The works of lord Byron, Volume 1 |
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Page 58
... o'er the dust they loved ; Dull is the eye that will not weep to see Thy walls defaced , thy mouldering shrines removed By British hands , which it had best behooved To guard those relics ne'er to be restored . Curst be the hour when ...
... o'er the dust they loved ; Dull is the eye that will not weep to see Thy walls defaced , thy mouldering shrines removed By British hands , which it had best behooved To guard those relics ne'er to be restored . Curst be the hour when ...
Page 61
... o'er the vessel's laving side , To gaze on Dian's wave - reflected sphere ; The soul forgets her schemes of Hope and Pride , And flies unconscious o'er each backward year . None are so desolate but something dear , Dearer than self ...
... o'er the vessel's laving side , To gaze on Dian's wave - reflected sphere ; The soul forgets her schemes of Hope and Pride , And flies unconscious o'er each backward year . None are so desolate but something dear , Dearer than self ...
Page 80
... o'er thy land ; Nor rise thy sons , but idly rail in vain , Trembling beneath the scourge of Turkish hand , From ... o'er your foe ! Greece ! change thy lords , thy state is still the same ; Thy glorious day is o'er , but not thine years ...
... o'er thy land ; Nor rise thy sons , but idly rail in vain , Trembling beneath the scourge of Turkish hand , From ... o'er your foe ! Greece ! change thy lords , thy state is still the same ; Thy glorious day is o'er , but not thine years ...
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