A Selection from the Works of Lord ByronEdward Moxon & Company, 1866 - 244 pages |
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... things within him did the spirit of Byron assume colour and shape . His noblest verse leapt on a sudden into life ... thing that lurks for pay or prey among the fouler shallows and thickets of literature flew against him ; every hound ...
... things within him did the spirit of Byron assume colour and shape . His noblest verse leapt on a sudden into life ... thing that lurks for pay or prey among the fouler shallows and thickets of literature flew against him ; every hound ...
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... things within him did the spirit of Byron assume colour and shape . His noblest verse leapt on a sudden into life ... thing that lurks for pay or prey among the fouler shallows and thickets of literature flew against him ; every hound ...
... things within him did the spirit of Byron assume colour and shape . His noblest verse leapt on a sudden into life ... thing that lurks for pay or prey among the fouler shallows and thickets of literature flew against him ; every hound ...
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... things contemptible , and hatred of hateful men , are enough of themselves to embalm and endear his memory in the eyes of all who are worthy to pass judgment upon him . And these qualities gave much of their own value to verse not ...
... things contemptible , and hatred of hateful men , are enough of themselves to embalm and endear his memory in the eyes of all who are worthy to pass judgment upon him . And these qualities gave much of their own value to verse not ...
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... to steer inshore . It is natural in writing of Byron to slide into remembrances of what is likest to his verse . His work and Shelley's , beyond that of all our other poets , : recall or suggest the wide and high things of X PREFACE .
... to steer inshore . It is natural in writing of Byron to slide into remembrances of what is likest to his verse . His work and Shelley's , beyond that of all our other poets , : recall or suggest the wide and high things of X PREFACE .
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... things of nature ; the large likeness of the elements ; the immeasurable liberty and the stormy strength of waters and winds . They are strongest when they touch upon these ; and it is worth remark how few are the poets of whom this can ...
... things of nature ; the large likeness of the elements ; the immeasurable liberty and the stormy strength of waters and winds . They are strongest when they touch upon these ; and it is worth remark how few are the poets of whom this can ...
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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