 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 ;...  Swinton's Fifth Reader and Speaker - Page 420by William Swinton - 1883 - 479 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1818 - 638 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 take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These arc thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's... | |
 | 1818 - 762 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...war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. 188.... | |
 | 1848 - 788 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake. And monarcbs 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 wa* ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike... | |
 | 1838 - 884 pages
...bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge libs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These arc thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yest of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1818 - 648 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, Tbe oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. ' Thy... | |
 | DAVID WILLISON - 1818 - 572 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...war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy... | |
 | 1818 - 806 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...war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, • And monarch* tremble in their capitals. The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, aid, as the snowy flake, 'They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 pages
...rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oakliviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...war ; These are thy toys , and , as the snowy flake , They melt into thy yeast of waves , which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils CLXXXII. Thy shores... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...-built cities , bidding nations quake. And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans , whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title...thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and, as tlie snowy ßake, They melt into thy yeast of waves , which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils... | |
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