 The armaments which thunder-strike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals ; The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make « Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ;...  The works, of ... lord Byron - Page 75by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...ereator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arhiter of war ; These are thy toys, and as the suowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, ur spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, chang'd in all save thee — Assyria, Greeee, Rome,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage,... | |
 | 1830 - 614 pages
...monarch* tremble in their capitals ; The oak levia'hans, whose hug* ribs make Their clay creator the vniti title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These...toys, and, as the snowy flake. They melt into thy vest of wave*, which mar Alikfe the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Ttrr snores are empires,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 290 pages
...nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make ^i Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of...waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 358 pages
...cities, bidding nations qnake, And monarehs tremble in their eapitals. The oak leviathans, whose hnge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy tops, and, as the snowy flake. They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. CLXXXII. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome,... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1866 - 728 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. " Thy shores are empires, chang'd in all save thee, — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage,... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...toys, and, as the snowy flake,' They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. .t Thy shores are empires,... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, — The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into the yeast of waves, which mar Alike th' Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. 4. Thy shores are empires,... | |
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