 them power while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey 40 The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine...  Prisoner of Chillon - Page 66by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1898 - 63 pagesFull view - About this book
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