 | Religion - 1815 - 892 pages
...rather should betray Scniq >ecret thought — than drag thai chief's to day. There was a laughing detil in his sneer That raised emotions both of rage and...his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — aud Mercy sighed farewell!" The last lines, we hinst repeat it, we think far too deeply traced... | |
 | Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...scrutiny, Lest he to Conrad rather should betray Some secret thought — than drag that chief's to day. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his Irown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sighed farewell ! Lone, wild, and strange,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 248 pages
...scrutiny, Lest he to Conrad rather should betray Some secret thought, than drag that chiefs to day. There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised...where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sighed farewell! X. Slight are the outward signs of evil thought, 22Q Within—within—'twas... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 246 pages
...scrutiny, Lest he to Conrad rather should betray Some secret thought, than drag that chiefs to day. There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised...where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sighed farewell! X. Slight are the outward signs of evil thought, 229 Within—within—'twas... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 336 pages
...scrutiny , Lest he to Conrad rather should betray Some secret thought, than drag that chief 's to day. There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage nnd fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Merry sighed farewell!... | |
 | Theater - 1821 - 436 pages
...powers he is so eminently gifted with. Lord Byron's words are not inupplicable in this place— . " There was a laughing devil in his sneer That raised...And where his frown of hatred darkly fell — Hope with'ring fled — and Mercy sighed — farewell." Indeed there is something in the contour of his... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 256 pages
...betray Some secret thought, than drag that chief's to day. There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, 225 That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, X. Slight are the outward signs of evil thought, Within—within—'twas there the spirit wrought!... | |
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1822 - 254 pages
...the shore, as the herd of deer follows the leading stag, with all manner of respectful observance. CHAPTER II. There was a laughing devil in his sneer,...where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sigh'd farewell. THE CoRSAIR, Canto I. THE ling or white fishery is the principal... | |
 | Walter Scott - Orkney - 1822 - 344 pages
...as the herd of deer follows the leading stag, with all manner of respectful observance. CHAPTER IX. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised...where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sigh'd farewell. THE CORSAIR, Canto I. THE ling or white fishery is the principal... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - Orkney (Scotland) - 1822 - 344 pages
...stag, with all manner of respectful observance. CHAPTER IX. There was a laughing devil in his meery That raised emotions both of rage and fear;' And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sigh'd farewelL THE CousAin, Canto I. THE ling or white fishery is the principal eirfployment... | |
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There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear ; /-And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, \_Hope withering fled — and Mercy sigh'd farewell ! x. 
