The works of lord Byron, comprehending the suppressed poems, Volumes 5-6 |
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... land ; But from the hour he waved his parting hand Each trace wax'd fainter of his course , till all Had nearly ceased his memory to recal . His sire was dust , his vassals could declare , 20 25 ' Twas all they knew , that Lara was not ...
... land ; But from the hour he waved his parting hand Each trace wax'd fainter of his course , till all Had nearly ceased his memory to recal . His sire was dust , his vassals could declare , 20 25 ' Twas all they knew , that Lara was not ...
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... lands where he had wander'd lone , And – as himself would have it seem - unknown : Yet these in vain his eye could scarcely scan , Nor glean experience from his fellow man ; But what he had beheld he shunn'd to show , As hardly worth a ...
... lands where he had wander'd lone , And – as himself would have it seem - unknown : Yet these in vain his eye could scarcely scan , Nor glean experience from his fellow man ; But what he had beheld he shunn'd to show , As hardly worth a ...
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... land ; Join'd the carousals of the great and gay , And saw them smile or sigh their hours away ; But still he only saw , and did not share The common pleasure or the general care ; He did not follow what they all pursued With hope still ...
... land ; Join'd the carousals of the great and gay , And saw them smile or sigh their hours away ; But still he only saw , and did not share The common pleasure or the general care ; He did not follow what they all pursued With hope still ...
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... land , And such they were , and meant to meet an ear That hears him not - alas ! that cannot hear ! XIV . His page approach'd , and he alone appear'd To know the import of the words they heard ; And , by the changes of his cheek and ...
... land , And such they were , and meant to meet an ear That hears him not - alas ! that cannot hear ! XIV . His page approach'd , and he alone appear'd To know the import of the words they heard ; And , by the changes of his cheek and ...
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... lands , almost a stranger grown ; " And if from Lara's blood and gentle birth " I augur right of courage and of worth , " He will not that untainted line belie , " Nor aught that knighthood may accord , deny . " " L 475 VOL . V. 2 " To ...
... lands , almost a stranger grown ; " And if from Lara's blood and gentle birth " I augur right of courage and of worth , " He will not that untainted line belie , " Nor aught that knighthood may accord , deny . " " L 475 VOL . V. 2 " To ...
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Page 124 - The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.
Page 125 - But through it there roll'd not the breath of his pride; And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf, And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf. And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail: And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Page 184 - With spiders I had friendship made, And watch'd them in their sullen trade, Had seen the mice by moonlight play, And why should I feel less than they ? We were all inmates of one place, And I, the monarch of each race, Had power to kill — yet, strange to tell ! In quiet we had learn'd to dwell. My very chains and I grew friends, So much a long communion tends To make us what we are ; — even I Regain'd my freedom with a sigh.
Page 125 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal ; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord...
Page 100 - And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent ! THE HARP THE MONARCH MINSTREL SWEPT.
Page 99 - She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 183 - And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view ; A small green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing, Of gentle breath and hue.
Page 176 - Was as a mockery of the tomb, Whose tints as gently sunk away As a departing rainbow's ray; An eye of most transparent light, That almost made the dungeon bright, And not a word of murmur, not A groan o'er his untimely lot...
Page 209 - If it be life to wear within myself This barrenness of spirit, and to be My own soul's sepulchre, for I have ceased To justify my deeds unto myself — The last infirmity of evil.
Page 230 - They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear; A shudder comes o'er me — Why wert thou so dear? They know not I knew thee Who knew thee too well : Long, long shall I rue thee Too deeply to tell.