 | John Dove - 1832 - 128 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles, Through the centre their new-catched miles ! And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still...o'er their steeples play'd ; As if on purpose it on land had come To shew them what's their mare liberum. A daily deluge over them does boil ; The earth... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Great Britain - 1832 - 314 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the centre their new-catched miles, And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still...those to scale the sky. ' Yet still his claim the injured ocean laid And oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples play'd ; As if on purpose it on land had... | |
 | John Dove - 1832 - 136 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles, Through the centre their now-catched milei ! And to the stake ft struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground; Building- their watery IJabol far more high To reach the sea, than those to scale the sky. Yet still his claim the injur'd... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 342 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the centre their new-catched miles; And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To catch the waves, than those to scale the sky. Yet still his claim the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English essays - 1835 - 350 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the centre their new -catched miles; And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To catch the waves, than those to scale the sky. Yet still his claim the... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Belgium - 1838 - 612 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles, Through the centre their new-catched miles ! And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still...o'er their steeples play'd ; As if on purpose it on land had come To show them what's their mare liberum. A daily deluge over them does boil ; The earth... | |
 | Europe - 1838 - 582 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles, Through the centre their new-catched miles ! And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still...o'er their steeples play'd ; As if on purpose it on land had come To show them what's their mare liberum. A daily deluge over them does boil ; The earth... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...straggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced grou'ld ; Building their wat'ry evous fault, And grievously hath Cœsar answcr'd it....Here, under leave of Brutus, and the rest (For Brut laid, Ami oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples play'd ; As if on purpose it on land had come To show... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 530 pages
...rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the centre their new-calchfd mile* ; And to the stake a »Iruggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To calen the waves, than those to scale the sky. Vet still his claim the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 520 pages
...did they rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To catch the waves, than those to scale the sky. Yet still his claim the... | |
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