A Selection from the Works of Lord ByronEdward Moxon & Company, 1866 - 244 pages |
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... Twas Jove's ' tis Mahomet's - and other creeds Will rise with other years , till man shall learn Vainly his incense soars , his victim bleeds ; Poor child of Doubt and Death , whose hope is built on reeds . Bound to the earth , he lifts ...
... Twas Jove's ' tis Mahomet's - and other creeds Will rise with other years , till man shall learn Vainly his incense soars , his victim bleeds ; Poor child of Doubt and Death , whose hope is built on reeds . Bound to the earth , he lifts ...
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... twas a pleasing fear , For I was as it were a child of thee , And trusted to thy billows far and near , And laid my hand upon thy mane — as I do here . FROM " THE GIAOUR . " HE who hath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first day of death ...
... twas a pleasing fear , For I was as it were a child of thee , And trusted to thy billows far and near , And laid my hand upon thy mane — as I do here . FROM " THE GIAOUR . " HE who hath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first day of death ...
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... twas trod , Until his very steps have left a trace Worn , as if thy cold pavement were a sod , By Bonnivard ! May none those marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God . My hair is grey , but not with years , SONNET ON CHILLON . 27.
... twas trod , Until his very steps have left a trace Worn , as if thy cold pavement were a sod , By Bonnivard ! May none those marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God . My hair is grey , but not with years , SONNET ON CHILLON . 27.
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... Twas still some solace , in the dearth Of the pure elements of earth , To hearken to each other's speech , And each turn comforter to each With some new hope , or legend old , Or song heroically bold ; But even these at length grew cold ...
... Twas still some solace , in the dearth Of the pure elements of earth , To hearken to each other's speech , And each turn comforter to each With some new hope , or legend old , Or song heroically bold ; But even these at length grew cold ...
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... twas coarse and rude , For we were used to hunter's fare , And for the like had little care : The milk drawn from the mountain goat Was changed for water from the moat , Our bread was such as captives ' tears Have moisten'd many a ...
... twas coarse and rude , For we were used to hunter's fare , And for the like had little care : The milk drawn from the mountain goat Was changed for water from the moat , Our bread was such as captives ' tears Have moisten'd many a ...
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AHOLIBAMAH AMBRACIAN GULF Anah angels appear'd Asmodeus beauty behold beneath blood breast breath brow Byron chain CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE clay clime clouds damn'd dark dead death deep Don Juan dream dust earth EDWARD MOXON EPISTLE TO AUGUSTA eternal eyes face fair father feel flowers foam gazed GIAOUR glory gone grave grew Haidée hand hath heart heaven hell hope hour human clay immortal Japh knew less light live look look'd Michael Molière mortal mountains ne'er never night o'er ocean once pass'd passion Pedrillo perish'd poem poets praise round Saint Peter SAME.-CANTO Samian wine Satan seem'd shore sigh silent skies sleep son of Noah soul spirit STANZAS stars sweet tears thee thine things thou art thought turn'd Twas verse voice walls waters wave weep wind wings young