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" And they were enemies; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew... "
The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Page 578
edited by - 1816
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Hebrew Melodies

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Bookbinders - 1815 - 324 pages
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The, crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heapM a mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

1816 - 572 pages
...them — She was the universe.' Now for Mr. Fuseli's Picture : ' The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton handa The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 1

1817 - 506 pages
...licking the hand Which answered not with a CJUT« — be died. The crowd was famish' d by degrees ; hot two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies ; they met Deride The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heap'da mass uf bolv thinp For an unholy...
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The works of lord Byron, Volume 4

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and make a flame Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Manfred. Hebrew melodies. Ode to Napoleon ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 308 pages
...cry, licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress—he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees } but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects—saw,...
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Lord Byron's Works ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...licking the hand Which answered, not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies ; they met bwide The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage...
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The works of lord Byron, comprehending the suppressed poems, Volumes 5-6

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 614 pages
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their coldskeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Which was a mockery ; then they lifted...
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Select Works of the Right Honourable Lord Byron: In Two Volumes, Volume 2

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1823 - 310 pages
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hand* The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was...
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The Prisoner of Chillon

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 44 pages
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd hy degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies ; they met beside The dying ember of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked...
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The works of the rt. hon. lord Byron, Volume 6

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 332 pages
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish 'd hy degrees; hut two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies; they met heside The dying emhers of an altar-place Where had heen heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy...
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