The works of lord Byron, Volume 1 |
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Page 30
... thine eye from heaven to thine estate , See how the Mighty shrink into a song ! Can Volume , Pillar , Pile , preserve thee great ? Or must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue , When Flattery sleeps with thee , and History does thee ...
... thine eye from heaven to thine estate , See how the Mighty shrink into a song ! Can Volume , Pillar , Pile , preserve thee great ? Or must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue , When Flattery sleeps with thee , and History does thee ...
Page 70
... thine aged grove , Prophetic fount , and oracle divine ? What valley echo'd the response of Jove ? What trace remaineth of the thunderer's shrine ? All , all forgotten - and shall man repine That his frail bonds to fleeting life are ...
... thine aged grove , Prophetic fount , and oracle divine ? What valley echo'd the response of Jove ? What trace remaineth of the thunderer's shrine ? All , all forgotten - and shall man repine That his frail bonds to fleeting life are ...
Page 157
... thine , or never been ; For daring made thy rise as fall : thou seek'st Even now to re - assume the imperial mien , And shake again the world , the Thunderer of the scene ! XXXVII . Conqueror and captive of the earth art thou ! She ...
... thine , or never been ; For daring made thy rise as fall : thou seek'st Even now to re - assume the imperial mien , And shake again the world , the Thunderer of the scene ! XXXVII . Conqueror and captive of the earth art thou ! She ...
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