Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-27
THE AGE OF BRONZE.
BY LORD BYRON ICopfinue2l

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Hover, the victor or" hundred rrhts!
Tho. Rome, who saw'sj thy C1,>ar's deeds Uuldone!
Alas Why past he too the GuhiOuul
TIE tub'cnn al mau'S wnhrne,l rights,
o nerd with vulgar Kings and parasites.
Egypt. from whose all daelrsS tomLs arose
torg!''eg Pharaoh, from tIieir long rrpose,
And shpnh within their pyramids n hear
new cainhySes numbering in their
w .le ne dark shades OF firy ages stood
Lihe startled cia'ts by Niles famous food;
OR from the pyramids tall pinnacle
Uchrld tie desert peupleu, rs from he'll
Nit' c,a,hing hosts, who Strrwtd the barren sand
10 reunnUre the uncultiVa,cd land
spain which. "a 'unmcnt mindless of the Cid,
B"hrid nj banner nnuting ihy Madrid
Austria. which saw iiiy iSirc-ta'en cnpitnl
Twice spared, to he the tTaitress OF his fall,
fe race OF Frederic '-FrCderics but nm name
A nH ia'sehood-heir> TO all except hi, fame;
- hhi Cru>hed hi Jena, crUuchcd at Berlin, tell
IisS', and bul rsSe Ia follow We vino dwell
Mh.rr Kosciu>So dweit. rrmernbeiin. vet
The 0Ip'i,t amount OF GATHERINGS bloody tIrbti
n1 "er winch 'hc averaging angel past,
1a, len thee a he found thee, still waste;
forgetting ali lily sIiil enduring claim,
lhy inIlct people aud extiusuishrd name;
~ SiSn tor freedom. tn, long flowing tear,
maj s"nhs: That crashes Ia the 'yroni'S ear;
4Susciu>Sn Or--un-on--lle thirst of var
iaSps for ihe gore 90 seris and ut their Car;
nc !'ali harhdIic MosrnN's minarets
1'c'ln in the sun, but ''iS II sun tina, sets
Moscow thou !imii OF his tong career,
""r witch rude Charles had wTpt his iruLen tear
20 see N vai,'--te saw ihec--huv! with spirc
Ana palace iiiei to one common ire
10 MS - soldier lent his kiudliu, match
TO this tue peasant gave his cottage thatch
20 tnis Tue merchant hung hi boarded store,
lie prince MS hali--aGd, MluScuyv was mo- ilurc,
5uhiimrst vi yvlcanus Etuas dame
r"'eS before thine, and quenehess necla's tame;
scsuViuS s.ews hiS bln7e, an usual sirht
For gaping tourists, tram his haekuie! height;
laoH sant. ~ uHrivRiled. TIL the Er,
"a come IN "h'ch MI empires snail expire.
l'pu other element as strong and stern
10 teach lesson cuugrer,rs " IN NOT le1rn
VI Mn.>i icy wing Tapped DER the tiltc,ing oc,
lu fell hero wiki each iahe of snow
How dd thy numbing bcak amt silent fang
tirrct' tilI hnSis peIishd with n single uaiy
~ Val" shall Seine look up along his b,nAs
Eur The gay thousands Of his uashin- r,nL,
In vain shsli France recall b.nr,tl, her vines
tSr H"nin th-ir blood flows faster than her wines;
or >'"gn'nt IN their human ice remain,
az 'fpsen munimteS on the Polar mains
IN vas vail ltaly's broad sun awaken
~ I"'lied as beams are now forsaLen.
What shaii return! The cunIuerur', Lruken carl
IN, lhr e"hluerors yet unbroken heart! again
Ite morn OF holand sounds, aud not IN vain.
Lnilen' where fell the SNede VI victory
BehodS him Conquer hui alas not die:
nfrsnen surveys three deSputs ly once more
n nvio't t"etr SoNereign,-soNere. sn before;
Nut ihrie eN hausiei fortune quits tbs field
Aad Leipsies treason bids ,hF unvtngtii,hed Weld;
lhc saxon JackH!i leaves the lions ,i,...
I0tugn The bear 5, aud VOLTS and Ejx's guide
ANA backward 10 the den OF his despair
. 80 forest inOuarch Shrinks but finds mo- lair!
IN ;" ani cath "nd all Oh, France who found
~! 'n"S lar acids plnn2h'd up as hostile ground
Disputed foot ny fool, I'LL treason, stiil
lis Only VICTOR, from iIuntmartre's Hill
IIoked down DER uampled Paris ; and tbou i.le
winch stest Etruria from Thy rauiparts smile.
10" mn'neniary shelter Of his nriir
49, ~ WpNeu ol laig"r, his yet weeping bride
W. trNh'e ret"Aeh ~ a. ,inL, march,
Whnse pain was thsou- one lonr tri,,,nnbaI arch
On, blon'!y Rnd most bootirss Wnierion
Mhrh proves how fools may have ;hri- f,-,uncS I'm,
won han by bunder, half bv trrachcry.
