The League of the Alps: The Seige of Valencia, The Vespers of Palermo, and Other PoemsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826 - 480 pages |
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Page 93
... fearfully and darkly hung , Or put out some bright spark , whose ray should burn To point the way a thousand rocks among― Or break some subtle chain , which none discern , Though binding down the terrible , the strong , Th ' o ...
... fearfully and darkly hung , Or put out some bright spark , whose ray should burn To point the way a thousand rocks among― Or break some subtle chain , which none discern , Though binding down the terrible , the strong , Th ' o ...
Page 109
... fearful hour , The skies might well grow dim , When this mortality had power So to o'ershadow Him ! That He who gave man's breath might know , The very depths of human woe . He knew them all - the doubt , the strife , The faint ...
... fearful hour , The skies might well grow dim , When this mortality had power So to o'ershadow Him ! That He who gave man's breath might know , The very depths of human woe . He knew them all - the doubt , the strife , The faint ...
Page 115
... fearful vision , fraught With all that lay between ; The Arab's lance , the desert's gloom , The whirling sands , the red simoom ! Where was the glow of power and pride ? The spirit born to roam ? His weary heart within him died With ...
... fearful vision , fraught With all that lay between ; The Arab's lance , the desert's gloom , The whirling sands , the red simoom ! Where was the glow of power and pride ? The spirit born to roam ? His weary heart within him died With ...
Page 170
... fearful price is set , But to be paid by treason ! -Is ' t enough ? Or must I yet seek words ? ELMINA . That look saith more ! Thou canst not mean- GONZALEZ . I do ! why dwells there not Power in a glance to speak it ? —They must die ...
... fearful price is set , But to be paid by treason ! -Is ' t enough ? Or must I yet seek words ? ELMINA . That look saith more ! Thou canst not mean- GONZALEZ . I do ! why dwells there not Power in a glance to speak it ? —They must die ...
Page 173
... fearful strength ? —I must be heard ! Give me my sons ! GONZALEZ . That they may live to hide With covering hands th ' indignant flush of shame On their young brows , when men shall speak of him They call'd their father ! —Was the oath ...
... fearful strength ? —I must be heard ! Give me my sons ! GONZALEZ . That they may live to hide With covering hands th ' indignant flush of shame On their young brows , when men shall speak of him They call'd their father ! —Was the oath ...
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ABDULLAH agony ALPHONSO ANSELMO arms art thou aught banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath bright brow call'd Castile CITIZEN clouds Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n fair father fear flowers GARCIAS glorious glory gone GONZALEZ grave grief hast thou hath hear heard Heaven HERNANDEZ holy hope hour hush'd know'st lance wards land light lone look look'd midst mighty MONTALBA mother Mozambic ne'er night noble o'er pale pass'd peasant pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Roncesvalles round scene scorn SICILIANS Sicily silent singing bee sleep smile song sons soul sound speak spirit storm strong sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art Thou hast thou shouldst thought thy heart Twas Twill unto Valencia VITTORIA voice warriors wave wild wilt winds wouldst thou XIMENA young youth ΧΙΜΕΝΑ