |
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Is it some yet imperial hope , That with such change can calmly cope ? Or dread of death alone ? To die a prince — or live a slave — Thy choice is most ignobly brave ! VI. 
