The works of lord Byron, Volume 1 |
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Page 157
... thou been betwixt , Thy throne had still been thine , or never been ; For daring made thy rise as fall : thou seek'st Even now to re - assume the imperial mien , And shake again the world , the Thunderer of the scene ! XXXVII ...
... thou been betwixt , Thy throne had still been thine , or never been ; For daring made thy rise as fall : thou seek'st Even now to re - assume the imperial mien , And shake again the world , the Thunderer of the scene ! XXXVII ...
Page 232
... thou , whose chariot roll'd on Fortune's wheel , ( 45 ) Triumphant Sylla ! Thou , who didst subdue Thy country's foes ere thou would pause to feel The wrath of thy own wrongs , or reap the due Of hoarded vengeance till thine eagles flew ...
... thou , whose chariot roll'd on Fortune's wheel , ( 45 ) Triumphant Sylla ! Thou , who didst subdue Thy country's foes ere thou would pause to feel The wrath of thy own wrongs , or reap the due Of hoarded vengeance till thine eagles flew ...
Page 249
... Thou , who didst call the Furies from the abyss , And round Orestes bade them howl and hiss For that unnatural retribution - just , Had it but been from hands less near - in this Thy former realm , I call thee from the dust ! Dost thou ...
... Thou , who didst call the Furies from the abyss , And round Orestes bade them howl and hiss For that unnatural retribution - just , Had it but been from hands less near - in this Thy former realm , I call thee from the dust ! Dost thou ...
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