The Poetical Works of Lord Byron,: With a Memoir, Volume 1Houghton, Osgood, 1879 |
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... fate of these effusions , my expectations are by no means san- guine . It is probable that I may have dared much and done little ; for , in the words of Cowper , " it is one thing to write what may please our friends , who , because ...
... fate of these effusions , my expectations are by no means san- guine . It is probable that I may have dared much and done little ; for , in the words of Cowper , " it is one thing to write what may please our friends , who , because ...
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... fate ! Not here the mourner would his grief reveal , Not here the muse her virtues would relate . * The author claims the indulgence of the reader more for this piece than , perhaps , any other in the collection ; but as it was written ...
... fate ! Not here the mourner would his grief reveal , Not here the muse her virtues would relate . * The author claims the indulgence of the reader more for this piece than , perhaps , any other in the collection ; but as it was written ...
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... fate , Since title decked my higher birth ! Yet envy not this gaudy state ; Thine is the pride of modest worth . Our souls at least congenial meet , Nor can thy lot my rank disgrace ; Our intercourse is not less sweet , Since worth of ...
... fate , Since title decked my higher birth ! Yet envy not this gaudy state ; Thine is the pride of modest worth . Our souls at least congenial meet , Nor can thy lot my rank disgrace ; Our intercourse is not less sweet , Since worth of ...
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... fate to mortals given ; Together mix our dust , and hope for heaven . " The epitaph is supposed to commemorate the youth who is the subject of the verses " To E- - . " The latter piece was omitted in the published volume , which ...
... fate to mortals given ; Together mix our dust , and hope for heaven . " The epitaph is supposed to commemorate the youth who is the subject of the verses " To E- - . " The latter piece was omitted in the published volume , which ...
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... fate : By death alone I can avoid your hate . * [ The hand of Death is said to be unjust or unequal , as Virgil was considerably older than Tibullus at his decease . ] TRANSLATION FROM CATULLUS . [ Lugete , Veneres , Cupidinesque 20 ...
... fate : By death alone I can avoid your hate . * [ The hand of Death is said to be unjust or unequal , as Virgil was considerably older than Tibullus at his decease . ] TRANSLATION FROM CATULLUS . [ Lugete , Veneres , Cupidinesque 20 ...
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron: With a Memoir, Volumes 1-2 George Gordon Byron Baron Byron No preview available - 1880 |
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