A Selection from the Works of Lord ByronEdward Moxon & Company, 1866 - 244 pages |
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... saint , sage , or sophist ever writ , People this lonely tower , this tenement refit ? Well didst thou speak , Athena's wisest son ! " All that we know is , nothing can be known . " Why should we shrink from what we cannot shun ? Each ...
... saint , sage , or sophist ever writ , People this lonely tower , this tenement refit ? Well didst thou speak , Athena's wisest son ! " All that we know is , nothing can be known . " Why should we shrink from what we cannot shun ? Each ...
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... saints , Where earthly first , then heavenly glory made Her home ; thou , all which fondest fancy paints , And finds her prior vision but portray'd In feeble colours , when the eye - from the Alp Of horrid snow , and rock , and shaggy ...
... saints , Where earthly first , then heavenly glory made Her home ; thou , all which fondest fancy paints , And finds her prior vision but portray'd In feeble colours , when the eye - from the Alp Of horrid snow , and rock , and shaggy ...
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... Than the gilt chamberlain , who , clothed and fee'd , Stands sleek and slavish , bowing at his door . 2 SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate : His keys G 2 THE PROPHECY OF DANTE . 83 And Art's mistaken gratitude shall raise ...
... Than the gilt chamberlain , who , clothed and fee'd , Stands sleek and slavish , bowing at his door . 2 SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate : His keys G 2 THE PROPHECY OF DANTE . 83 And Art's mistaken gratitude shall raise ...
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George Gordon Byron Baron Byron Algernon Charles Swinburne. SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate : His keys were rusty , and the lock was dull , So little trouble had been given of late ; Not that the place by any means was full , But ...
George Gordon Byron Baron Byron Algernon Charles Swinburne. SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate : His keys were rusty , and the lock was dull , So little trouble had been given of late ; Not that the place by any means was full , But ...
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... saints were named his clerks . This was a handsome board — at least for heaven ; And yet they had even then enough to do , So many conquerors ' cars were daily driven , So many kingdoms fitted up anew ; Each day too slew its thousands ...
... saints were named his clerks . This was a handsome board — at least for heaven ; And yet they had even then enough to do , So many conquerors ' cars were daily driven , So many kingdoms fitted up anew ; Each day too slew its thousands ...
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AHOLIBAMAH AMBRACIAN GULF Anah angels appear'd Asmodeus beauty behold beneath blood breast breath brow Byron chain CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE clay clime clouds damn'd dark dead death deep Don Juan dream dust earth EDWARD MOXON EPISTLE TO AUGUSTA eternal eyes face fair father feel flowers foam gazed GIAOUR glory gone grave grew Haidée hand hath heart heaven hell hope hour human clay immortal Japh knew less light live look look'd Michael Molière mortal mountains ne'er never night o'er ocean once pass'd passion Pedrillo perish'd poem poets praise round Saint Peter SAME.-CANTO Samian wine Satan seem'd shore sigh silent skies sleep son of Noah soul spirit STANZAS stars sweet tears thee thine things thou art thought turn'd Twas verse voice walls waters wave weep wind wings young