The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 33Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1823 - English poetry |
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Page 172
... Persian standing forces , and , making an improvement in their discipline , renews the attack ; upon which Leonidas changes the disposition of his army . Hype ranthes and the ablest Persian generals are driven out of the field , and ...
... Persian standing forces , and , making an improvement in their discipline , renews the attack ; upon which Leonidas changes the disposition of his army . Hype ranthes and the ablest Persian generals are driven out of the field , and ...
Page 194
... Persian camp ; One , led by Agis , fac'd the ' interior pass . Nor yet discourag'd , Hyperanthes strives The scatter'd host to rally . He exhorts , Entreats ; at length , indignant , thus exclaims- " Degenerate Persians ! to sepulchral ...
... Persian camp ; One , led by Agis , fac'd the ' interior pass . Nor yet discourag'd , Hyperanthes strives The scatter'd host to rally . He exhorts , Entreats ; at length , indignant , thus exclaims- " Degenerate Persians ! to sepulchral ...
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... Persian follow . He , amaz'd , attends , Surrounded soon by each assembling band ; When thus at length the godlike Spartan spake- " Here , Persian , tell thy embassy . Repeat That , to obtain my friendship , Asia's prince To me hath ...
... Persian follow . He , amaz'd , attends , Surrounded soon by each assembling band ; When thus at length the godlike Spartan spake- " Here , Persian , tell thy embassy . Repeat That , to obtain my friendship , Asia's prince To me hath ...
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Abrocomes Agis Alpheus Amphistreus Anaxander ancient Artuchus Asia's awhile band Barbarians bard battle battle of Dettingen Behold Beneath blast bleeds blow bosom brave breast brow buckler chief clouds darts death Demaratus Demophilus Dieneces Diomedon Dithyrambus dreadful dreary earth eternal Eurus Ev'n falchion fame fate floods forehead FRIEND glory goddess graces Grecian Greece groan hail hath head heart heaven hero honours horrors Hydarnes Hyperanthes immortal javelin Jaxartes labour Laconia's king lance laurels Leonidas limbs mace Medon Megistias Muse Mycon Newton night numbers o'er Oïleus pass'd Persian Phocian Phraortes POET Polydorus ponderous praise pride rage rear'd renown resistless rock round Sacian sacred hand sage satraps scatter'd seat shade shalt shield shore skies smiles Sosarmes soul Spartan spear splendours spread streams stretch'd swift sword terror thee Thermopyla Thespia's thou thought throne tide toil trembling valour virtue waves wind wounds Xerxes XXXIII yields