Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... waters ; the hero's locks rise like startled vipers o'er his brow 10 ; he faces his enemies dark as a sullen cloud before the sun 11 ; a woman's revenge is as the tiger's spring , deadly , and quick , and crushing . 12 As we review ...
... waters ; the hero's locks rise like startled vipers o'er his brow 10 ; he faces his enemies dark as a sullen cloud before the sun 11 ; a woman's revenge is as the tiger's spring , deadly , and quick , and crushing . 12 As we review ...
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... waters blue ; The night - winds sigh , the breakers roar , And shrieks the wild sea - mew . Yon sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee , My native land - Good night ! A few short hours , and ...
... waters blue ; The night - winds sigh , the breakers roar , And shrieks the wild sea - mew . Yon sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee , My native land - Good night ! A few short hours , and ...
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... waters dance , Or with the moonbeam sleep in midnight's solemn trance . LV . The sun had sunk behind vast Tomerit , And Laos wide and fierce came roaring by , The shades of wonted night were gathering yet , When , down the steep banks ...
... waters dance , Or with the moonbeam sleep in midnight's solemn trance . LV . The sun had sunk behind vast Tomerit , And Laos wide and fierce came roaring by , The shades of wonted night were gathering yet , When , down the steep banks ...
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... water from the centre rose , Whose bubbling did a genial freshness fling , And soft voluptuous couches breathed repose , Ali reclined , a man of war and woes : Yet in his lineaments ye cannot trace , While Gentleness her milder radiance ...
... water from the centre rose , Whose bubbling did a genial freshness fling , And soft voluptuous couches breathed repose , Ali reclined , a man of war and woes : Yet in his lineaments ye cannot trace , While Gentleness her milder radiance ...
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... waters made a pleasant moan : The Queen of tides on high consenting shone ; And when a transient breeze swept o'er the wave , ' Twas as if , darting from her heavenly throne , A brighter glance her form reflected gave , Till sparkling ...
... waters made a pleasant moan : The Queen of tides on high consenting shone ; And when a transient breeze swept o'er the wave , ' Twas as if , darting from her heavenly throne , A brighter glance her form reflected gave , Till sparkling ...
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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