...be called the "Cycle of Babylon," since it found its first great example in Henley's famous lines: "I was a king in Babylon, And you were a Christian slave." We are disquieted to see among our poets so many descendants of the ancient royalties of Babylon, Syria,...

..."He hath put down the mighty from their seats." Luke 1 :52. KING IN BABYLON, by Burton E. Stevenson. "I was a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave." WF Henley's Echoes. A DEPUTY WAS KING, by GB Stern. "There was then no king in Edom ; a deputy was...

...nothing to complain of; and Man Friday on that ot her island would have bored me, had I been Crusoe. When I was a king in Babylon and you were a Christian slave, I promptly freed you. Anarchistic? Yes; and I have no defense to offer, except the rather lame one...

...the book is a fine blendin? of realism and idealism. Small, Maynard & Co. The lines of Henley's poem, When I was a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave, form the inspiration of a thrilling tale by Burton E. Stevenson, entitled "A King in Babylon." A moving...

...an — ¿- a 250 Bernhard Fehr Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world to the grave, I was a King in Babylon, And you were a Christian slave 9. Durch Verbindung mit dem Erblichkeitsgedanken hat Oscar Wilde diese dem Bedürfnis des Romans entsprechend...

...unconquerable soul . . . or ' Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world to the grave, I was a King in Babylon And you were a Christian Slave . . . and we do so with a pleasure that we do not question. But Henley very rarely came to this excellence...

...to echo WE Henley's "To WA": Or ever the Knightly years were gone With the old world to the grave, I was a King in Babylon And you were a Christian Slave. It might also be observed here that Margot's lover's name, "Chokey," is British slang for "prison."...

...employers. In emerging as the dominant male, the butler wins the love of Lady Mary. He says to her: "I was a King in Babylon and you were a Christian slave." Quick as a flash DeMille turned the film into a lavish Babylonian fantasy. The butler is King, Lady...

...'The Finest Story in the World'' Or ever the knighdy years were gone With the old world to the grave, I was a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave. WE HENLEY His NAME WAS CHARLIE MEARS; he was the only son of his mother who was a widow, and he lived...

...however, may be less familiar: Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world to the grave, I was a king in Babylon And you were a Christian slave. NOTES: The play opened in the West End (London) on 4 November 1902. COMMENT: It comes as something...