 But the gladiators' bloody Circus stands, A noble wreck in ruinous perfection, While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this, and cast a wide and tender light,...  Progressive Essays, on Popular Topics of Our Age - Page 131by Henry Marcus Cottinger - 1889 - 323 pagesFull view - About this book
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...time-worn breach Appearep ,to skirt the horizon, yet they stood Within a bowshot — where the Caesars dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, • Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine, thoii rolling moon, upon... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1817 - 738 pages
...time-worn breach Appeared to skirt the horizon, yet they stood • Within a bow-shot — where the Caesars dwelt« And- dwell the tuneless birds of night amidst...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan hall», Grovel on earth in indistinct deoayi— And thou didst shine, t ho u rolling- moon, upon All... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 98 pages
...Caesars dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst A grove which springs through levelTd battlements, And twines its roots with the imperial...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this,... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pages
...Caesars dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst A grove which springs through levelled battlements, And twines its roots with the imperial...ruinous perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustine halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — A nd thou didst shine, thou rolling moon... | |
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...dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst A grove which springs through levelled battlcmrnts, And twines its roots with the imperial hearths, —...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thon didst shine, thon rolling moon, upon AH this,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 210 pages
...time-worn breach Appeared to skirt the horizon, yet they stood Within a bowshot — where the Ceesars dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this,... | |
 | Davide Bertolotti - 1817 - 734 pages
...imperial hearths, Jvy usurps the laureïs place of growth. ; — But the gladiators' bloody Circus standsf A noble wreck in ruinous perfection ! While Caesar's chambers , and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine , thou rolling moon , upon All... | |
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...battlements, And twines its roots with the imperial hearths, Ivy usurps the laurel's place of growth ; — A noble wreck in ruinous perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...time-worn breach Appear'd to skirt the horizon, yet they stood Within a bowshot— where the Caesars dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 614 pages
...time-worn breach Appear'd to skirt the horizon, yet they stood Within a bow shot — where the Csesars dwelt, And dwell the tuneless birds of night, amidst...perfection ! While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. — And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this,... | |
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