...side stood scribes, prepared to record the names both of the daring and the backward. " A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis;...counted them at break of day, — And when the sun set, whore were they ? " The Grecian commanders lost no time in preparing to meet their multitudinous opponents....

...alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persian's grave, A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis...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 ? On thy voiceless shore,...

...might still be free ; For, standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis...men in 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,...

...might still be free For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men and nations — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set — where were...

...For standing on the Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sat on the rocky hrow, Which looks o'er seaborn Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; all were bis ! He counted them at break of day ; And when the sun set, where were they?" Such passages illustrate...

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...ears of the Persian king, who was seated on a lofty throne which overlooked the harbour. " A king sat on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis...break of day, And when the sun set — where were they ? " BYRON. At first they hesitated and wavered, but it was only for a moment. When they rallied, the...

...own'd No god till now, awe-struck, with many a prayer * A king sate on the rocky brow Which look« o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay...at break of day— And when the sun set, where were theyl 75 Adored the earth and sky. When now the troops Had ceased their invocations to the gods, O'er...

...formerly belonged, that sudden misfortunes assailed the father. ' Ships, wealth, general confidence, All were his; He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they ? ' " The frowns of fortune and the world he might have straggled with ; but domestic jars (for his...