 Our flag the sceptre all who meet obey. Ours the wild life in tumult still to range From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who can tell? not thou, luxurious slave ! Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave; Not thou, vain lord of wantonness...  The Corsair - Page 5by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 55 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1866 - 298 pages
...range From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Ah ! who can tell ; not thou luxurious slave, Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou, vain lord of wantonness and ease, Whose slumber soothes not, pleasure cannot please. Ah! who can tell, save he whose heart has tried,... | |
 | John Lewis Peyton - 1867 - 696 pages
...inspiriting lines of Byron recurred to my memory — " Oh, who can tell ? not thou, luxurious slave, Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou,...whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the water's wide, The exulting sense — the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1867 - 740 pages
...luxurious slave ! Who«! soul would sicken o'er the henving wave ; Kot thou, vain lord of wan tonne« . вате he whose heart hath tried, And danced In triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1868 - 666 pages
...range From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who cm tell? not thou, luxurious slave 1 Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou, vain lord of wantonness and ease 1 Whom slumber- soothes not — pleasure cannot please — Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath... | |
 | Raphael Semmes - 1869 - 862 pages
...range, From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who can tell? Not thou, luxurious slave, Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou,...lord of wantonness and ease, Whom slumber soothes not — pleasures cannot please ; Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph... | |
 | Raphael Semmes - 1869 - 864 pages
...range, From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who can tell ? Not thou, luxurious slave, Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave; Not thou,...lord of wantonness and ease, Whom slumber soothes not —pleasures cannot please; Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph... | |
 | ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES - 1869 - 850 pages
...range, From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who can tell? Not thou, luxurious slave, Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou,...lord of wantonness and ease, Whom slumber soothes not — pleasures cannot please ; Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried. And danced in triumph... | |
 | John T. Watson - 1869 - 524 pages
...and survey our home ! BYRON s Corsair Oh ! who can tell, save he whose heart htm tneu, 'And danc'd in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting "sense...pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of the trackless way ! BYRON'S Corsair. The polish'd mirror of the lake, In which the deep reflected sky... | |
 | Henry Llewellyn Williams - 1870 - 204 pages
...range From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who can tell 1 not thou, luxurious slave ! Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave; Not thou,...ease ! Whom slumber soothes not— pleasure cannot pleaseOn, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide,... | |
 | John Sherer - 1870 - 526 pages
...spirit which Byron infuses into the breast of his Conrad — " Oh, who can tell save he whose heart has tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide,...sense — the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wand'rer of that trackless way 1 That, for itself, can woo the approaching fight, And turns what some... | |
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