Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1J. Murray, 1833 - Europe |
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... summit of Lachin y Gair stood towering before the eyes of the future bard ; and the verses in which , not many years afterwards , he commemorated this sublime object , shew that , young as he was at the time , its frowning glories ...
... summit of Lachin y Gair stood towering before the eyes of the future bard ; and the verses in which , not many years afterwards , he commemorated this sublime object , shew that , young as he was at the time , its frowning glories ...
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... summit gradually assumes a more pointed form , as the angle of vision changes , and the mountain becomes fore- shortened by perspective . After passing the village of Crathy , the sinking ridges that stretch along the oppo- site shores ...
... summit gradually assumes a more pointed form , as the angle of vision changes , and the mountain becomes fore- shortened by perspective . After passing the village of Crathy , the sinking ridges that stretch along the oppo- site shores ...
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... summit , oh , Morven ! of snow , To gaze on the torrent that thunder'd beneath , Or the mist of the tempest that gathered below- I rose with the dawn ; with my dog as my guide , From mountain to mountain I bounded along ; I breasted the ...
... summit , oh , Morven ! of snow , To gaze on the torrent that thunder'd beneath , Or the mist of the tempest that gathered below- I rose with the dawn ; with my dog as my guide , From mountain to mountain I bounded along ; I breasted the ...
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... summit stretches horizontally to a great extent , it is far from presenting a heavy or in- elegant contour , for even where its broad front is displayed to the spectator , the brow of it is diversified by gentle inflections or pointed ...
... summit stretches horizontally to a great extent , it is far from presenting a heavy or in- elegant contour , for even where its broad front is displayed to the spectator , the brow of it is diversified by gentle inflections or pointed ...
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... summit of that hill she stood Looking afar if yet her lover's steed Kept pace with her expectancy , and flew . A change came o'er the spirit of my dream . There was an ancient mansion , and before Its walls there was a steed caparison'd ...
... summit of that hill she stood Looking afar if yet her lover's steed Kept pace with her expectancy , and flew . A change came o'er the spirit of my dream . There was an ancient mansion , and before Its walls there was a steed caparison'd ...
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