Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... suggested for the other poems . 66 Byron's style is effective because it renders so com- pletely to us Byron himself . Vital feeling , the impulse , in spite of attendant despairs , to rejoice , as Wordsworth says the poet does , more ...
... suggested for the other poems . 66 Byron's style is effective because it renders so com- pletely to us Byron himself . Vital feeling , the impulse , in spite of attendant despairs , to rejoice , as Wordsworth says the poet does , more ...
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... suggest the epic genre , enough of description to suggest the didactic and idyllic poetry of the Eighteenth century , and enough of the movement and emotion of song to suggest the lyric . Indeed the real unity of the poem is in the ...
... suggest the epic genre , enough of description to suggest the didactic and idyllic poetry of the Eighteenth century , and enough of the movement and emotion of song to suggest the lyric . Indeed the real unity of the poem is in the ...
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... suggests only the superficial aim of the composition . Its essential and po- etical aim , to record and communicate the reaction of picturesque and stirring scenes and events upon the sensitive and powerful genius of the poet , is of ...
... suggests only the superficial aim of the composition . Its essential and po- etical aim , to record and communicate the reaction of picturesque and stirring scenes and events upon the sensitive and powerful genius of the poet , is of ...
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... suggested to me by friends , on whose opinions I set a high value , that in this fictitious character , " Childe Harold , " I may incur the suspicion of having intended some real personage ; this I beg leave , once for all , to disclaim ...
... suggested to me by friends , on whose opinions I set a high value , that in this fictitious character , " Childe Harold , " I may incur the suspicion of having intended some real personage ; this I beg leave , once for all , to disclaim ...
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... suggested by the fate of her noblest monument of art , the Parthenon . The poet then returns to the subject of his journey , beginning with a description of the voyage from Malta to Greece in a brig of war . 25 : i . Athena is invoked ...
... suggested by the fate of her noblest monument of art , the Parthenon . The poet then returns to the subject of his journey , beginning with a description of the voyage from Malta to Greece in a brig of war . 25 : i . Athena is invoked ...
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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