The Poetical Works of Lord Byron, Volume 5J. Murray, 1873 |
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... Mortal to thy bidding bow'd , From my mansion in the cloud , Which the breath of twilight builds , And the summer's sunset gilds With the azure and vermilion , Which is mix'd for my pavilion ; 4 Though thy quest may be forbidden , On a ...
... Mortal to thy bidding bow'd , From my mansion in the cloud , Which the breath of twilight builds , And the summer's sunset gilds With the azure and vermilion , Which is mix'd for my pavilion ; 4 Though thy quest may be forbidden , On a ...
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... mortal daughters grow To an unearthly stature , in an essence Of purer elements ; while the hues of youth , - Carnation'd like a sleeping infant's cheek , Rock'd by the beating of her mother's heart , Or the rose tints , which summer's ...
... mortal daughters grow To an unearthly stature , in an essence Of purer elements ; while the hues of youth , - Carnation'd like a sleeping infant's cheek , Rock'd by the beating of her mother's heart , Or the rose tints , which summer's ...
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... mortal here : I dwell in my despair- And live - and live for ever . Witch . That I can aid thee . Man . It may be To do this thy power Must wake the dead , or lay me low with them . Do so - in any shape - in any hour- With any torture ...
... mortal here : I dwell in my despair- And live - and live for ever . Witch . That I can aid thee . Man . It may be To do this thy power Must wake the dead , or lay me low with them . Do so - in any shape - in any hour- With any torture ...
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... , and bright ; And here on snows , where never human foot Of common mortal trod , we nightly tread , And leave no traces ; o'er the savage sea , [ Exit The glassy ocean of the mountain ice , We skim Scene III . ] 23 MANFRED .
... , and bright ; And here on snows , where never human foot Of common mortal trod , we nightly tread , And leave no traces ; o'er the savage sea , [ Exit The glassy ocean of the mountain ice , We skim Scene III . ] 23 MANFRED .
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... late commands Have been fulfill'd to the utmost . A Spirit . Enter MANFRED . What is here ? A mortal - Thou most rash and fatal wretch , Bow down and worship ! Second Spirit . I do know the man- A Magian 26 [ Act II . MANFRED .
... late commands Have been fulfill'd to the utmost . A Spirit . Enter MANFRED . What is here ? A mortal - Thou most rash and fatal wretch , Bow down and worship ! Second Spirit . I do know the man- A Magian 26 [ Act II . MANFRED .
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Page 7 - Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains ; They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.
Page 20 - From my youth upwards My spirit walk'd not with the souls of men, Nor look'd upon the earth with human eyes ; The thirst of their ambition was not mine, The aim of their existence was not mine ; My joys, my griefs, my passions, and my powers, Made me a stranger ; though I wore the form, I had no sympathy with breathing flesh, Nor midst the creatures of clay that girded me Was there but one who but of her anon.
Page 36 - Thou chief star ! Centre of many stars ! which mak'st our earth Endurable, and temperest the hues And hearts of all who walk within thy rays ! Sire of the seasons ! Monarch of the climes, And those who dwell in them ! for near or far, Our inborn spirits have a tint of thee Even as our outward aspects ; — thou dost rise, And shine, and set in glory. Fare thee well ! I ne'er shall see thee more. As my first glance Of love and wonder was for thee, then take My latest look...
Page 39 - Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome ; The trees which grew along the broken arches Waved dark in the blue midnight, and the stars Shone through the rents of ruin ; from afar The watch-dog bayed beyond the Tiber ; and More near from out the Caesars...
Page 18 - It is not noon— the Sunbow's rays still arch The torrent with the many hues of heaven, And roll the sheeted silver's waving column O'er the crag's headlong perpendicular, And fling its lines of foaming light along, And to and fro, like the pale courser's tail, The Giant steed, to be bestrode by Death, As told in the Apocalypse.
Page 17 - Myself, and thee — a peasant of the Alps, Thy humble virtues, hospitable home, And spirit patient, pious, proud and free; Thy self-respect, grafted on innocent thoughts; Thy days of health, and nights of sleep; thy toils, By danger dignified, yet guiltless; hopes Of cheerful old age and a quiet grave, With cross and garland over its green turf, And thy grandchildren's love for epitaph ; This do I see — and then I look within^ — It matters not — my soul was scorch'd already ! C.
Page 11 - And a magic voice and verse Hath baptized thee with a curse ; And a spirit of the air Hath begirt thee with a snare ; In the wind there is a voice Shall forbid thee to rejoice ; And to thee shall Night deny All the quiet of her sky ; And the day shall have a sun, Which shall make thee wish it done.
Page 36 - Most glorious orb! that wert a worship, ere The mystery of thy making was reveal'd! 10 Thou earliest minister of the Almighty, Which gladden'd, on their mountain tops, the hearts Of the Chaldean shepherds, till they pour'd Themselves in orisons! Thou material God! And representative of the Unknown — Who chose thee for his shadow!
Page 63 - Romanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play. He is the father of the first romance and of the last tragedy in our language, and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer, be he who he may...
Page 39 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old...