Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean— roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage,... Selections from Various Sources - Page 84by Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1863 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
| Michael Scott - 1835 - 360 pages
...watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage save hn own, When for a moment, like a drop of rain He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uiicoffin'd, and unknown." CHILDE HABOLJI. I HAD been invited to breakfast on board the corvette on... | |
| Joseph C. Hart - 1835 - 210 pages
...the slip, — To seize the flying prey ! Lord of the Islet. Deep and dark-blue Ocean ! — They sink into thy depths, with bubbling groan, Without a grave — unknell'd — uncoffin'd — and unknown ! BYaoN. " GIVE way, my lads — give way !'' exclaimed the first officer of the Grampus, in the sailor-phrase... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths...Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. His steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake... | |
| Harp - 1836 - 380 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unkneH'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown. The armaments which thunder-strike the walls " Of rock-built cities,... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...plaiu The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, 'Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. His steps are not upon thy paths—thy fields Are not a spoil for... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 982 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, \Yuen, for a moment, like a drop of rain He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uneulhVd, and unknown, am'. His steps arc not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 342 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. * His steps are not upon thy paths, —thy fields Are not a spoil... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 350 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. His steps are not upon thy paths, —thy fields Are not a spoil... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 480 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, \Vithout a grave, uiikiiell'd, uncoflin'd, ami unknown. CLXXX. His steps are not upon thy paths, —... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 352 pages
...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with huhhling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncollin'd, and unknown. CLxxx. His steps are not upon... | |
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