 | 1877 - 798 pàgines
...Waterloo, there lay Nasone snug and jolly, while a more tremendous Titan than he who lies under Etna — " Whose game was empires, and whose stakes were thrones...Whose table earth — whose dice were human bones " — was convulsing Europe from Cadiz to Moscow, from Reggio to Hamburg. The reign of Joseph Buonaparte... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1823 - 52 pàgines
...state ? Yes ! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild ? 50 Whose game was empires and whose stakes were thrones?...behold the eagle's lofty rage Reduced to nibble at his narrow cage ; Smile to survey the Queller of the Nations Now daily squabbling o'er disputed rations... | |
 | 1823 - 832 pàgines
...crawl'd of late, Chain'd to the chariot of the chieftain's state? Yes ! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild...whose dice were human bones ? Behold the grand result hi yon lone isle, And, as thy nature urges, weep or smile. Sigh to behold the eagle's lofty rage Reduced... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pàgines
...crawled of late, Chained to the chariot of the chieftain's state ? Yes ! where is he, the Champion arid the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild? Whose game was empires atid whose stakes were thrones? Whose table,' earth — whose dice were human bones? Behold the grand... | |
 | George Wentworth - 1824 - 378 pàgines
...crawled of late, Chained to the chariot of the chieftain's state ? Yes ! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild...behold the eagle's lofty rage Reduced to nibble "at his narrow cage ; Smile to survey the Queller of the Nations Now daily squabbling o'er disputed rations... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 pàgines
...the chariot of the chieftain's state ? Yes ! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that 's great or little, wise or wild ? Whose game was empires...behold the eagle's lofty rage Reduced to nibble at his narrow cage ; Smile to survey the Queller of the Nations Now daily squabbling o'er disputed rations... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 648 pàgines
...wise or wild ? 50 Whose game was empires and whose stakes were thrones ? Whose table earth—whose dice were human bones ? Behold the grand result in...behold the eagle's lofty rage Reduced to nibble at his narrow cage; Smile to survey the Queller of the Nations Now daily squabbling o'er disputed rations;... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pàgines
...crawled of late, Chained to the chariot of the chieftain's state ? Yes ! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild...empires and whose stakes were thrones? Whose table earth—whose dice were human bones ? Behold the grand result in yon lone isle, And, as thy nature... | |
 | John S. Skinner - 1824 - 434 pàgines
...crawled of lute, Chained to the chariot of the chieftain's state ! Yes! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild .' "Whose giimc was empires, and whose stakes were thrones— Whose table, eartli—whose dice were human bones?'... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 546 pàgines
...the chariot of the chieftain's state? Yes ! where is he, the champion and the child » Of all that 's great or little, wise or wild? Whose game was empires...behold the eagle's lofty rage Reduced to nibble at his narrow cage; Smile to survey the queller of the nations Now daily squabbling o'er disputed rations;... | |
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Yes ! where is he, the champion and the child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild ? Whose game was empires, and whose stakes were thrones ? Whose table earth — whose dice were human bones ? Behold the grand result in yon lone isle, And, as thy... 
