The works of lord Byron, containing Werner, Heaven and earth, Morgante maggiore, Age of bronze, Island, Vision of judgment and Deformed transformed |
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... angel ! such I have ever found thee ; This rashness , or this weakness of my temper , Ne'er raised a thought to injure thee or thine . Thou didst not mar my fortunes : my own nature In youth was such as to unmake an empire , Had such ...
... angel ! such I have ever found thee ; This rashness , or this weakness of my temper , Ne'er raised a thought to injure thee or thine . Thou didst not mar my fortunes : my own nature In youth was such as to unmake an empire , Had such ...
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... angel ! But how wilt thou Stralenheim knows nothing Of me as aught of kindred with yourself . I will but wait a day or two with him To lull all doubts , and then rejoin my father . WER . To part no more ! ULR . I know not that ; but at ...
... angel ! But how wilt thou Stralenheim knows nothing Of me as aught of kindred with yourself . I will but wait a day or two with him To lull all doubts , and then rejoin my father . WER . To part no more ! ULR . I know not that ; but at ...
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... angel loved me : This cannot be of good ; and though I know not That I do wrong , I feel a thousand fears Which are not ominous of right . Ано . Then wed thee Unto some son of clay , and toil and spin ! There's Japhet loves thee well ...
... angel loved me : This cannot be of good ; and though I know not That I do wrong , I feel a thousand fears Which are not ominous of right . Ано . Then wed thee Unto some son of clay , and toil and spin ! There's Japhet loves thee well ...
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... angels to alight on , as the spot Nearest the stars ? And can those words " no more " Be meant for thee , for all things , save for us , And the predestined creeping things reserved By my sire to Jehovah's bidding ? May He preserve them ...
... angels to alight on , as the spot Nearest the stars ? And can those words " no more " Be meant for thee , for all things , save for us , And the predestined creeping things reserved By my sire to Jehovah's bidding ? May He preserve them ...
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... Angels shall tire their wings , but find no spot : Not even a rock from out the liquid grave Shall lift its point to save , Or show the place where strong Despair hath died , After long looking o'er the ocean wide For the expected ebb ...
... Angels shall tire their wings , but find no spot : Not even a rock from out the liquid grave Shall lift its point to save , Or show the place where strong Despair hath died , After long looking o'er the ocean wide For the expected ebb ...
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abbot Aholibamah ANAH angels ARNOLD aught baron bear beauty behold beneath better blood BOURBON CÆSAR CESAR Christian clouds Cortana Count dare death deem deep devil doth e'er earth ERIC eternal Exit father fear feel Fletcher Christian FRITZ GABOR giant glory hand hath heard heart heaven hell honour hour IDEN IDENSTEIN immortal IRAD JAPH JOSEPHINE kings late leave less look lord LORD BYRON Morgante MORGANTE MAGGIORE mortal mountain ne'er Neuha never night NOAH noble nought numbers o'er ocean OLIMPIA once Orlando pause peace PHILIBERT Renegado rest Rome Saint Saint Peter scarce SCENE shore SIEG Siegendorf sire smile SOLDIER son of Noah soul spirit stars STRAL Stralenheim STRANGER sword thee there's thine things thou thought Torquil true Twas Ulric unto walls Wat Tyler wave weep WERNER wind Ано
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