The Massacre at Scio

Author: William Cullen Bryant  | Date: 1824

THE MASSACRE AT SCIO

Weep not for Scio’s children slain;

Their blood, by Turkish falchions shed,

Sends not its cry to Heaven in vain

For vengeance on the murderer’s head.

Though high the warm red torrent ran

Between the flames that lit the sky,

Yet, for each drop, an armed man

Shall rise, to free the land, or die.

And for each corpse, that in the sea

Was thrown, to feast the scaly herds,

A hundred of the foe shall be

A banquet for the mountain-birds.

Stern rites and sad shall Greece ordain

To keep that day along her shore,

Till the last link of slavery’s chain

Is shattered, to be worn no more.

Related Resources

None available for this document.

Download Options


Title: The Massacre at Scio

Select an option:

*Note: A download may not start for up to 60 seconds.

Email Options


Title: The Massacre at Scio

Select an option:

Email addres:

*Note: It may take up to 60 seconds for for the email to be generated.

Chicago: William Cullen Bryant, The Massacre at Scio Original Sources, accessed March 28, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5NI43PRBV46PWWS.

MLA: Bryant, William Cullen. The Massacre at Scio, Original Sources. 28 Mar. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5NI43PRBV46PWWS.

Harvard: Bryant, WC, The Massacre at Scio. Original Sources, retrieved 28 March 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5NI43PRBV46PWWS.