Memoirs of the Life A. Writings of Lord ByronJames Robins and Company, 1830 - 756 pages |
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Page 15
... sighing leaves o'erspread , Ransacked , resign , perforce , their mortal mould ; From ruffian fangs escape not e'en the dead , Raked from repose in search of buried gold . Hushed is the harp , unstrung the warlike lyre , The minstrel's ...
... sighing leaves o'erspread , Ransacked , resign , perforce , their mortal mould ; From ruffian fangs escape not e'en the dead , Raked from repose in search of buried gold . Hushed is the harp , unstrung the warlike lyre , The minstrel's ...
Page 41
... sighs re - echoed to thy parting breath Whilst thou wast struggling in the pangs of death ! Could tears retard the tyrant in his course ; Could sighs avert his dart's relentless force ; Could youth and virtue claim a short delay , Or ...
... sighs re - echoed to thy parting breath Whilst thou wast struggling in the pangs of death ! Could tears retard the tyrant in his course ; Could sighs avert his dart's relentless force ; Could youth and virtue claim a short delay , Or ...
Page 42
... sighs alone . A FRAGMENT . When to their airy hall my father's voice Shall call my spirit , joyful in their choice ; When , poised upon the gale , my form shall ride , Or , dark in mist , descend the mountain's side ; Oh ! may my shade ...
... sighs alone . A FRAGMENT . When to their airy hall my father's voice Shall call my spirit , joyful in their choice ; When , poised upon the gale , my form shall ride , Or , dark in mist , descend the mountain's side ; Oh ! may my shade ...
Page 43
... sigh , Whilst the soul - telling eye Is dimm'd for a time with a Tear . Mild Charity's glow , To us mortals below , Shows the soul from barbarity clear ; Compassion will melt Where this virtue is felt , And its dew is diffused in a Tear ...
... sigh , Whilst the soul - telling eye Is dimm'd for a time with a Tear . Mild Charity's glow , To us mortals below , Shows the soul from barbarity clear ; Compassion will melt Where this virtue is felt , And its dew is diffused in a Tear ...
Page 44
... sigh I resign What I once thought was mine , And forgive her deceit with a Tear . Ye friends of my heart , Ere from you I depart , This hope to my breast is most near : - ~ If again we shall meet In this rural retreat , May we meet , as ...
... sigh I resign What I once thought was mine , And forgive her deceit with a Tear . Ye friends of my heart , Ere from you I depart , This hope to my breast is most near : - ~ If again we shall meet In this rural retreat , May we meet , as ...
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