His steps are not upon thy paths— thy fields Are not a spoil for him— thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering... Childe Harold's pilgrimage. Illustr. ed - Page 269by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1869Full view - About this book
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...Spnrning htm from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playfnl spray And bowling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or hay, And dashest him again to earth : — there let liim lay. CLxxx1. The armaments which thnnderstrlke... | |
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