The works of lord Byron, comprehending the suppressed poems, Volumes 3-4 |
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... - How that red rain hath made the harvest grow ! And is this all the world has gain'd by thee , Thou first and last of fields ! king - making victory ? XVIII . And Harold stands upon this place of skulls CANTO III . IT PILGRIMAGE .
... - How that red rain hath made the harvest grow ! And is this all the world has gain'd by thee , Thou first and last of fields ! king - making victory ? XVIII . And Harold stands upon this place of skulls CANTO III . IT PILGRIMAGE .
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... hath brook'd the turning tide With that untaught innate philosophy , Which , be it wisdom , coldness , or deep pride , Is gall and wormwood to an enemy . When the whole host of hatred stood hard by , To watch and mock thee shrinking ...
... hath brook'd the turning tide With that untaught innate philosophy , Which , be it wisdom , coldness , or deep pride , Is gall and wormwood to an enemy . When the whole host of hatred stood hard by , To watch and mock thee shrinking ...
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... hath it proved to thee , and all such lot who choose . XLI . If , like a tower upon a headlong rock , Thou hadst been made to stand or fall alone , Such scorn of man had help'd to brave the shock ; But men's thoughts were the steps ...
... hath it proved to thee , and all such lot who choose . XLI . If , like a tower upon a headlong rock , Thou hadst been made to stand or fall alone , Such scorn of man had help'd to brave the shock ; But men's thoughts were the steps ...
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... hath been thy bane ; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell In its own narrow being , but aspire Beyond the fitting medium of desire ; And , but once kindled , quenchless evermore , Preys upon high adventure , nor ...
... hath been thy bane ; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell In its own narrow being , but aspire Beyond the fitting medium of desire ; And , but once kindled , quenchless evermore , Preys upon high adventure , nor ...
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... Hath wean'd it from all worldlings : thus he felt , For there was soft remembrance , and sweet trust In one fond breast , to which his own would melt , And in its tenderer hour on that his bosom dwelt . LIV . And he had learn'd to love ...
... Hath wean'd it from all worldlings : thus he felt , For there was soft remembrance , and sweet trust In one fond breast , to which his own would melt , And in its tenderer hour on that his bosom dwelt . LIV . And he had learn'd to love ...
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