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... Lord Byron is reported to have said , ( not very complimentarily to his friend's other works , to Anacreon , Lalla Rookh , and The Loves of the Angels , ) that Moore's name would descend to posterity for his lyrical compositions rather ...
... Lord Byron is reported to have said , ( not very complimentarily to his friend's other works , to Anacreon , Lalla Rookh , and The Loves of the Angels , ) that Moore's name would descend to posterity for his lyrical compositions rather ...
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... LORD BYRON . * . * EVERY account of Lord Byron which pretends to the least de- gree of authenticity has been rendered valuable in the eyes of the public , by the injudicious , and , we will add , unwarrantable de- struction of his ...
... LORD BYRON . * . * EVERY account of Lord Byron which pretends to the least de- gree of authenticity has been rendered valuable in the eyes of the public , by the injudicious , and , we will add , unwarrantable de- struction of his ...
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... Lord Byron's Memoirs as rash , unjustifiable , and reprehen- sible in the extreme , -a private injustice and a public injury . It is manifest à priori that there must have been some portion of the Memoirs worthy salvation ... Lord Byron . 59.
... Lord Byron's Memoirs as rash , unjustifiable , and reprehen- sible in the extreme , -a private injustice and a public injury . It is manifest à priori that there must have been some portion of the Memoirs worthy salvation ... Lord Byron . 59.
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... Byron , proposing to send them for her inspection , in order that any misstatements or inaccuracy ( if any such existed , which I was not aware of , ) might be pointed out and corrected . In her answer she declined the offer ... Lord Byron .
... Byron , proposing to send them for her inspection , in order that any misstatements or inaccuracy ( if any such existed , which I was not aware of , ) might be pointed out and corrected . In her answer she declined the offer ... Lord Byron .
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... Lord Byron's character , moral as well as intellectual , which he did not let escape him . Indeed , he appears to have made rather too free a use of this advantage ; but we will at present speak only of the benefit he ... Lord Byron . $ 1.
... Lord Byron's character , moral as well as intellectual , which he did not let escape him . Indeed , he appears to have made rather too free a use of this advantage ; but we will at present speak only of the benefit he ... Lord Byron . $ 1.
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Page 7 - The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade For talking age and whispering lovers made! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from...
Page 171 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting...
Page 93 - FRIEND after friend departs; Who hath not lost a friend * There is no union here of hearts. That finds not here an end! Were this frail world our final rest, Living, or dying, none were blest.
Page 5 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was...
Page 102 - Yet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill ; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill ; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat, Counts death kind nature's signal of retreat...
Page 3 - I had rather be an under-turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late ; I was browbeat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys...
Page 295 - He always entered a room in that style of affected delicacy, which fashion had then made almost natural ; chapeau bras between his 'hands, as if he wished to compress it, or under his arm ; knees bent, and feet on tip-toe, as if afraid of a wet floor.
Page 2 - tis certain, handsome women here ; and 'tis as certain, they have handsome men to keep them company. An ugly and a poor man is society only for himself ; and such society the world lets me enjoy in great abundance. Fortune has given you circumstances, and Nature a person to look charming in the eyes of the fair. Nor do I envy, my dear Bob, such blessings, while I may sit down and laugh at the world, and at myself — the most ridiculous object in it.
Page 395 - I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Page 171 - Of men than beasts ; but oh ! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace. That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.