The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2John Murray, 1828 |
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Page 15
... last sad note that swell'd the gale Was woman's wildest funeral wail : That quench'd in silence , all is still , But the lattice that flaps when the wind is shrill : Though raves the gust , and floods the rain , THE GIAOUR . 15.
... last sad note that swell'd the gale Was woman's wildest funeral wail : That quench'd in silence , all is still , But the lattice that flaps when the wind is shrill : Though raves the gust , and floods the rain , THE GIAOUR . 15.
Page 17
... silent shore ; " Nay , leave the sail still furl'd , and ply “ The nearest oar that's scatter'd by , " And midway to those rocks where sleep " The channel'd waters dark and deep . " Rest from your task - so - bravely done , " Our course ...
... silent shore ; " Nay , leave the sail still furl'd , and ply “ The nearest oar that's scatter'd by , " And midway to those rocks where sleep " The channel'd waters dark and deep . " Rest from your task - so - bravely done , " Our course ...
Page 37
... silent bay , Unseen to drop by dull decay ; Better to sink beneath the shock Than moulder piecemeal on the rock ! " Father ! thy days have pass'd in peace , " " Mid counted beads , and countless prayer ; " To bid the sins of others ...
... silent bay , Unseen to drop by dull decay ; Better to sink beneath the shock Than moulder piecemeal on the rock ! " Father ! thy days have pass'd in peace , " " Mid counted beads , and countless prayer ; " To bid the sins of others ...
Page 48
... silence stands , " And beckons with beseeching hands ! " With braided hair , and bright - black eye- 66 I knew ' twas false - she could not die ! " But he is dead ! within the dell " I saw him buried where he fell ; " He comes not , for ...
... silence stands , " And beckons with beseeching hands ! " With braided hair , and bright - black eye- 66 I knew ' twas false - she could not die ! " But he is dead ! within the dell " I saw him buried where he fell ; " He comes not , for ...
Page 64
... silence than I now meditate ; but for some years to come it is my inten- tion to tempt no further the award of " Gods , men , nor columns . " In the present composition I have attempted not the most difficult , but , perhaps , the best ...
... silence than I now meditate ; but for some years to come it is my inten- tion to tempt no further the award of " Gods , men , nor columns . " In the present composition I have attempted not the most difficult , but , perhaps , the best ...
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