 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!  Crayon Sketches - Page 69by William Cox - 1833Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1814 - 378 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 frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sighed... | |
 | 1814 - 606 pages
...his changing cheek, At once the observer's purpose to espy, And on himself roll back his scrutiny. 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 sighed... | |
 | 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 emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sighed farewell!... | |
 | Literature - 1814 - 680 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 frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sighed... | |
 | 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 emotions both 'of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled—and Mercy sighed farewell!... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 152 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 emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sigh'd... | |
 | 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 emotions — both of rage and fear, And where his frown of hatred darkly fell — Hope with'ring fled — and Mercy sighed... | |
 | Luna (fict.name.) - 1821 - 634 pages
...determined to do, in a confidential communication to the baron and baroness Pandolfina. CHAPTER II. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred dark'y fell, Hope withering fled, and mercy sighed farewell.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1821 - 486 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 frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sighed... | |
 | John Watkins - Poets, English - 1822 - 476 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 frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and mercy sigh'd... | |
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