| David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plataea's day ; And now these breathed that haunted air — The sons of sires who conquered...'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast, Like forest-pines before the blast, Or lightnings... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...thousands stood. There had the glad earth drunk their bloo 1 On old Platsea's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,..."To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek!" He woke — rfo die 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 808 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth druuk their blood On old Plut&ifs day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...woke — to hear his sentries shriek, "To arms! they oome! the Greek! the Greek 1" He woke — to die 'midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and... | |
| William Sherwood - Conversation - 1856 - 466 pages
...pressed that monarch's throne — a king ; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. An hour passed on, — the Turk awoke ; That bright...die midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard,... | |
| Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 pages
...conquered there, AVith arm to strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. * * * An hour past on : the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last....Greek !" He woke — to die midst flame and smoke, And shot and groan, and sabre stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain-cloud,... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 816 pages
...thousands stood. There hod the glad earth drunk their blood On old Platen's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. That bright dream was his last ; lie woke — to hear his sentries shriek, "To arms! they come! the... | |
| Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...thousand stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plateea's day : And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, "To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek !" He woke — to die 'midst flame and... | |
| Jean Roemer - English language - 1857 - 332 pages
...throne, — a king ; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird, 278 MARCO BOZZARIS. An hour passed on, — the Turk awoke ; That bright...die midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard,... | |
| John Seely Hart - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...stood; There had the glad earth drunk their blood, On old Platasa's day — And now there breathed that haunted air, The sons of sires who conquered...strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. (379) An hour passed on — the Turk awoke — That bright dream was his last; He woke—to hear his... | |
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