 My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone! The fire that on my bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile. The hope,...  Selections from the Poetry of Lord Byron - Page 303by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1900 - 412 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 622 pages
...hosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle ; No torch is kindled at its hlaze— A funeral pile ! 4. " The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion of the pain And power of love, I cannot ihare, But wear toe chain. 6. " Bat 'tis not thus— and 'tis not here— Such thoughts should shake... | |
 | American periodicals - 1825 - 498 pages
...isle, No torch is kindled at its blaze : — A funeral pile. The hope, the fears, the jealous care, Th' exalted portion of the pain, And power of love, I cannot share, But wear the chain. But 'tis not here — it is not here — Such thoughts should shake my soul ; nor now — Where glory seals the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - English letters - 1831 - 572 pages
...bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile ! 4. " The hope', the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion of the pain And power of love, I cannot snare, But wear the chain. 5. u But 't is not thus — and 't is not here — Such thoughts should... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...canker, and the grief Are mine alone! The fire that on my bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle; \n torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile....Where glory decks the hero's bier. Or binds his brow. The sword, the banner and the field, Glory and Greece, around me see ! The Spartan, borne upon his... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 452 pages
...bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle ; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile ! 4. " The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted...power of love, I cannot share, But wear the chain. S. " But 'tis not thus — and 'tis not here — Such thoughts should shake my soul, nor now, Where... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1832 - 592 pages
...bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle ; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile! 4The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion...power of love, I cannot share, But wear the chain. 5. But 'tis not thus — and 't is not here — Such thonghts should shake my soul, nor Where glory... | |
 | John Galt - Poets, English - 1832 - 394 pages
...like to some volcanic isle, No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile. The hope, the fears, the jealous care, The' exalted portion of the pain,...love I cannot share, But wear the chain. But 'tis not here — it is not here — Such thoughts should shake my soul; nor now Where glory seals the hero's... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English letters - 1833 - 684 pages
...care, ' The exalted portion of the pain ' And power of love, I cannot share, ' But wear the chain. 5. ' But 'tis not thus — and 'tis not here — ' Such...glory decks the hero's bier, ' Or binds his brow. 6. ' The sword, the banner and the field, ' Glory and Greece, around me seel ' The Spartan, borne upon... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 382 pages
...bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle ; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile ! 4. The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted...power of love, I cannot share, But wear the chain. (1) [This morning Lord Byron came from his bedroom into the apartment where Colonel Stanhope and some... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1833 - 678 pages
...preys ' Is lone as some volcanic isle ; ' No torch is kindled at its blaze— ' A funeral pile ! 4. ' The hope, the fear, the jealous care, ' The exalted...power of love, I cannot share, ' But wear the chain. 5. ' But 'tis not thus — and 'tis not here — ' Such thoughts should shake my soul, nor now, ' Where... | |
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