 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pages
...men, the steeds, the armies, all are lost In general darkness — Lord of earth and air ! Oh king! oh father ! hear my humble prayer: Dispel this cloud, the light of Heaven restore; Gire me to see, and Ajax asks no more : If Greece must perish, we thy will obey, Eat let us perish... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...men, the steeds, the armies, all are lost In general darkness — Lord oT earth and airf 3h king ! oh 4, : 3ive me to see, and Ajax asks no more : 730 f Greece must perish, we thy will obey, But let us perish... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1836 - 204 pages
...power of the Greek poet, than those in the noble prayer of Ajax. " Lord of earth and air, O king ! O father ! hear my humble prayer. Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven rertore ; Give me to see — and Ajax asks no more. If Greece must perish — we thy will obey : But... | |
 | Homer - 1840 - 292 pages
...men, the steeds, the armies, all are lost In general darkness Lord of earth and air ! Oh King ! oh Father ! hear my humble prayer : Dispel this cloud, the light of Heaven restore j Give me to see, and Aiax asks no more If Greece must perish, we thy will obey, But let us perish... | |
 | Henry Montagu Butler - 1869 - 368 pages
...him, and he could not see the foes with whom he had to combat : "Lord of earth and air ! O King! O Father ! hear my humble prayer ! Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore ; Give me to see : Thy servant asks no more. If we must perish, we Thy will obey, But let us perish in the face of day.... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1872 - 510 pages
...sovereign will is such, Destruction with it ; but, O, give us day." Coteper. Or, as rendered by Pope, — " Lord of earth and air ! 0 king ! 0 father ! hear my humble prayer 1 Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore ; Give me to see and Ajax asks no more ; If Greece... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1898 - 568 pages
...enemy, could see no suitable messenger. Then he prayed : — " Lord of earth and air ! () king ! O father ! hear my humble prayer! Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore ; (Jive me to see and Ajsx asks no more. If Greece must perish we thy will obey, But let us perish... | |
 | John Wilson - 1904 - 532 pages
...Quincey, North, and Shepherd, all are lost In general darkness. Lord of earth and air ! Oh King ! Oh Father ! hear my humble prayer : Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven res1 ore ; Give me to see, and Tickler asks no more. If I must p.'-rish — I thy will obey, But let... | |
 | 1837 - 658 pages
...power of the Greek poet, than those in the noble prayer of Ajax. " Lord of earth and air, О king ! О father ! hear my humble prayer. Dispel this cloud, the light of heaven restore ; Give me to sec — and Ajax asks no more. If Greece must perish — we thy will obey : But let us pcrisli in the... | |
| |
... darkness and uncertainty. To those who have been accustomed to the difficulties and dangers of a sea-faring life, there are no lines which speak more forcibly to the imagination, or prove the beauty and power of the Greek poet, than those in the noble... 