Poetry & Verse
"By the Waters of Babylon."
By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)106 words
In the valley of waters we wept on the day When the host of the Stranger made Salem his prey; And our heads on our...
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In the valley of waters we wept on the day When the host of the Stranger made Salem his prey; And our heads on our bosoms all droopingly lay, And our hearts were so full of the land far away! The song they demanded in vain--it lay still In our souls as the wind that hath died on the hill-- They called for the harp--but our blood they shall spill Ere our right hands shall teach them one tone of their skill.…
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