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The tyrant of the Chersonese Was freedom's best and bravest friend ; That tyrant was Miltiades ! Oh ! that the present hour would lend Another despot of the kind ! Such chains as his were sure to bind . Fill high the bowl with Samian ...
The tyrant of the Chersonese Was freedom's best and bravest friend ; That tyrant was Miltiades ! Oh ! that the present hour would lend Another despot of the kind ! Such chains as his were sure to bind . Fill high the bowl with Samian ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Including His Suppressed Poems, and Others Never Before Published, Volume 4 The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Including His Suppressed Poems, and Others Never Before Published, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron |
| Author | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron |
| Published | 1832 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2007 |
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