 Chaldea's seers are good, But here they have no skill ; And the unknown letters stood Untold and awful still. And Babel's men of age Are wise and deep in lore ; But now they were not sage, They saw — but knew no more. A captive in the land, A stranger...  Hebrew Melodies - Σελίδα 35των George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1815 - 53 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's trnth. The lamps aronnd were hright, The propheey in view ; He read it on that night, — The morrow proved it trne. « Belshazzar's grave is made, His kingdom pass'd away, He in the halance weigh'd, Is light and... | |
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...They saw — but knew no more. 5. A captive in the land, A stranger and a youth, He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's truth. The lamps around...read it on that night, — The morrow proved it true. 6. " Belshazzar's grave is made, " His kingdom pass'd away, " He, in the balance weigh'd, " Is light... | |
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...sage, They saw — but knew no more. A captive in the land, A stranger and a youth, He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's truth, The lamps around...in view ; He read it on that night, — The morrow \wo\cA. v\. Vv\w. " Bclshaz'/.ar's grave is made, His kmgdom pass'd away, Ho, in the balance weigh'd,... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 σελίδες
...sage, They saw — but knew no more. A captive in the land, A stranger and a youth, He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's truth. The lamps around...made, . His kingdom pass'd away, He, in the balance weigh'd Is light — and wortbless clay. The sbroud, his robe of state, His canopy the stone; The Mede... | |
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...sage, They saw — but knew no more. A captive in the land, A stranger and a youth, He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's truth. The lamps around...made, His kingdom pass'd away ; He, in the balance weigh'd, Is light and worthless clay. The shroud, his robe of state, His canopy, the stone ; The Mede... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 σελίδες
...sage, They saw — hut knew no more. A captive in the land, A stranger and a youth, He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's truth. The lamps around...it true. ' Belshazzar's grave is made, His kingdom passed away, He, in the balance weighed, Is light and worthless clay. The shroud, his robe of state,... | |
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...sage, They saw — but knew no more, A captive in the land, A stranger and a youth, He heard the king's command, He saw that writing's truth. The lamps around...true. " Belshazzar's grave is made, " His kingdom passed away, " He, in the balance weighed, " Is light and worthless clay. " The shroud, his robe of... | |
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