The works of lord Byron, Հատոր 1 |
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... , led to the abandonment of that enterprise , and to the desolation of the Morea , during which the cruelty exercised on all sides was unparalleled even in the annals of the faithful . THE GIAOUR . No breath of air to break the.
... , led to the abandonment of that enterprise , and to the desolation of the Morea , during which the cruelty exercised on all sides was unparalleled even in the annals of the faithful . THE GIAOUR . No breath of air to break the.
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George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) THE GIAOUR . No breath of air to break the wave That rolls below the Athenian's grave , That tomb ( 1 ) which , gleaming o'er the cliff , First greets the homeward - veering skiff , High o'er the land ...
George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) THE GIAOUR . No breath of air to break the wave That rolls below the Athenian's grave , That tomb ( 1 ) which , gleaming o'er the cliff , First greets the homeward - veering skiff , High o'er the land ...
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... breath ; But beauty with that fearful bloom , That hue which haunts it to the tomb , Expression's last receding ray , A gilded halo hovering round decay , The farewell beam of Feeling past away ! Spark of that flame , perchance of ...
... breath ; But beauty with that fearful bloom , That hue which haunts it to the tomb , Expression's last receding ray , A gilded halo hovering round decay , The farewell beam of Feeling past away ! Spark of that flame , perchance of ...
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... breath The very cypress droops to death— Dark tree , still sad when others ' grief is fled , The only constant mourner o'er the dead ! The steed is vanish'd from the stall ; No serf is seen in Hassan's hall ; The lonely Spider's thin ...
... breath The very cypress droops to death— Dark tree , still sad when others ' grief is fled , The only constant mourner o'er the dead ! The steed is vanish'd from the stall ; No serf is seen in Hassan's hall ; The lonely Spider's thin ...
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... breathing clay , By Alla ! I would answer nay ; Though on Al - Sirat's ( 21 ) arch I stood , Which totters o'er the fiery flood , With Paradise within my view , And all his Houris beckoning through . Oh ! who young Leila's glance could ...
... breathing clay , By Alla ! I would answer nay ; Though on Al - Sirat's ( 21 ) arch I stood , Which totters o'er the fiery flood , With Paradise within my view , And all his Houris beckoning through . Oh ! who young Leila's glance could ...
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Էջ 321 - But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing Of gentle breath and hue.
Էջ 318 - A light broke in upon my brain, — It was the carol of a bird; It ceased, and then it came again, The sweetest song ear ever heard, And mine was thankful till my eyes Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery.
Էջ 321 - It might be months, or years, or days, I kept no count, I took no note, I had no hope my eyes to raise, And clear them of their dreary mote...
Էջ 307 - ETERNAL spirit of the chainless mind ! Brightest in dungeons, Liberty, thou art ! For there thy habitation is the heart, — The heart which love of thee alone can bind ; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned, — To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind.
Էջ 309 - MY hair is gray, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night, As men's have grown from sudden fears :+ My limbs are bow'd, though not with toil, But rusted with a vile repose, For they have been a dungeon's spoil, And mine has been the fate of those To whom the goodly earth and air Are bann'd, and barr'd — forbidden fare...
Էջ 315 - Most cherish'd since his natal hour, His mother's image in fair face. The infant love of all his race.
Էջ 93 - SLOW sinks, more lovely ere his race be run,' Along Morea's hills the setting sun ; Not, as in Northern climes, obscurely bright, But one unclouded blaze of living light ! O'er the hush'd deep the yellow beam he throws, Gilds the green wave, that trembles as it glows.
Էջ 315 - Oh, God ! it is a fearful thing To see the human soul take wing In any shape, in any mood...