Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... fame he vigorously defended in his generation . This profession was doubtless genuine enough so far as his critical and conscious judgment was concerned . But the real Byron , the inspired Byron , in his own poetry was in almost ...
... fame he vigorously defended in his generation . This profession was doubtless genuine enough so far as his critical and conscious judgment was concerned . But the real Byron , the inspired Byron , in his own poetry was in almost ...
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... fame doubtless was a constant motive with him . ence . his orbit . " Oh Fame ! thou goddess of my heart ; On him who gains thy praise , Pointless will fall the Spectre's dart , Consumed in Glory's blaze , " he cries in a copy of ...
... fame doubtless was a constant motive with him . ence . his orbit . " Oh Fame ! thou goddess of my heart ; On him who gains thy praise , Pointless will fall the Spectre's dart , Consumed in Glory's blaze , " he cries in a copy of ...
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... fame , And had been glorious in another day : But one sad losel soils a name for aye , However mighty in the olden time ; Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay , Nor florid prose , nor honey'd lies of rhyme , Can blazon evil ...
... fame , And had been glorious in another day : But one sad losel soils a name for aye , However mighty in the olden time ; Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay , Nor florid prose , nor honey'd lies of rhyme , Can blazon evil ...
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... fame : Fame that will scarce reanimate their clay , Though thousands fall to deck some single name . In sooth , ' twere sad to thwart their noble aim Who strike , blest hirelings ! for their country's good , And die , that living might ...
... fame : Fame that will scarce reanimate their clay , Though thousands fall to deck some single name . In sooth , ' twere sad to thwart their noble aim Who strike , blest hirelings ! for their country's good , And die , that living might ...
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... fame : but Britons rarely swerve From law , however stern , which tends their strength to nerve . XX . Blow ! swiftly blow , thou keel - compelling gale ! Till the broad sun withdraws his lessening ray ; Then must the pennant - bearer ...
... fame : but Britons rarely swerve From law , however stern , which tends their strength to nerve . XX . Blow ! swiftly blow , thou keel - compelling gale ! Till the broad sun withdraws his lessening ray ; Then must the pennant - bearer ...
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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