Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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Page iv
... dead . The Glory that was Greece ( from the " Gia- our " ) • Know ye the land ( from the " Bride of Aby- dos " ) . . The Corsair's Song ( from the " Corsair " ) Grecian Sunset ( from the " Corsair " ) . She walks in beauty ( from the ...
... dead . The Glory that was Greece ( from the " Gia- our " ) • Know ye the land ( from the " Bride of Aby- dos " ) . . The Corsair's Song ( from the " Corsair " ) Grecian Sunset ( from the " Corsair " ) . She walks in beauty ( from the ...
Page xxiii
... is useless to inquire . In the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds - stars - systems - infinity — why should I be anxious about an atom ? " As we trace his creed through his writings certain points INTRODUCTION xxiii.
... is useless to inquire . In the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds - stars - systems - infinity — why should I be anxious about an atom ? " As we trace his creed through his writings certain points INTRODUCTION xxiii.
Page lvii
... Dead Authors . " ་ Macaulay's essay , brilliant but borné , must still be read ; as also should the utterances on Byron of dis- tinguished critics and poets of an earlier day , like William Hazlitt , Jeffrey , Goethe , Mazzini ...
... Dead Authors . " ་ Macaulay's essay , brilliant but borné , must still be read ; as also should the utterances on Byron of dis- tinguished critics and poets of an earlier day , like William Hazlitt , Jeffrey , Goethe , Mazzini ...
Page 19
... dead Stalks with Minerva's step where Mars might quake to tread . .LV . Ye who shall marvel when you hear her tale , Oh ! had you known her in her softer hour , Mark'd her black eye that mocks her coal - black veil , Heard her light ...
... dead Stalks with Minerva's step where Mars might quake to tread . .LV . Ye who shall marvel when you hear her tale , Oh ! had you known her in her softer hour , Mark'd her black eye that mocks her coal - black veil , Heard her light ...
Page 62
... Dead Sea's shore , All ashes to the taste : Did man compute Existence by enjoyment , and count o er Such hours ' gainst years of life , —say , would he name threescore ? XXXV . The Psalmist number'd out the years of man ; They are ...
... Dead Sea's shore , All ashes to the taste : Did man compute Existence by enjoyment , and count o er Such hours ' gainst years of life , —say , would he name threescore ? XXXV . The Psalmist number'd out the years of man ; They are ...
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Abbot Astarte Athens beauty behold beneath blood breast breath brow Byron Byron's note Cain canto Capitoline hill castle of Chillon Childe Harold Chillon clouds dark dead death deep Don Juan doth dread dream earth eternal eyes fair fame fear feel foes gaze Giaour glory grave Greece hath heart heaven hell hope hour human Ianthe immortal lake land lines living look Lord Lord Byron Lucifer lyric Manfred Manfred's Mazeppa mind mortal mountains nature ne'er never night o'er ocean once pass'd passion poem poet poet's poetic poetry Prisoner of Chillon rock Rome sail Samian wine scene seem'd Shelley shore Siege of Corinth smile song soul spirit stanzas stars sweet tears thee thine things thou art thought tomb Twas Venice verse waters waves wild wind woes words Wordsworth written youth ΙΟ