 And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?  Annual Report - Page 91894Full view - About this book
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 pages
...— all were his ; He counted them at t reak of day — And when the sun set — where were they ? And where are they ? And where art thou, My country...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something in the dearth of fume., Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - Readers (Elementary) - 1858 - 494 pages
...counted them at break of day; And, when the sun set, where were they? 5. And where are they ? and whera art thou, My country ? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now; 6. 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame', Though link'd among a fetter'd race', To feel at least a... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 pages
...nations ;— all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set, where were they ?J And where are they ? and where art thou, My country...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? • The Pieces following, to the end, are, from their great beauty and unobjectionable character,... | |
 | Benjamin Disraeli - 1859 - 298 pages
... 7J ALR 0 Y. BY B. DISRAELI, AUTHOR OF " IXION IN HEAVEN," ETC. " Where art thou, My Country ? On thy voiceless shore, The heroic lay is silent now ; The heroic bosom beats no more. And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day, — And when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they ? And where art thou, My country...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though linked among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they ? And where are they ? and where art thou, My country...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? "Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 pages
...Islands or the Canaries. He counted them at break of day — And -when the sun set, where were they?* 5. And where are they? and where art thou, My country?...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? 6. Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fetter'd race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
 | John Connery - Elocution - 1861 - 416 pages
...break of day — And when the sun set, where were they ! And where were they ? and where art thou I My country ! On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine ? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
 | T. R.. Barnes - 1964 - 340 pages
...them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they? And where are they? and where art them, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay...lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine? 'Tis something, in the dearth of fame, Though link'd among a fettered race, To feel at least a patriot's... | |
 | 1842 - 52 pages
...liberty and her bravery departed; and where now is the lovely isle ? Let the muse of Byron answer : -" On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more." She has passed away; " Fuit Ilium" is engraven indelibly on her time-honored barracks of rock. In lika... | |
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