Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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Page vii
... heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law . " All the passions , at one time or another , were at strife within his soul . And yet , early as was the maturity of his passionate nature , we can trace the development of it ...
... heart the strife we saw Of passion with eternal law . " All the passions , at one time or another , were at strife within his soul . And yet , early as was the maturity of his passionate nature , we can trace the development of it ...
Page xxxv
... heart of the bestower , Who , having lavish'd his high gift in vain , Lies chain'd to his lone rock by the sea - shore ? So be it : we can bear . - But thus all they Whose intellect is an o'ermastering power Which still recoils from its ...
... heart of the bestower , Who , having lavish'd his high gift in vain , Lies chain'd to his lone rock by the sea - shore ? So be it : we can bear . - But thus all they Whose intellect is an o'ermastering power Which still recoils from its ...
Page xli
... heart Bares with its buried woes , till Pride awake , To snatch the mirror from the soul -- and break . " Certain mannerisms and tricks of style in Byron everybody will notice . There is his excessive use of the dash indicating ellipsis ...
... heart Bares with its buried woes , till Pride awake , To snatch the mirror from the soul -- and break . " Certain mannerisms and tricks of style in Byron everybody will notice . There is his excessive use of the dash indicating ellipsis ...
Page xlii
... heart , mind , passions , feelings , strong or weak , All that I would have sought , and all I seek , Bear , know , feel , and yet breathe - into one word , And that one word were Lightning , I would speak . ” 66 This may stand for us ...
... heart , mind , passions , feelings , strong or weak , All that I would have sought , and all I seek , Bear , know , feel , and yet breathe - into one word , And that one word were Lightning , I would speak . ” 66 This may stand for us ...
Page xliv
... heart and stung it to strife3 ; the hero's eye flashes like the white torrent , or the lightning bursting from the black cloud ; the hero battling alone is like a glutted tiger mangling in his lair ; warriors assaulting the ramparts are ...
... heart and stung it to strife3 ; the hero's eye flashes like the white torrent , or the lightning bursting from the black cloud ; the hero battling alone is like a glutted tiger mangling in his lair ; warriors assaulting the ramparts are ...
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