The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, by Thomas Moore, Esq, Volume 17J. Murray, 1835 - Poets, English |
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... grow much more orthodox . VI . The first attack at once proved the Divinity ( But that I never doubted , nor the Devil ) ; The next , the Virgin's mystical virginity ; The third , the usual Origin of Evil ; The fourth at once ...
... grow much more orthodox . VI . The first attack at once proved the Divinity ( But that I never doubted , nor the Devil ) ; The next , the Virgin's mystical virginity ; The third , the usual Origin of Evil ; The fourth at once ...
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... grows long of live and dead pretenders To that which none will gain — or none will know The conqueror at least ; who , ere Time renders His last award , will have the long grass grow Above his burnt - out brain , and sapless cinders ...
... grows long of live and dead pretenders To that which none will gain — or none will know The conqueror at least ; who , ere Time renders His last award , will have the long grass grow Above his burnt - out brain , and sapless cinders ...
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... of toil , save for our country's good- Which grows no better , though ' tis time it should . ( 1 ) " Illita Nesseo tibi texta veneno , ' - OVID . Epist . ix . LXV . His afternoons he pass'd in visits , luncheons 26 CANTO XI . DON JUAN .
... of toil , save for our country's good- Which grows no better , though ' tis time it should . ( 1 ) " Illita Nesseo tibi texta veneno , ' - OVID . Epist . ix . LXV . His afternoons he pass'd in visits , luncheons 26 CANTO XI . DON JUAN .
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... grows later . LXIX . But this won't do , save by and by ; and he Who , like Don Juan , takes an active share , Must steer with care through all that glittering sea Of gems and plumes and pearls and silks , to where He deems it is his ...
... grows later . LXIX . But this won't do , save by and by ; and he Who , like Don Juan , takes an active share , Must steer with care through all that glittering sea Of gems and plumes and pearls and silks , to where He deems it is his ...
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... grows too changeable , without being new : Nought's permanent among the human race , Except the Whigs not getting into place . LXXXII . I have seen Napoleon , who seem'd quite a Jupiter , Shrink to a Saturn . I have seen a Duke ( No ...
... grows too changeable , without being new : Nought's permanent among the human race , Except the Whigs not getting into place . LXXXII . I have seen Napoleon , who seem'd quite a Jupiter , Shrink to a Saturn . I have seen a Duke ( No ...
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Adieu ALBEMARLE STREET Amundeville antè Atalantis Aurora beauties better Blackwood's Magazine call'd CANTO chaste dames dance dinner Don Juan Don Quixote doth doubt eyes fair fame feelings Friar gainst Galignani Genoa ghost grace hate hath heard heart heaven heroes honour human Juan's king knew Lady Adeline late least leave less look look'd Lord Byron Lord Henry LXXIII LXXIV LXXVI Macbeth marriage matter MEDWIN mind misanthropy Miss moral Murray Muse nations nature ne'er never noble nought o'er once Parisina pass'd passion Perhaps poet praise pretty preux Chevalier ragoût rhyme sage scarce seem'd seen Shooter's Hill Siege of Corinth slight smile sometimes soul spirit stood sublime sweet tell thee there's things thou thought true truth turn'd twas twill unto virtue what's wish wish'd wonder XVII young youth