 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 462 halaman
...him such a doom ! His only glory was that hour Of self-upheld, abandoned power. VIII. The Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell,...neither known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. EX. But thou — from thy reluctant hand The thunderbolt is wrung — VOL. iv. — 80 Too late thou... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1904 - 606 halaman
...Fifth but so so ; but Napoleon worst of all." — Journal, April 9, 1814, Letters, 1898, ii. 409.] A strict accountant of his beads, A subtle disputant...neither known A bigot's shrine, nor despot's throne. DC. But thou — from thy reluctant hand The thunderbolt is wrung — Too late thou leaVst the high... | |
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The Spaniard, when the lust of sway Had lost its quickening spell, Cast crowns for rosaries away, An empire for a cell... 
