The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2Knight and Lacey, 1823 |
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... thou craven crouching slave : Say , is not this Thermopyla ? These waters blue that round you lave , Oh servile offspring of the free- Pronounce what sea , what shore is this ? The gulf , the rock of Salamis ! These scenes , their story ...
... thou craven crouching slave : Say , is not this Thermopyla ? These waters blue that round you lave , Oh servile offspring of the free- Pronounce what sea , what shore is this ? The gulf , the rock of Salamis ! These scenes , their story ...
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... thou glidest by , Right well I view and deem thee one Whom Othman's sons should slay or shun . On - on he hastened , and he drew My gaze of wonder as he flew : Though like a demon of the night He passed and vanished from my sight , His ...
... thou glidest by , Right well I view and deem thee one Whom Othman's sons should slay or shun . On - on he hastened , and he drew My gaze of wonder as he flew : Though like a demon of the night He passed and vanished from my sight , His ...
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... thou Of foreign garb and fearful brow ? And what are these to thine or thee , That thou should'st either pause or flee ? He stood some dread was on his face , Soon hatred settled in its place : It rose not with the reddening flush Of ...
... thou Of foreign garb and fearful brow ? And what are these to thine or thee , That thou should'st either pause or flee ? He stood some dread was on his face , Soon hatred settled in its place : It rose not with the reddening flush Of ...
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... thou ? -this low salam 15 << Replies of Moslem faith I am . << The burthen ye so gently bear , « Seems one that claims your utmost care , << And , doubtless , holds some precious freight , « < My humble bark would gladly wait . » << Thou ...
... thou ? -this low salam 15 << Replies of Moslem faith I am . << The burthen ye so gently bear , « Seems one that claims your utmost care , << And , doubtless , holds some precious freight , « < My humble bark would gladly wait . » << Thou ...
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... word << Arose unheeded or unheard . << Thou Paynim fool ! could Leila's prayer << Be passed , and thine accorded there ? << I watched my time , I leagued with these , The traitor in his turn to seize ; My wrath 26 THE GIAOUR .
... word << Arose unheeded or unheard . << Thou Paynim fool ! could Leila's prayer << Be passed , and thine accorded there ? << I watched my time , I leagued with these , The traitor in his turn to seize ; My wrath 26 THE GIAOUR .
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