The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2Knight and Lacey, 1823 |
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... tell , and sad to trace , Each step from splendour to disgrace ; Enough no foreign foe could quell Thy soul , till from itself it fell , Yes ! self - abasement paved the way To villain - bonds and despot - sway . - What can he tell who ...
... tell , and sad to trace , Each step from splendour to disgrace ; Enough no foreign foe could quell Thy soul , till from itself it fell , Yes ! self - abasement paved the way To villain - bonds and despot - sway . - What can he tell who ...
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... tell : Strange rumours in our city say Upon that eve she fled away When Rhamazan's last sun was set , 18 And flashing from each minaret Millions of lamps proclaimed the feast Of Bairam through the boundless East . ' Twas then she went ...
... tell : Strange rumours in our city say Upon that eve she fled away When Rhamazan's last sun was set , 18 And flashing from each minaret Millions of lamps proclaimed the feast Of Bairam through the boundless East . ' Twas then she went ...
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... tell , But gaze on that of the Gazelle , It will assist thy fancy well ; As large , as languishingly dark , But soul beamed forth in every spark That darted from beneath the lid , Bright as the jewel of Giamschid . 20 Yea , Soul , and ...
... tell , But gaze on that of the Gazelle , It will assist thy fancy well ; As large , as languishingly dark , But soul beamed forth in every spark That darted from beneath the lid , Bright as the jewel of Giamschid . 20 Yea , Soul , and ...
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... the pass the rebels stood , And few returned to tell the tale Of what befell in Parne's vale . The pistols which his girdle bore Were those that once a pasha wore , The foremost Tartar's in the gap , Conspicuous by his THE GIAOUR . 21.
... the pass the rebels stood , And few returned to tell the tale Of what befell in Parne's vale . The pistols which his girdle bore Were those that once a pasha wore , The foremost Tartar's in the gap , Conspicuous by his THE GIAOUR . 21.
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... 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 daughter , sister , wife ...
... 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 daughter , sister , wife ...
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