The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Croly, Volume 2H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
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Abencerrage Allobroges ancient ARMINIUS ASPASIA AURELIA beauty blaze blood bosom breath bright brow Cæsar Campus Martius CATILINE Catiline's CECINA CETHEGUS chain chaunt cheek CICERO Cimbri clouds Consul couch crimson Curule chair dæmons dare death dream DUMNORIX earth fear fire fix'd flame fling flung gates Gaul gaze glorious glory gold grave HAMILCAR hand heard heart heaven hill honour hour king LENTULUS lictors light living look look'd lord Marius MESOLONGHI midnight mighty mind Monachil moon morn mortal night o'er once palace pale Patricians pomp purple robe Roman Rome Rome's rose round rush'd rushes Sallust sceptre scorn Sebastian seem'd Senate shout Sidonia's sigh slave sleep smile soul sound Spain spear spirit splendour stars sudden sweet sword tale Tartarus tears thee thine thou thoughts throne tomb troops trumpet turn'd Twas VALERIUS walls wander'd wave wild wind wine wing wonder
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Pagina 104 - This hour's work Will breed proscriptions! Look to your hearths, my lords ! For there, henceforth, shall sit, for household gods, Shapes hot from Tartarus: — all shames and crimes, Wan treachery, with his thirsty dagger drawn; Suspicion, poisoning his brother's cup ; Naked rebellion, with the torch and axe, Making his wild sport of your blazing thrones ; Till anarchy comes down on you like night, And massacre seals Rome's eternal grave.
Pagina 104 - This hour's work Will breed proscriptions. — Look to your hearths, my lords, For there henceforth shall sit, for household gods, Shapes hot from Tartarus ! — all...
Pagina 98 - t is not my trade : But here I stand for right ! — Let him show proofs ! — For Roman right ! though none, it seems, dare stand To take their share with me. Ay, cluster there ! Cling to your master, . — judges, Romans, slaves ! His charge is false ! I dare him to his proofs. You have my answer...
Pagina 341 - And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
Pagina 98 - tis not my trade ; But here I stand for right, — let him show proofs, — For Roman right, though none, it seems, dare stand To take their share with me. Ay, cluster there ! • Cling to your master, judges, Romans, slaves!
Pagina 100 - Cic. This is his answer! Must I bring more proofs ? Fathers, you know there lives not one of us, But lives in peril of his midnight sword. Lists of proscription have been handed round, In which your general properties are made Your murderer's hire. [A cry is heard without — " More prisoners !" An officer enters with letters for CICERO ; who, after glancing at them, sends them round the Senate.
Pagina 183 - And level pavement : from the arched roof, Pendent by subtle magic many a row Of starry lamps and blazing cressets fed With naphtha and asphaltus yielded light As from a sky.
Pagina 38 - I had a father once, who would have plunged Rome in the Tiber for an angry look ! You saw our entrance from the Gaulish war?
Pagina 97 - OUR long dispute must close. Take one proof more Of this rebellion. Lucius Catiline Has been commanded to attend the senate. He dares not come ! I now demand your votes ! Is he condemned to exile...
Pagina 326 - Tis not the cold romancer's ecstacy, The flame new lit at every passing eye, But the high impulse that the stately soul Feels slow engross it, but engross it whole ; Yet seeks it not, nay, turns with stern disdain On its own weakness that can wear a chain ; Still wrestling with the angel, till its pride Feels all the strength departed from its side. Then join'd, and join'd for ever, — loving, lov'd, Life's darkest hours are met, and met unmov'd ; Hand link'd in hand, the wedded pair pass on Thro...