The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, by Thomas Moore, Esq, Volume 17John Murray, 1833 |
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... seen Timbuctoo , or hath taken tea In small - eyed China's crockery - ware metropolis , Or sat amidst the bricks of Nineveh , - May not think much of London's first appearance- But ask him what he thinks of it a year hence ? VIII . Don ...
... seen Timbuctoo , or hath taken tea In small - eyed China's crockery - ware metropolis , Or sat amidst the bricks of Nineveh , - May not think much of London's first appearance- But ask him what he thinks of it a year hence ? VIII . Don ...
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... seen the world - which is a curious sight , And very much unlike what people write . XLVIII . Fair virgins blush'd upon him ; wedded dames Bloom'd also in less transitory hues ; For both commodities dwell by the Thames , The painting ...
... seen the world - which is a curious sight , And very much unlike what people write . XLVIII . Fair virgins blush'd upon him ; wedded dames Bloom'd also in less transitory hues ; For both commodities dwell by the Thames , The painting ...
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... seen Napoleon , who seem'd quite a Jupiter , Shrink to a Saturn . I have seen a Duke ( No matter which ) turn politician stupider , If that can well be , than his wooden look . But it is time that I should hoist my " blue Peter , " And ...
... seen Napoleon , who seem'd quite a Jupiter , Shrink to a Saturn . I have seen a Duke ( No matter which ) turn politician stupider , If that can well be , than his wooden look . But it is time that I should hoist my " blue Peter , " And ...
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... seen small poets , and great prosers , and Interminable - not eternal - speakers— I have seen the funds at war with house and land— I have seen the country gentlemen turn squeakers- I have seen the people ridden o'er like sand By slaves ...
... seen small poets , and great prosers , and Interminable - not eternal - speakers— I have seen the funds at war with house and land— I have seen the country gentlemen turn squeakers- I have seen the people ridden o'er like sand By slaves ...
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... seen too many Changes in youth , to be surprised at any . L. And these vicissitudes tell best in youth ; For when they happen at a riper age , People are apt to blame the Fates , forsooth , And wonder Providence is not more sage ...
... seen too many Changes in youth , to be surprised at any . L. And these vicissitudes tell best in youth ; For when they happen at a riper age , People are apt to blame the Fates , forsooth , And wonder Providence is not more sage ...
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Adieu Amundeville antè Atalantis Aurora beauties Blackwood's Magazine call'd CANTO chaste coruscation dames dance devil dinner Don Juan Don Quixote doth doubt dread e'er eyes fair fame feelings Friar gainst ghost Gothic gout grace hate hath heard heart heaven heroes human John Bull Juan's king knew Lady Adeline late least leave less look look'd Lord Byron Lord Henry LXIII LXXIX LXXVI LXXXIII Macbeth mankind marriage matter mind misanthropy Miss moral Muse nations nature ne'er Nessus never noble Nottinghamshire nought o'er once pass'd passion Perhaps poet praise pretty pride ragoût rhyme sage scarce seem'd seen slight smile sometimes soul spirit stood strange sublime sweet Sweet Adeline tell thee there's things thou thought Titian true truth turn'd twas twill unto virtue what's wish wish'd wonder XVII young youth