Selections from Byron: Childe Harold, Canto IV, The Prisoner of Chillon, Mazeppa, and Other PoemsGinn, 1911 - 185 pages |
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... born . " The wicked lord , " as he came to be known , having murdered a relative , Mr. Chaworth , bore an unenviable reputation . He left the ancestral property in " The wicked lord " The seaman and traveler a ruinous condition , and ...
... born . " The wicked lord , " as he came to be known , having murdered a relative , Mr. Chaworth , bore an unenviable reputation . He left the ancestral property in " The wicked lord " The seaman and traveler a ruinous condition , and ...
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... born in 1751 , and became a captain in the Guards . He was a dissipated , worthless fellow , " Mad Jack " known as " Mad Jack , " though his character seems to have been somewhat redeemed by a certain careless generosity and good nature ...
... born in 1751 , and became a captain in the Guards . He was a dissipated , worthless fellow , " Mad Jack " known as " Mad Jack , " though his character seems to have been somewhat redeemed by a certain careless generosity and good nature ...
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... ; " Hebrew Melodies " Byron made several speeches in Parliament , and created a favorable impression . As a born orator and a vigorous protester against what he considered oppression and tyranny , he might INTRODUCTION xxiii.
... ; " Hebrew Melodies " Byron made several speeches in Parliament , and created a favorable impression . As a born orator and a vigorous protester against what he considered oppression and tyranny , he might INTRODUCTION xxiii.
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... born actor , and happy only when in the lime- light . The pose was popular and effective . In Byron's mel- ancholy ; Au- London , Byronic melancholy became the vogue . gusta Leigh Even the poet's very peculiarities of dress were ...
... born actor , and happy only when in the lime- light . The pose was popular and effective . In Byron's mel- ancholy ; Au- London , Byronic melancholy became the vogue . gusta Leigh Even the poet's very peculiarities of dress were ...
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... born in the midst of an era of revolution . Five years before his birth the American colonies had gained their independence . One year after his birth the French Revolu- tion began . For the fifty years following that terrible social ...
... born in the midst of an era of revolution . Five years before his birth the American colonies had gained their independence . One year after his birth the French Revolu- tion began . For the fifty years following that terrible social ...
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