Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... round , as sleeps the snake . " IX 3 In conclusion we are led to ask , What are the per- manent elements in Byron's work ? That his was a mind of surpassing genius few will deny . Whether he was a poet , or in what sense and degree he ...
... round , as sleeps the snake . " IX 3 In conclusion we are led to ask , What are the per- manent elements in Byron's work ? That his was a mind of surpassing genius few will deny . Whether he was a poet , or in what sense and degree he ...
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... round them only breathe ; Yet ruin'd splendor still is lingering there , And yonder towers the Prince's palace fair : There thou , too , Vathek ! England's wealthiest son , Once form'd thy Paradise , as not aware When wanton Wealth her ...
... round them only breathe ; Yet ruin'd splendor still is lingering there , And yonder towers the Prince's palace fair : There thou , too , Vathek ! England's wealthiest son , Once form'd thy Paradise , as not aware When wanton Wealth her ...
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... fall where other chieftains lead , Thy name shall circle round the gaping throng , And shine in worthless lays , the theme of transient song . XLIV . Enough of Battle's minions ! let them play CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE 15.
... fall where other chieftains lead , Thy name shall circle round the gaping throng , And shine in worthless lays , the theme of transient song . XLIV . Enough of Battle's minions ! let them play CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE 15.
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... eyed Lewdness walks her midnight rounds : Girt with the silent crimes of Capitals , Still to the last kind Vice clings to the tottering walls . XLVII . Not so the rustic with his trembling mate 16 SELECTIONS FROM BYRON.
... eyed Lewdness walks her midnight rounds : Girt with the silent crimes of Capitals , Still to the last kind Vice clings to the tottering walls . XLVII . Not so the rustic with his trembling mate 16 SELECTIONS FROM BYRON.
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... round thy giant base a brighter choir ; Nor e'er did Delphi , when her priestess sung The Pythian hymn with more than mortal fire , Behold a train more fitting to inspire The song of love than Andalusia's maids , Nurst in the glowing ...
... round thy giant base a brighter choir ; Nor e'er did Delphi , when her priestess sung The Pythian hymn with more than mortal fire , Behold a train more fitting to inspire The song of love than Andalusia's maids , Nurst in the glowing ...
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