Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... foes , he passed through the doorway of no ignoble death out of reach of time , out of sight of love , out of hearing of hatred , beyond the blame of England and the praise of Greece . In the full strength of spirit and of body his ...
... foes , he passed through the doorway of no ignoble death out of reach of time , out of sight of love , out of hearing of hatred , beyond the blame of England and the praise of Greece . In the full strength of spirit and of body his ...
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... the pastor's arm his lambs defend ; For Spain is compass'd by unyielding foes , And all must shield their all , or share Subjection's woes . XXXII . Where Lusitania and her Sister meet , Deem CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE II xxii.
... the pastor's arm his lambs defend ; For Spain is compass'd by unyielding foes , And all must shield their all , or share Subjection's woes . XXXII . Where Lusitania and her Sister meet , Deem CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE II xxii.
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... foe , the victim , and the fond ally That fights for all , but ever fights in vain , Are met — as if at home they could ... foes should boast and bleed ? Peace to the perish'd ! may the warrior's meed And tears of triumph their reward ...
... foe , the victim , and the fond ally That fights for all , but ever fights in vain , Are met — as if at home they could ... foes should boast and bleed ? Peace to the perish'd ! may the warrior's meed And tears of triumph their reward ...
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... foe was Andalusia's guest : Here was the camp , the watch - flame , and the host , Here the bold peasant storm'd the dragon's nest ; Still does he mark it with triumphant boast , And points to yonder cliffs , which oft were won and lost ...
... foe was Andalusia's guest : Here was the camp , the watch - flame , and the host , Here the bold peasant storm'd the dragon's nest ; Still does he mark it with triumphant boast , And points to yonder cliffs , which oft were won and lost ...
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... foe retires - she heads the sallying host ; Who can appease like her a lover's ghost ? Who can avenge so well a leader's fall ? What maid retrieve when man's flush'd hope is lost ? Who hang so fiercely on the flying Gaul , Foil'd by a ...
... foe retires - she heads the sallying host ; Who can appease like her a lover's ghost ? Who can avenge so well a leader's fall ? What maid retrieve when man's flush'd hope is lost ? Who hang so fiercely on the flying Gaul , Foil'd by a ...
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