To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left... Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lord Byron - Page 333by George Clinton - 1828 - 756 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1831 - 488 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God." LITERARY CRITICISM. Tile Characters of Theophraslus ; illustrated by Physiognomical Sketches. To which... | |
| 1831 - 486 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were » sod, By Bonnivard ! — May none those marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God." LITERARY... | |
| François Bonivard - 1831 - 876 pages
...prison is a holy place, « And tby sad floor an altar — tor'twas trod, « Until his very steps hâve left a trace « Worn, as if thy cold pavement were...marks efface! •< For they appeal from tyranny to God (i). » voir pas été à temps suffisamment informé de l'histoire de Bonnivard, pour célébrer son... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 pages
...wings on every wind. Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 't was trod, Until his very steps have left a trace, Worn,...efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God. THE PRISONER OF CHILLON. i. My hair a gray, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night,' As... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...wings on every wind. Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 't was trod, Until his very steps have left a trace, Worn,...efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God. THE PRISONER OF CHILLON. i. My hair is gray, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night,*... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind hillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a trace Vorn, as if thy cold pavement was a sod, By Bonnivard I — May none those marks efface For they aipeal... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - 852 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom. And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillón ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...— for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a (race Worn, as if thy cold pavement was a sod, By Bonnivard ! — May none those marks efface ! For... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place. And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until liis very steps have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard ! — May... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 356 pages
...Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...marks efface! For they appeal from tyranny to God. (1) [In the first draught, the sonnet opens thus — " Beloved Goddess of the chainless mind ! Brightest... | |
| William Brockedon - 1833 - 356 pages
...allowed to proceed. V --l I f • f THE DUNGEON OF CHILLON. From • Dmixg by C. Stnfidd, ARA " Chillon ! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar...his very steps have left a trace, Worn, as if thy soft pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard ! May none these marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny... | |
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