The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2John Murray, 1828 |
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Page 19
... things have mercy shown To every failing but their own , And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame . The Mind , that broods o'er guilty woes , Is like the Scorpion girt by fire , In circle narrowing as it glows ...
... things have mercy shown To every failing but their own , And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame . The Mind , that broods o'er guilty woes , Is like the Scorpion girt by fire , In circle narrowing as it glows ...
Page 38
... thing that crawls " Most noxious o'er a dungeon's walls , " Than pass my dull , unvarying days , " Condemn'd to meditate and gaze . " Yet , lurks a wish within my breast " For rest - but not to feel ' tis rest . " Soon shall my fate ...
... thing that crawls " Most noxious o'er a dungeon's walls , " Than pass my dull , unvarying days , " Condemn'd to meditate and gaze . " Yet , lurks a wish within my breast " For rest - but not to feel ' tis rest . " Soon shall my fate ...
Page 44
... thing he dares to spurn : " The bird that sings within the brake , 66 The swan that swims upon the lake , " One mate , and one alone , will take . " And let the fool still prone to range , " And sneer on all who cannot change ...
... thing he dares to spurn : " The bird that sings within the brake , 66 The swan that swims upon the lake , " One mate , and one alone , will take . " And let the fool still prone to range , " And sneer on all who cannot change ...
Page 47
... thing the living fear . " I wander , father ! for my soul 66 66 Is fleeting towards the final goal . I saw her , friar ! and I rose Forgetful of our former woes ; " And rushing from my couch , I dart , " And clasp her to my desperate ...
... thing the living fear . " I wander , father ! for my soul 66 66 Is fleeting towards the final goal . I saw her , friar ! and I rose Forgetful of our former woes ; " And rushing from my couch , I dart , " And clasp her to my desperate ...
Page 52
... thing living , and often alluded to in eastern poetry . Note 11 , page 16 , line 18 . To bless the sacred " bread and salt . " To partake of food , to break bread and salt with your host , insures the safety of the guest : even 52 NOTES .
... thing living , and often alluded to in eastern poetry . Note 11 , page 16 , line 18 . To bless the sacred " bread and salt . " To partake of food , to break bread and salt with your host , insures the safety of the guest : even 52 NOTES .
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