This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...that she brought From Egypt and Sardinia? Where is the city, with its trade--Its merchant men renown'd of old--Its courts and halls in marble laid, And heaps of glitt'ring Spanish gold? Where are those high imperial seats On which her statesmen sat in fame--And where the thousand strong built fleets With which ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...that she brought From Egypt and Sardinia? Where is the city, with its trade--Its merchant men renown'd of old--Its courts and halls in marble laid, And heaps of glitt'ring Spanish gold? Where are those high imperial seats On which her statesmen sat in fame--And where the thousand strong built fleets With which she conquered on the main? Where are her warriors, mighty men, That march'd uncheck'd through Italy--And where the gallant Hannibal, Who led them there to victory? Where are her sages, senators, And soldiers brave who'crossed the Rhone--Her works of art--her spoils of war, And all the things she call'd her own? This Commonwealth has perish'd quite--Has perish'd so with all its store, No mortal now can tell the site "Where Carthage stood upon the shore. The land of Edom--where is she? All waste and desolate, indeed; She's scarcely left one thrifty tree, Or grass sufficient for a mead. Yet once a mighty people lived, And spread illustrious through that clime; They homage from the world receiv'd And greatly prospered in their time. There gayest mansions nobly stood, "With fields and fruits and flocks around--There princes dwelt, both wise and good, And ablest farmers till'd the ground. There cities, too, were grandly built, Which glitter'd brightly in the sun-There blood of battle oft was spilt And signal vict'ries proudly won. But now there's nothing to be seen But desolations all around; There are no fields in cheerful green, Nor flowrets springing from the ground. The costly villa, bright and fair, No more appears amid that land; Alas! there's little, little there, But barren wastes and drifting sand. Where is the land of Palestine, To which the pilgrims, fill'd with fears, (In desert lands almost unseen, ) Pursued their way for forty years?...
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Add this copy of Eighty Original Poems: Secular and Sacred, and Chiefly to cart. $44.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Wentworth Press.
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