A Selection from the Works of Lord ByronEdward Moxon & Company, 1866 - 244 pages |
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... mortal birth ; And form so soft , and charms so rare , Too soon return'd to Earth ! Though Earth received them in her bed , And o'er the spot the crowd may tread In carelessness or mirth , There is an eye which could not brook A moment ...
... mortal birth ; And form so soft , and charms so rare , Too soon return'd to Earth ! Though Earth received them in her bed , And o'er the spot the crowd may tread In carelessness or mirth , There is an eye which could not brook A moment ...
Page 39
... mortal well I knew , For he would never thus have flown , And left me twice so doubly lone , Lone as the corse within its shroud , Lone as a solitary cloud , - A single cloud on a sunny day , While all THE PRISONER OF CHILLON . 39.
... mortal well I knew , For he would never thus have flown , And left me twice so doubly lone , Lone as the corse within its shroud , Lone as a solitary cloud , - A single cloud on a sunny day , While all THE PRISONER OF CHILLON . 39.
Page 96
... mortal race began , That thou canst claim him ? Speak ! and do thy will , If it be just : if in this earthly span He hath been greatly failing to fulfil His duties as a king and mortal , say , And he is thine ; if not , let him have way ...
... mortal race began , That thou canst claim him ? Speak ! and do thy will , If it be just : if in this earthly span He hath been greatly failing to fulfil His duties as a king and mortal , say , And he is thine ; if not , let him have way ...
Page 192
... mortal's love For an immortal . If the skies contain More joy than thou canst give and take , remain ! Anah . Sister ! sister ! I view them winging Their bright way through the parted night . Aho . The clouds from off their pinions ...
... mortal's love For an immortal . If the skies contain More joy than thou canst give and take , remain ! Anah . Sister ! sister ! I view them winging Their bright way through the parted night . Aho . The clouds from off their pinions ...
Page 195
... mortal bride . Thine shall be nothing of the past , save tears . And art thou not ashamed Thus to survive , And eat , and drink , and wive ? With a base heart so far subdued and tamed , As even to hear this wide destruction named ...
... mortal bride . Thine shall be nothing of the past , save tears . And art thou not ashamed Thus to survive , And eat , and drink , and wive ? With a base heart so far subdued and tamed , As even to hear this wide destruction named ...
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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