Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... look upon such as inevitable , though no revolutionist : I wish to see the English constitution restored , and not destroyed . Born an aristocrat , and naturally one by temper , with the greater part of my present property in the funds ...
... look upon such as inevitable , though no revolutionist : I wish to see the English constitution restored , and not destroyed . Born an aristocrat , and naturally one by temper , with the greater part of my present property in the funds ...
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... " recited : " There he sate all heavily , As he heard the night - wind sigh . Was it the wind , through some hollow stone , Sent that soft and tender moan ? - He lifted his head , and he look'd on the INTRODUCTION XXVII.
... " recited : " There he sate all heavily , As he heard the night - wind sigh . Was it the wind , through some hollow stone , Sent that soft and tender moan ? - He lifted his head , and he look'd on the INTRODUCTION XXVII.
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... look'd on the sea , But it was unrippled as glass may be ; He look'd on the long grass - it waved not a blade ; How was that gentle sound convey'd ? He look'd to the banners - each flag lay still , So did the leaves on Citharon's hill ...
... look'd on the sea , But it was unrippled as glass may be ; He look'd on the long grass - it waved not a blade ; How was that gentle sound convey'd ? He look'd to the banners - each flag lay still , So did the leaves on Citharon's hill ...
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... look like affectation , but it is my real opinion . It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake . ' They say poets never or rarely go mad . Cowper and Collins are instances to the contrary ( but Cowper was no ...
... look like affectation , but it is my real opinion . It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake . ' They say poets never or rarely go mad . Cowper and Collins are instances to the contrary ( but Cowper was no ...
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... look shall cast On Harold's page , Ianthe's here enshrined Shall thus be first beheld , forgotten last : My days once number'd , should this homage past Attract thy fairy fingers near the lyre Of him who hail'd thee loveliest , as thou ...
... look shall cast On Harold's page , Ianthe's here enshrined Shall thus be first beheld , forgotten last : My days once number'd , should this homage past Attract thy fairy fingers near the lyre Of him who hail'd thee loveliest , as thou ...
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