 I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony ; And his droop'd head sinks gradually low ; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one,...  The Works of Lord Byron: Childe Harold's pilgrimage - Pagina 157door George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1847 - 568 pagina’s
...: He leans apon hie band — hie manly brow Consente to death, bat conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops ebbing alow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one. Like the first of a thunder sbower; and now The arena... | |
 | 1911 - 696 pagina’s
...the stage is time, the play is the world." — Alex. Smith. (b) "I see before me the gladiator lie; He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low." — Byron. 5. Both in prose and poetry, but more commonly in the... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1819 - 240 pagina’s
...itself, or your copy ? . ' ft I sco before me the Gladiator lie,: . •. •• " He leans upon las head his manly brow ; . " Consents to death, but conquers..." And his droop'd head sinks gradually low : " And from bis side the last drops, Ming slow, " From the tadgath, fall heavy, one by one, " Like the frst... | |
 | George Gordon Byron - 1994 - 884 pagina’s
...spot ? Both are but theatre« where the chief actors rot. CXL. I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand— his manly brow Consents...droop'd head sinks gradually low— And through his aide the last drops, ebbing slow Prom the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower;... | |
 | John Varriano - 1995 - 304 pagina’s
...upon his hand - his manly brow Consents to his death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks low, And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow...gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder shower; and now The arena swims around him - he is gone, Ere ceased the human shout which hailed... | |
 | David B. Cohen - 1995 - 372 pagina’s
...is again at his window, dying in the arms of Bankhead. Like an ancient Greek chorus, Byron speaks: He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony; And his drooped head sinks gradually low; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash,... | |
 | Frederick Burwick, Jürgen Klein - 1996 - 576 pagina’s
...And still the cheated eye expects his fall. (Liberty 4: 152-62)14 I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand - his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony. And his drooped head sinks gradually low And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash,... | |
 | Bruce Redford - 1996 - 156 pagina’s
...situates the Dying Gaul in particular within a rousing mini-epic: I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1996 - 868 pagina’s
...or listed spot? Both are but theatres where the chief actors rot. I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand - his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, 1255 And his droop'd head sinks gradually low And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From... | |
 | James A. W. Heffernan - 2004 - 261 pagina’s
...still the cheated eye expects his fall. (Liberty 4. 152-62) Byron: I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red... | |
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