Poetry & Verse
On the Day of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)173 words
From the last hill that looks on thy once holy dome, I beheld thee, oh Sion! when rendered to Rome: 'Twas thy last sun went...
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From the last hill that looks on thy once holy dome, I beheld thee, oh Sion! when rendered to Rome: 'Twas thy last sun went down, and the flames of thy fall Flashed back on the last glance I gave to thy wall. I looked for thy temple--I looked for my home, And forgot for a moment my bondage to come; I beheld but the death-fire that fed on thy fane, And the fast-fettered hands that made vengeance in vain.…
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