The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2Knight and Lacey, 1823 |
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... quake to hear , And leave his sons a hope , a fame , They too will rather die than shame : For Freedom's battle once begun , Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son , Though baffled oft is ever won . Bear witness , 8 THE GIAOUR .
... quake to hear , And leave his sons a hope , a fame , They too will rather die than shame : For Freedom's battle once begun , Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son , Though baffled oft is ever won . Bear witness , 8 THE GIAOUR .
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... hear its melody by night . And oft had Hassan's childhood played Around the verge of that cascade ; And oft upon his mother's breast That sound had harmonized his rest ; And oft had Hassan's youth along Its bank been soothed by Beauty's ...
... hear its melody by night . And oft had Hassan's childhood played Around the verge of that cascade ; And oft upon his mother's breast That sound had harmonized his rest ; And oft had Hassan's youth along Its bank been soothed by Beauty's ...
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... hear the sound of coming feet , But not a voice mine ear to greet ; More near - each turban I can scan , And silver - sheathed ataghan ; 13 The foremost of the band is seen , An Emir by his garb of green : 14 « Ho ! who art thou ? -this ...
... hear the sound of coming feet , But not a voice mine ear to greet ; More near - each turban I can scan , And silver - sheathed ataghan ; 13 The foremost of the band is seen , An Emir by his garb of green : 14 « Ho ! who art thou ? -this ...
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... hear nor tongue can tell The tortures of that inward hell ! But first , on earth as Vampire 37 sent , Thy corse shall from its tomb be rent : Then ghastly haunt thy native place , And suck the blood of all thy race ; There from thy ...
... hear nor tongue can tell The tortures of that inward hell ! But first , on earth as Vampire 37 sent , Thy corse shall from its tomb be rent : Then ghastly haunt thy native place , And suck the blood of all thy race ; There from thy ...
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... hear the prayer , but utter none . « See - by the half - illumined wall << His hood fly back , his dark hair fall , That pale brow wildly wreathing round , « As if the Gorgon there had bound The sablest of the serpent - braid « That o ...
... hear the prayer , but utter none . « See - by the half - illumined wall << His hood fly back , his dark hair fall , That pale brow wildly wreathing round , « As if the Gorgon there had bound The sablest of the serpent - braid « That o ...
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