 Tis but as ivy-leaves around the ruin'd turret wreath, All green and wildly fresh without, but worn and grey beneath. Oh, could I feel as I have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanish'd scene ; As springs...  The Album - Page 971823Full view - About this book
 | 1816 - 572 pages
...have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanished scene : As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be. So midst the wither'd waste of life those tears would flow to me.' The succeeding stanzas begin with a strange vulgarism... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 212 pages
...have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanished scene : As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be, So midst the.wither'd waste of life, those tears would flow to me. 1815. STANZAS FOR MUSIC. THERE be none of... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 478 pages
...have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanished scene ! As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be, So midst the wither'd waste of life, those tears would flow to me. i8i5. SONNET Composed in the name of a father... | |
 | 1823 - 450 pages
...springs, rendered doubly beautiful and grateful by their contrast to all around ? I believe there u no image more frequently made use of in poetry, especially...springs In deserts found seem sweet, all brackish thongh they be ; [me. So, midst the withered waste of life, those tears would flow to How is it that... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 614 pages
...felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep, as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanish'd scene : As springs, in deserts found, seem sweet — all brackish though they be, — So, midst the wither'd waste of life, those tears would flow to me. 1815. STANZAS FOR MUSIC. THERE be none of Beauty's... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1823 - 266 pages
...I have felt, or be what I have been, Orweep as I could once have wept o'er many a vanish'd scene ; As springs, in deserts found, seem sweet, all brackish though they be, So, 'mid the wither'd waste of life, those tears would flow to me ! THE FALLS OF OHIOPYLE. Blow, breezes,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 546 pages
...have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weepas I could once have wept, o'er many a vauish'd scene : As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be, So midstthewither'dwasteof life, those tears would flow tome. i8i5. STANZAS FOR MUSIC. THERE be none of... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...have felt,— or be what I have been, Or weep, as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanish'd scene : As springs, in deserts found, seem sweet — all brackish though they be,— So, midst the wither'd waste of life, those tear* would flow to me. FARE THEE WELL. Alas! they had been friends In... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 406 pages
...have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanish'd scene: As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be, So midst the wither'd waste of life, those tears would flow to me. 1815. STANZAS FOR MUSIC. THERE be none of Beauty's... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 348 pages
...have felt, — or be what I have been, Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanish'd scene ; As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be, So, midst the wither'd waste of life, those tears would flow to me. (') March, 1815. STANZAS FOR MUSIC. [" THERE... | |
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