The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2Knight and Lacey, 1823 |
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Page 15
... woman's wildest funeral wail : That quenched in silence , all is still , But the lattice that flaps when the wind is shrill : Though raves the gust , and floods the rain , No hand shall close its clasp again . On desart sands ' twere ...
... woman's wildest funeral wail : That quenched in silence , all is still , But the lattice that flaps when the wind is shrill : Though raves the gust , and floods the rain , No hand shall close its clasp again . On desart sands ' twere ...
Page 19
... woman's form his eyes ; The unwonted chase each hour employs , Yet shares he not the hunter's joys . Not thus was Hassan wont to fly When Leila dwelt in his Serai . Doth Leila there no longer dwell ? That tale can only Hassan tell ...
... woman's form his eyes ; The unwonted chase each hour employs , Yet shares he not the hunter's joys . Not thus was Hassan wont to fly When Leila dwelt in his Serai . Doth Leila there no longer dwell ? That tale can only Hassan tell ...
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... woman is but dust , A soulless toy for tyrant's lust ? On her might Muftis gaze , and own That through her eye the Immortal shone ; On her fair cheek's unfading hue The young pomegranate's 23 blossoms strew Their bloom in blushes ever ...
... woman is but dust , A soulless toy for tyrant's lust ? On her might Muftis gaze , and own That through her eye the Immortal shone ; On her fair cheek's unfading hue The young pomegranate's 23 blossoms strew Their bloom in blushes ever ...
Page 34
... thine hour of need , Or blade to bid thy foeman bleed ; But if a dagger's form it bear , Let those who shape its edge , beware ! Thus passion's fire , and woman's art , Can turn and tame the sterner heart ; From these 34 THE GIAOUR .
... thine hour of need , Or blade to bid thy foeman bleed ; But if a dagger's form it bear , Let those who shape its edge , beware ! Thus passion's fire , and woman's art , Can turn and tame the sterner heart ; From these 34 THE GIAOUR .
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... woman's hand « Assume the distaff - not the brand . « But , Haroun ! -to my daughter speed : « And bark - of thine own head take heed- < « < If thus Zuleika oft takes wing- << Thou see'st yon bow - it hath a string ! » V No sound from ...
... woman's hand « Assume the distaff - not the brand . « But , Haroun ! -to my daughter speed : « And bark - of thine own head take heed- < « < If thus Zuleika oft takes wing- << Thou see'st yon bow - it hath a string ! » V No sound from ...
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