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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... Sacian Mardus . From the yielding wood The steely point is sever'd . Undismay'd , The Spartan stoops to rear the knotted mace Left by Artuchus ; but thy fatal blade , Abrocomes , that dreadful instant watch'd To rend his opening side ...
... Sacian Mardus . From the yielding wood The steely point is sever'd . Undismay'd , The Spartan stoops to rear the knotted mace Left by Artuchus ; but thy fatal blade , Abrocomes , that dreadful instant watch'd To rend his opening side ...
Page 279
... Sacian chief Springs on the victor . Jaxartes ' banks To this brave savage gave his name and birth . His look erect , his bold deportment , spoke A gallant spirit , but untam'd by laws , With dreary wilds familiar , and a race Of rude ...
... Sacian chief Springs on the victor . Jaxartes ' banks To this brave savage gave his name and birth . His look erect , his bold deportment , spoke A gallant spirit , but untam'd by laws , With dreary wilds familiar , and a race Of rude ...
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... Sacian Mardus . From the yielding wood The steely point is sever'd . Undismay'd , The Spartan stoops to rear the knotted mace Left by Artuchus ; but thy fatal blade , Abrocomes , that dreadful instant watch'd To rend his opening side ...
... Sacian Mardus . From the yielding wood The steely point is sever'd . Undismay'd , The Spartan stoops to rear the knotted mace Left by Artuchus ; but thy fatal blade , Abrocomes , that dreadful instant watch'd To rend his opening side ...
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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