Selections from the Poetry of Lord ByronH. Holt, 1900 - 412 pages |
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... thine on polish'd breasts be- stow . II . Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where , Where are thy men of might ? thy grand in soul ? Gone - glimmering through the dream of things that were : First in the race that led to Glory's goal ...
... thine on polish'd breasts be- stow . II . Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where , Where are thy men of might ? thy grand in soul ? Gone - glimmering through the dream of things that were : First in the race that led to Glory's goal ...
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... er his scatter'd flock , The little shepherd in his white capote Doth lean his boyish form along the rock , Or in his cave awaits the tempest's short - lived shock . LIII . Oh ! where , Dodona ! is thine 36 SELECTIONS FROM BYRON.
... er his scatter'd flock , The little shepherd in his white capote Doth lean his boyish form along the rock , Or in his cave awaits the tempest's short - lived shock . LIII . Oh ! where , Dodona ! is thine 36 SELECTIONS FROM BYRON.
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... thine aged grove , Prophetic fount , and oracle divine ? What valley echoed the response of Jove ? What trace remaineth of the Thunderer's shrine ? All , all forgotten - and shall man repine That his frail bonds to fleeting life are ...
... thine aged grove , Prophetic fount , and oracle divine ? What valley echoed the response of Jove ? What trace remaineth of the Thunderer's shrine ? All , all forgotten - and shall man repine That his frail bonds to fleeting life are ...
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... thine Attic plain ? Not thirty tyrants now enforce the chain , But every carle can lord it o'er thy land ; Nor rise thy sons , but idly rail in vain , Trembling beneath the scourge of Turkish hand , From birth till death enslaved ; in ...
... thine Attic plain ? Not thirty tyrants now enforce the chain , But every carle can lord it o'er thy land ; Nor rise thy sons , but idly rail in vain , Trembling beneath the scourge of Turkish hand , From birth till death enslaved ; in ...
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... thine years of shame . LXXVII . The city won for Allah from the Giaour , The Giaour from Othman's race again may wrest : And the Serai's impenetrable tower Receive the fiery Frank , her former guest ; Or Wahab's rebel brood , who dared ...
... thine years of shame . LXXVII . The city won for Allah from the Giaour , The Giaour from Othman's race again may wrest : And the Serai's impenetrable tower Receive the fiery Frank , her former guest ; Or Wahab's rebel brood , who dared ...
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Abbot Astarte Athens beauty behold beneath blood breast breath brow Byron Byron's note Cain canto Capitoline hill castle of Chillon Childe Harold Chillon clouds dark dead death deep Don Juan doth dread dream earth eternal eyes fair fame fear feel foes gaze Giaour glory grave Greece hath heart heaven hell hope hour human Ianthe immortal lake land lines living look Lord Lord Byron Lucifer lyric Manfred Manfred's Mazeppa mind mortal mountains nature ne'er never night o'er ocean once pass'd passion poem poet poet's poetic poetry Prisoner of Chillon rock Rome sail Samian wine scene seem'd Shelley shore Siege of Corinth smile song soul spirit stanzas stars sweet tears thee thine things thou art thought tomb Twas Venice verse waters waves wild wind woes words Wordsworth written youth ΙΟ