The Works of Lord Byron: Embracing His Suppressed Poems, and a Sketch of His Life ...Phillips, Sampson,, 1854 - 1071 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 21
... beneath the assassin's knife , Some hand erects a cross of mouldering lath ; And grove and glen with thousand such are rife Throughout this purple land where law secures not life.3 XXII . On sloping mounds , or in the vale beneath , Are ...
... beneath the assassin's knife , Some hand erects a cross of mouldering lath ; And grove and glen with thousand such are rife Throughout this purple land where law secures not life.3 XXII . On sloping mounds , or in the vale beneath , Are ...
Page 23
... beneath Tyrants and tyrants ' slaves ? -the fires of death The bale - fires flash on high - from rock to rock Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe , Death rides upon the sulphury Siroc , Red Battle stamps his foot , and ...
... beneath Tyrants and tyrants ' slaves ? -the fires of death The bale - fires flash on high - from rock to rock Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe , Death rides upon the sulphury Siroc , Red Battle stamps his foot , and ...
Page 24
... beneath the cloak , Could blunt the sabre's edge , or clear the cannon's smoke . LI . At every turn Morena's dusky height Sustains aloft the battery's iron load ; And , far as mortal eye can compass sight , The mountain - howitzer , the ...
... beneath the cloak , Could blunt the sabre's edge , or clear the cannon's smoke . LI . At every turn Morena's dusky height Sustains aloft the battery's iron load ; And , far as mortal eye can compass sight , The mountain - howitzer , the ...
Page 25
... beneath thy cloudy canopy In silent joy to think at last I look on Thee ! LXII . Happier in this than mightiest bards have been , Whose fate to distant homes confined their lot , Shall I unmoved behold the hallow'd scene , Which others ...
... beneath thy cloudy canopy In silent joy to think at last I look on Thee ! LXII . Happier in this than mightiest bards have been , Whose fate to distant homes confined their lot , Shall I unmoved behold the hallow'd scene , Which others ...
Page 27
... beneath his fate ? Nought that he saw his sadness could abate : Yet once he struggled ' gainst the demon's sway , And as in Beauty's bower he pensive sate , Pour'd forth this unpremeditated lay To charms as fair as those that soothed ...
... beneath his fate ? Nought that he saw his sadness could abate : Yet once he struggled ' gainst the demon's sway , And as in Beauty's bower he pensive sate , Pour'd forth this unpremeditated lay To charms as fair as those that soothed ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adah Albanian Ali Pacha Anah arms Arqua Athens aught bear beauty behold beneath blood Boccaccio bosom breast breath brow Cæs Cain chief Childe Harold dare dark dead death deeds deep Doge doth dread earth fair Faliero fate father fear feel foes gaze Giaour grave Greece Greek hand hast hate hath heard heart heaven hope hour immortal Japh land Lara Lara's less Lioni live look lord Lord Byron Lucifer Marino Faliero Michel Steno mortal mountains ne'er never night o'er once palace pass'd Petrarch Romaic Rome round scarce scene seem'd shine shore slave smile soul spirit Stanza strange tears thee thine things thought tomb turn'd twas Venice voice walls wave Whate'er wild wind words δὲν εἶναι εἰς καὶ νὰ τὴν τὸ τὸν τοῦ τῶν