Lord Byron: The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.

The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming — Lord Byron

The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.

Lord Byron

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