Poetry & Verse
By the Rivers of Babylon We Sat Down and Wept
By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)130 words
We sate down and wept by the waters Of Babel, and thought of the day When our foe, in the hue of his slaughters, Made...
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We sate down and wept by the waters Of Babel, and thought of the day When our foe, in the hue of his slaughters, Made Salem's high places his prey; And Ye, oh her desolate daughters! Were scattered all weeping away. While sadly we gazed on the river Which rolled on in freedom below, They demanded the song; but, oh never That triumph the Stranger shall know!…
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