A Selection from the Works of Lord ByronEdward Moxon & Company, 1866 - 244 pages |
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Page xii
... space were tangible and familiar as flowers . Of this poetry , where description melts into passion and contempla- tion takes fire from delight , the highest sample is Shelley's " Ode to the West Wind . " An imperfect mastery of his ...
... space were tangible and familiar as flowers . Of this poetry , where description melts into passion and contempla- tion takes fire from delight , the highest sample is Shelley's " Ode to the West Wind . " An imperfect mastery of his ...
Page xxvii
... space to say it . Their splendid merits and their visible defects call neither for praise nor blame . Their place and his , in the literature of England , are fixed points : no critical astronomy of the future can lower or can raise ...
... space to say it . Their splendid merits and their visible defects call neither for praise nor blame . Their place and his , in the literature of England , are fixed points : no critical astronomy of the future can lower or can raise ...
Page xxviii
... space was allowed him to show at least a heroic purpose , and attest a high design ; then , with all things unfinished before him and behind , he fell asleep after many troubles and triumphs . Few can ever have gone wearier to the grave ...
... space was allowed him to show at least a heroic purpose , and attest a high design ; then , with all things unfinished before him and behind , he fell asleep after many troubles and triumphs . Few can ever have gone wearier to the grave ...
Page xxix
... space to say more ; and of the present book of selections not much need be said . It bears on the face of it the marks of imperfection and inadequacy ; for these the very circumstances and conditions of its existence must be in some ...
... space to say more ; and of the present book of selections not much need be said . It bears on the face of it the marks of imperfection and inadequacy ; for these the very circumstances and conditions of its existence must be in some ...
Page 17
... space , an ornamented grave ? Their hopes were not less warm , their souls were full as brave . In their baronial feuds and single fields , What deeds of prowess unrecorded died ! And Love , which lent a blazon to their shields , With ...
... space , an ornamented grave ? Their hopes were not less warm , their souls were full as brave . In their baronial feuds and single fields , What deeds of prowess unrecorded died ! And Love , which lent a blazon to their shields , With ...
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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