 | William Joseph Long - 1923 - 572 pages
...with a sword in every line." The old Viking would have been satisfied had his gleeman responded with : An hour passed on — the Turk awoke; That bright...die midst flame and smoke, And shout and groan and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightning from the mountain-cloud; And heard,... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1922 - 1086 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plataea's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...his last; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek. *5 ' To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! ' He woke — to die midst flame, and smoke, And... | |
 | William Rose Benét - 1925 - 576 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plataea's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain-cloud ; And heard,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 424 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood. On old Platan's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, ' ' To amis ! they come ! the G reek ! the Greek ! " He woke — to die midst Hame, and smoke. And shout,... | |
 | Richard Le Gallienne - 1925 - 448 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Platea's day; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...far as they. An hour passed on — the Turk awoke; He woke — to die midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1926 - 1160 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plataea's day; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...his last ; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, »5 ' To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek!1 He woke — to die midst flame, and smoke, And... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1926 - 1162 pages
...old Plataea's day; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there, * c With arm to strike and soul to dare, As quick, as...woke — to hear his sentries shriek. 'To arms! they Greek !' come! the Greek! -5 the He woke — to die midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and... | |
 | 1927 - 490 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Plataea's day; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there;...die midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and saber stroke, And death shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud; And heard,... | |
 | Bliss Carman - 1927 - 714 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Platxa's day; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain-cloud; And heard,... | |
 | Bliss Carman - 1927 - 722 pages
...thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Platxa's day; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of sires who conquered there,...midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre-stroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain-cloud; And heard,... | |
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An hour passed on — the Turk awoke; That bright dream was his last; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek, "To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek! 
