 Demons in act, but gods at least in face, In Conrad's form seems little to admire, Though his dark eyebrow shades a glance of fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, in the whole, who paused...  The Quarterly Review - Page 1841817Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 336 pages
...fire: llobust but not Herculean — > to Ihe sight No giant frame sets forth his common height; 200 Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more...confess That thus it is, but why they cannot guess. Sun -burnt his cheek, his forehead high and pale The sable curls in wild profusion veil; And oft perforce... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 308 pages
...fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; 200 Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more...guess. Sun-burnt his cheek, his forehead high and pale 205 The sable curls in wild profusion veil ; And oft perforce his rising lip reveals The haughtier... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1821 - 486 pages
...dark eye-brow shades a glance of fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more than marks the crowd of vutgar men ; They gaze and marvel how — and still confess That thus it is, but why they cannot guess.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 256 pages
...paused to look again, Saw more than marks the crowd of vulgar men; . They gaze and marvel how—and still confess That thus it is, but why they cannot...guess. Sun-burnt his cheek, his forehead high and pale 205 The sable curls in wild profusion veil; And oft perforce his rising lip reveals The haughtier thought... | |
 | Theater - 1821 - 436 pages
...allowance due to them, and he must be acknowledged & prodigy ! " ——To the sight No giant form sets forth his common height; Yet in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more than mark'd the crowd of vulgar men. They gaze and marvel how, and still confess, That so it is, — but... | |
 | John Watkins - Poets, English - 1822 - 452 pages
...to smile and seldom heard to sigh — Robust, but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet in the whole, who paused...confess -• That thus it is, but why they cannot guess. 196 THE COHSATR. Sun-burnt his cheek — his forehead high and pale, — The sable curls in wild profusion... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 pages
...to smile and seldom heard to sigh — Robust, but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet in the whole, who paused...They gaze and marvel how — and still confess That llms it is, but why they cannot guess. Sun-burnt his cheek — his forehead high and pale, — The... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1823 - 468 pages
...dark eye-brow shades a glance of fire ; Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, in the whole, who paused...again, Saw more than marks the crowd of vulgar men ; 200 They gaze and marvel how — and still confess That thus it is, but why they cannot guess. Sun-burnt... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 pages
...dark eyebrow shades a glance of fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, in the whole, who paused...cheek, his forehead high and pale The sable curls in high profusion veil ; And oft perforce his rising lip reveals The haughtier thought it curbs but scarce... | |
 | Martin MacDermot - English literature - 1824 - 602 pages
...a woman would fall in love with him. " Robust, but not Herculean to the sight, No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet in the whole who paused...still confess, That thus it is, but why they cannot gneu." Are we to suppose such a figure incapable of gaining the affections of a woman, and of retaining... | |
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