“The” Works of the Right Honourable Lord Byron: The Giaour. Bride of AbydosJohn Murray, 1816 |
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... Hassan's sin was sent To turn a palace to a tomb : He came , he went , like the Simoom , 10 That harbinger of fate and gloom , Beneath whose widely - wasting breath The very cypress droops to death- 280 285 Dark tree , still sad when ...
... Hassan's sin was sent To turn a palace to a tomb : He came , he went , like the Simoom , 10 That harbinger of fate and gloom , Beneath whose widely - wasting breath The very cypress droops to death- 280 285 Dark tree , still sad when ...
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... air , and verdure o'er the ground . ' Twas sweet , when cloudless stars were bright , To view the wave of watery light , And hear its melody by night . 306 And oft had Hassan's Childhood played Around the verge of 20 THE GIAOUR .
... air , and verdure o'er the ground . ' Twas sweet , when cloudless stars were bright , To view the wave of watery light , And hear its melody by night . 306 And oft had Hassan's Childhood played Around the verge of 20 THE GIAOUR .
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... Hassan's Youth along Its bank been soothed by Beauty's song ; And softer seemed each melting tone Of Music mingled with its own . But ne'er shall Hassan's Age repose Along the brink at Twilight's close : The stream that filled that font ...
... Hassan's Youth along Its bank been soothed by Beauty's song ; And softer seemed each melting tone Of Music mingled with its own . But ne'er shall Hassan's Age repose Along the brink at Twilight's close : The stream that filled that font ...
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... Hassan on the mountain side . His roof , that refuge unto men , Is Desolation's hungry den . The guest flies the hall , and the vassal from labour , 350 Since his turban was cleft by the infidel's sabre ! 12 * * * * * * * I hear the ...
... Hassan on the mountain side . His roof , that refuge unto men , Is Desolation's hungry den . The guest flies the hall , and the vassal from labour , 350 Since his turban was cleft by the infidel's sabre ! 12 * * * * * * * I hear the ...
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... Hassan from the Haram flies , Nor bends on woman's form his eyes ; The unwonted chase each hour employs , Yet shares he not the hunter's joys . 440 Not thus was Hassan wont to fly When Leila dwelt THE GIAOUR . 29.
... Hassan from the Haram flies , Nor bends on woman's form his eyes ; The unwonted chase each hour employs , Yet shares he not the hunter's joys . 440 Not thus was Hassan wont to fly When Leila dwelt THE GIAOUR . 29.
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Abdallah's Amaun arms Arnaout ataghan Azrael band beam bear beauty beneath blest blood bloom bower brave bread and salt breast breath BRIDE OF ABYDOS brow Calpac cheek clime courser's dare dark death deed deem desart doom dread earth faithless fate father fear feel flash flower foes gaze Giaffir Giaour glance grave Greek grief hand Haram Hassan hate hath hear heard heaven Helle's Hellespont hope horsetails hour Houris jerreed Koran land Leila line 12 line 9 lips live lonely maid Morea Moslem mourn Mussulman ne'er never night Note o'er Ollahs Pacha pale Persian prayer rest rose round sabre scarce Selim shine shore sire slave smile soothe soul sound stain steed strife tale tear tell thee thine thought Timariot tomb tophaike trembling turban Turkish Twas waft wandering wave winds word wound young Zuleika