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Page 138
Thy tide wash ' d down the blood of yesterday , And all was stainless , and on thy
clear stream Glass ' d with its dancing light the sunny ray ; But o ' er the blacken '
d memory ' s blighting dream Thy waves would vainly roll , all sweeping as they ...
Thy tide wash ' d down the blood of yesterday , And all was stainless , and on thy
clear stream Glass ' d with its dancing light the sunny ray ; But o ' er the blacken '
d memory ' s blighting dream Thy waves would vainly roll , all sweeping as they ...
Page 144
The negligently grand , the fruitful bloom Of coming ripeness , the white city ' s
sheen , The rolling stream , the precipice ' s gloom , The forest ' s growth , and
Gothic walls between , The wild rocks shaped as they had turrets been In
mockery of ...
The negligently grand , the fruitful bloom Of coming ripeness , the white city ' s
sheen , The rolling stream , the precipice ' s gloom , The forest ' s growth , and
Gothic walls between , The wild rocks shaped as they had turrets been In
mockery of ...
Page 186
The moon is up , and yet it is not night - Sunset divides the sky with her - - a sea
Of glory streams along the Alpine height ... where their hues instil The odorous
purple of a new - born rose , Which streams upon her stream , and glass ' d within
it ...
The moon is up , and yet it is not night - Sunset divides the sky with her - - a sea
Of glory streams along the Alpine height ... where their hues instil The odorous
purple of a new - born rose , Which streams upon her stream , and glass ' d within
it ...
Page 197
... voluptuous swell : Let these describe the undescribable : I would not their vile
breath should crisp the stream Wherein that image shall for ever dwell ; The
unruffled mirror of the loveliest dream That ever left the sky on the deep soul to
beam .
... voluptuous swell : Let these describe the undescribable : I would not their vile
breath should crisp the stream Wherein that image shall for ever dwell ; The
unruffled mirror of the loveliest dream That ever left the sky on the deep soul to
beam .
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And most serene of aspect , and most clear ; Surely that stream was unprofaned
by slaughters - A mirror and a bath for Beauty ' s youngest daughters ! quake
which shook all Italy occurred during the battle , and was unfelt by any of the ...
And most serene of aspect , and most clear ; Surely that stream was unprofaned
by slaughters - A mirror and a bath for Beauty ' s youngest daughters ! quake
which shook all Italy occurred during the battle , and was unfelt by any of the ...
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Page 245 - His steps are not upon thy paths— thy fields Are not a spoil for him— thou dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or bay, And dashest him again to earth — there let him lay.
Page 127 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 124 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell; But hush!
Page 247 - twas a pleasing fear; For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane, — as I do here.
Page 158 - Could I embody and unbosom now That which is most within me — could I wreak My thoughts upon expression, and thus throw Soul, heart, mind, passions, feelings, strong or weak, All that I would have sought, and all I seek, Bear, know, feel, and yet breathe — into one word, And that one word were Lightning, I would speak ; But as it is, I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a sword.
Page 155 - The sky is changed ! — and such a change ! Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman ! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder...
Page 230 - And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him— he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won. He heard it, but he heeded not— his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away...
Page 115 - Is THY face like thy mother's, my fair child! Ada ! sole daughter of my house and heart ? When last I saw thy young blue eyes they smiled, And then we parted, — not as now we part, But with a hope. — Awaking with a start, The waters heave around me ; and on high The winds lift up their voices: I depart, Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by, When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye.
Page 153 - This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction ; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a Sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved. t-XXXVI. It is the hush of night...
Page 208 - Alas ! the lofty city ! and alas ! The trebly hundred triumphs ! and the day When Brutus made the dagger's edge surpass The conqueror's sword in bearing fame away ! Alas, for Tully's voice, and Virgil's lay, And Livy's pictured page ! — but these shall be Her resurrection • all beside — decay. Alas, for Earth, for never shall we see That brightness in her eye she bore when Rome was free...
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| Title | Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt, Volume 1 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron |
| Author | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1837 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 329 pages |
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