...had the Persian's thousands stood, There had the glad earth drunk their blood On old Platsea's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air The sons of...midst flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard,...

...had the Persian thousands stood — There had the glad earth drank their blood. On old Platca's day ; And now there breathed that haunted air, The sons...bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Or ck ! ' He woke — to die 'midst flame...

...pressed that monarch's throne — a king ! As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. An hour passed on ; — the Turk awoke ; — That...bright dream was his last ; — He woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! " He woke — to die, midst flame...

...pressed that monarch's throne, a king : As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. An hour passed on : the Turk awoke : That bright dream was his last : He woke to hear his sentry's shriek, " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek f* He woke to die midst flame and smoke,...

...excellent illustration of transitions is from Parker's "Introductory Lessons." [Softly and slowly.] An hour passed on. The Turk awoke. That bright dream was his last. [More loudly.] He woke, to hear his sentry's shriek, [Very loud and rapid,] " To arms ! they come !...

...is presented with a few examples in which such a change of manner is required.] [Softly and slowly.] An hour passed on. The Turk awoke. That bright dream was his last. [More loudly.] He woke — to hear the sentry's shriek, [Very loud and rapid.] "To arms! they come...

...sons of sires who conquered there. With arms to strike, and souls to dare, As quick, as for as they. 3 An hour passed on; the Turk awoke; That bright dream...shriek " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek I " He woke, to die mid flame and smoke, And shout, and groan, and saber-stroke, And death-shota falling...

...monarch's throne, — a king; As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. An hour pass'd on — the Turk awoke : That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, " To arms ! they come : the Greek ! the Greek !" He woke — to die midst flame and...

...that monarch's throne, — a king ;, As wild his thoughts, and gay of wing, As Eden's garden bird. An hour passed on — the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentry's shriek, " To arms ! They come ! The Greek ! the Greek ! " He woke — to die 'midst flame,...

...blood On old Plataea's day ; And now these breathed that haunted air. The sons of sires who conquer'd there, With arm to strike, and soul to dare, As quick, as far as they. An hour pass'd on — the Turk awoke ; That bright dream was his last ; He woke — to hear his sentries shriek,...