Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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Page 168
... WITCH OF THE ALPS . ARIMANES . ABBOT OF ST . MAURICE . NEMESIS . MANUEL . THE DESTINIES . HERMAN . SPIRITS , ETC. The scene of the Drama is amongst the Higher Alps- partly in the Castle of Manfred , and partly in the Mountains . ACT I ...
... WITCH OF THE ALPS . ARIMANES . ABBOT OF ST . MAURICE . NEMESIS . MANUEL . THE DESTINIES . HERMAN . SPIRITS , ETC. The scene of the Drama is amongst the Higher Alps- partly in the Castle of Manfred , and partly in the Mountains . ACT I ...
Page 184
... WITCH OF THE ALPS rises beneath the arch of the sunbow of the torrent . Beautiful Spirit ! with thy hair of light , And dazzling eyes of glory , in whose form The charms of earth's least mortal daughters grow To an unearthly stature ...
... WITCH OF THE ALPS rises beneath the arch of the sunbow of the torrent . Beautiful Spirit ! with thy hair of light , And dazzling eyes of glory , in whose form The charms of earth's least mortal daughters grow To an unearthly stature ...
Page 185
... Witch . What could be the quest Which is not in the power of the most powerful , The rulers of the invisible ? Man . A boon ; But why should I repeat it ? ' twere in vain . Witch . I know not that ; let thy lips utter it . 30 Man . Well ...
... Witch . What could be the quest Which is not in the power of the most powerful , The rulers of the invisible ? Man . A boon ; But why should I repeat it ? ' twere in vain . Witch . I know not that ; let thy lips utter it . 30 Man . Well ...
Page 186
... raised Eros and Anteros , at Gadara , As I do thee : —and with my knowledge grew The thirst of knowledge , and the power and joy Of this most bright intelligence , until— 80 90 Witch . Proceed . Man . Oh ! I but 186 SELECTIONS FROM BYRON.
... raised Eros and Anteros , at Gadara , As I do thee : —and with my knowledge grew The thirst of knowledge , and the power and joy Of this most bright intelligence , until— 80 90 Witch . Proceed . Man . Oh ! I but 186 SELECTIONS FROM BYRON.
Page 187
... Witch . With thy hand ? 100 104 110 Man . Not with my hand , but heart - which broke her heart- It gazed on mine and wither'd . I have shed Blood , but not hers - and yet her blood was shed- I saw and could not stanch it . Witch . And ...
... Witch . With thy hand ? 100 104 110 Man . Not with my hand , but heart - which broke her heart- It gazed on mine and wither'd . I have shed Blood , but not hers - and yet her blood was shed- I saw and could not stanch it . Witch . And ...
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Abbot Albania Astarte Athens beauty behold beneath blood breast breath bright brow Byron Byron's note Cain canto Childe Harold Chillon clouds Countess Guiccioli dark dead death deep Don Juan doth dread dream dwell 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