Selections from Byron: Childe Harold, Canto IV, The Prisoner of Chillon, Mazeppa, and Other PoemsGinn, 1911 - 185 pages |
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... feel the truth of Gray's obser- vation , that we only can have one mother . Peace be with her , " he said ; and he spoke with sincerity , doubtless , for after all she was his mother , and had loved him . Life in Lon- don ; Tom Moore ...
... feel the truth of Gray's obser- vation , that we only can have one mother . Peace be with her , " he said ; and he spoke with sincerity , doubtless , for after all she was his mother , and had loved him . Life in Lon- don ; Tom Moore ...
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... feeling . Byron and the countess met by chance ; the attachment between the two was immediate and enduring . Henceforth she played a large part in the poet's life . They were together now and again at Venice , Bologna , Countess ...
... feeling . Byron and the countess met by chance ; the attachment between the two was immediate and enduring . Henceforth she played a large part in the poet's life . They were together now and again at Venice , Bologna , Countess ...
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... Feeling past away ! Spark of that flame , perchance of heavenly birth , Which gleams , but warms no more its cherished earth ! 20 20 KNOW YE THE LAND ? This introduction to The Bride of Abydos , written in 1813 , was perhaps suggested ...
... Feeling past away ! Spark of that flame , perchance of heavenly birth , Which gleams , but warms no more its cherished earth ! 20 20 KNOW YE THE LAND ? This introduction to The Bride of Abydos , written in 1813 , was perhaps suggested ...
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... Feeling's dull decay ; ' Tis not on Youth's smooth cheek the blush alone , which fades so fast , But the tender bloom of heart is gone , ere Youth itself be past . 1 Ashur : the highest god of the Assyrians ; but the word here stands ...
... Feeling's dull decay ; ' Tis not on Youth's smooth cheek the blush alone , which fades so fast , But the tender bloom of heart is gone , ere Youth itself be past . 1 Ashur : the highest god of the Assyrians ; but the word here stands ...
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... feel for others ' woes , it dare not dream its own ; That heavy chill has frozen o'er the fountain of our tears , And though the eye may sparkle still , ' t is where the ice appears . IV Though wit may flash from fluent lips , and mirth ...
... feel for others ' woes , it dare not dream its own ; That heavy chill has frozen o'er the fountain of our tears , And though the eye may sparkle still , ' t is where the ice appears . IV Though wit may flash from fluent lips , and mirth ...
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