Читать книгу Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (With Byron's Biography) - Lord Byron - Страница 41

What beauties doth Lisboa43 first unfold!as Her image floating on that noble tide, Which poets vainly pave with sands of gold,at But now whereon a thousand keels did ride Of mighty strength, since Albion was allied, And to the Lusians did her aid afford: A nation swoln with ignorance and pride,44 Who lick yet loathe the hand that waves the swordau To save them from the wrath of Gaul's unsparing lord.