On dd!i Saint Helen with thy taller uif,b-
.. .ie"t near trouicthrus from his rock appeal
- ear IN, air, ocean, all that felt or feel
iiis power ami glory, all who VET shall hear
a name eternal ds the ROLL z wear;
he teaches ihrn the lesson tau.,hi so nnr
H. - ~ sl.
y S'nse step into the right Ind made
luis kan the Washington OF worlds BETRAYED:
sing!e step mo Tue rong has siye,
~ name = ,'nupt 10 ali the Winds of heaven;
ne rec" ~ Fortune aud If thruncs the rod
~ game 'he MViuch ~ The dcuigud;
Hls S"rh'tys Cesar, Eurnue's Hannibal
Winut ihcir decent dignity OF fall
gee vanity herself bad better taught
q suTer pain even To- the fame M. soupht
by printing out pn hi,ury's iTt,itle,st noe
Zen thousand cunquerurs for u single, sai,o
"tnf nI,.'AtiIs quiet mcinory climbs heaven,
S"hihs the lightning which he theme. hal n riyen
~ =. living Eom Tue no less kindlrd earth
rIse"ol ana peace 10 That witch bn,St, his birlh:
, ~ mug W. A1hngtpn's 0a'ch-wurd such as ne'sr
I' SINK Ni'Ir theie's AN echo left Ia air
" hs even the Spanards thirst of gold ami war
FnfSrts PizlrrO Ia shout DO WAR
Gus way must The same Atlantic wave
MhIeh waited freedom grid u tvrant's praye-
une hinS vi AingS, aud ei Cf slaves tie slave
y. '. u" burst .he chains 81 millions to renew
ne 'e'! letters Which his arm broke through
AnI crash the rights of Europe ami hi, own
u""sens aud throne
L..
Bni twill not be-thc sparks ayynkcnpd-lot
M sw"rthy Spaniard ircs his former gl,,v:
.rb s',ie ifh Spirit which heat back The Moor
ihi"uB" riS long ages of alternate gore
keEiNes--"nd where in thai aycp.rns cline
W"tle Slaih was once synoiiinuus Nth crime
. Mhere Cot,e'' end p'Iarros banner hev
hnr iildni world rrdeeIus her name nf /. NM
:, b, Tue ofd aspiration breatIed afresb
~ hiuuir souls WITHIN degraded lrsh
It, u" - .epuiseu 'he PERSIAN from the shore
~ '.Ie Greece '''s-No. she still is Greece once more
S Cnc common rause makes myTiads of one breast
On Ssi n. ' ae Fast as, or lieiots ofIhe We,ti
u hc Sel-same standard streams DER either ,ynrIJ.
. me a'henian wears again liarrodius' sword;
. rne mn ehiet adjurea his foreign lord
ihs spartan knows himself nce more n C;rrek.
iIonhe Freedom plumes the crest vi eaIi Caciqpe
g. oa,iIns Htspuis heinnied either shore,
- l"h Ediny from the r0used Atlantic, r,art
sl =, C,Hip's stT"it Use rolling tides advance,
sweeps nightly ny the hhlf tamed land Of france
Da;n tr lle OLD Spaniard's cradle and would fain
Onl'e A"sOuia 10 the NIGH; main
lat driven from thence awhile, We; no, for ave
a. s,,NccN 80, - % 'A4 Hs2ean, mindful Of The day
VI 9N'uhis-ilere, there, ile wave, arise
So' To be iuIed b. tyrant victories
I i ies.' abandoned ia their utmost need
~: ~ DIii'ii'Hs uniO whom they gave their creed
he des"iIieti lands, ibc riva,tlt isle '
iLe l'sIs'e.i ieui encouraged 10 tyqpiile
Tue All eylded, and the cold deL,y
i Trt,"',"seu Out 80 The hope To make ? prey;
'heae sdiI tell TIE tale, and Gfeece can shs,v
"e lal'e friend worse than the il.t,,ri,ie foe
"a. 'n'' IS well Greeks ony should Tree tirgeer
1,"t Tue Sarbarian, wiiiI his masa of peaec
80" s4Vuli TIE AuiJcrdt Of lIuudlrs be
he KING ~ scris, anu set the natr5nt free,
prt'er 'I'll serve the naughty lussulmau
i"an swell the C0ssaques pr,siinp caravan.
Dei'cr siill toll for masters dian n,v1if
ihe sIaFe % slaves, before "a Russian mir
N"HDcFeu Oy bOrde-, human capitnt
y ave estate, Existing but fyr tifaiL
1'tei ny thousands, as q inr-t reward
.U' .hc hist courier 30 the C4dr'. regard:
H"'i@ 'hcf Immediate owner vrs,r t7.t,s
iis s'ecpt sats dreaming Of sih.fi.'s vases
De'ttt SutcnmO even 90 tLeir own dc.p,ir
Anu dfi'c TIE es'Icl ibtu purvpv tb, i,.sr
VIZ.
but nor alone within tito bunrirst CLINE
N"eIe freedom dates her birth with fiaf OF Time
an, ""' "l'pe where, plunged iu uirit = rfoy.,l
~ iU-e' J'rErh Co % du1iou. ,irud.
."t uf"n rryifes; renowned. rur,tr.i, -,.,;,
~. 'f nlct tie insacr frou her I'D aim
70 TOW the Roman tfi ie nor .'ui.r L.ris
1fnitid her ncils u.s. lists t1 prove t,, s,,,,,.I
~, hp" Tue Nsnd1i ur tic Ni,igsth
t'i.'ie We pi"IIs tiife .tsarrfi o., 10th
.sp' ''i t-fy" uI his mountain rr,f.
~ e "tT.ite lli.isi. II e thousand year-
= "'' seed o. sDwu ari retgsd, o. Gn ths 11,o-
4't". o" o tc'pucf oY Lt5 dustt ,iurr
t''s 'h zoe pea ants song or POETS i7vc
20 "N'i' We memory pf Ai.n-rrayr
a"' Htt.i ant o." caytiye victor. 'Ctlr~
.h W 'Ae narihfJus rcair f,, 81, LEND. fi,ov e,r,,.
go ,ue'e are cJur-fa. ir f,th ii,is sy,-l. s,
i. sSl ttii more Anurhri-tiui foe. Than tii..t