The Works of Lord Byron: Manfred. Hebrew melodies. Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte. Monody of the death of Sheridan. Lament of Tasso. PoemsJohn Murray, 1821 |
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... wild gazelle . Oh ! weep for those On Jordan's banks Jephtha's daughter • Oh ! snatch'd away in beauty's bloom 78 79 81 82 83 • 85 My soul is dark • · I saw thee weep 86 87 • Thy days are done • Song of Saul before his last battle Saul ...
... wild gazelle . Oh ! weep for those On Jordan's banks Jephtha's daughter • Oh ! snatch'd away in beauty's bloom 78 79 81 82 83 • 85 My soul is dark • · I saw thee weep 86 87 • Thy days are done • Song of Saul before his last battle Saul ...
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... wild starts are useless . MAN . Do I not bear it ? -Look on me - I live . C. HUN . This is convulsion , and no healthful life . MAN . I tell thee , man ! I have lived many years , Many long years , but they are nothing now To those ...
... wild starts are useless . MAN . Do I not bear it ? -Look on me - I live . C. HUN . This is convulsion , and no healthful life . MAN . I tell thee , man ! I have lived many years , Many long years , but they are nothing now To those ...
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... wild and arid waves , And seeketh not , so that it is not sought , But being met is deadly ; such hath been The course of my existence ; but there came Things in my path which are no more . Аввот . Alas ! I ' gin to fear that thou art ...
... wild and arid waves , And seeketh not , so that it is not sought , But being met is deadly ; such hath been The course of my existence ; but there came Things in my path which are no more . Аввот . Alas ! I ' gin to fear that thou art ...
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... . Oh ! in that future let us think To hold each heart the heart that shares , With them the immortal waters drink , And soul in soul grow deathless theirs ! THE WILD GAZELLE . 1 . THE wild gazelle on 78 HEBREW MELODIES .
... . Oh ! in that future let us think To hold each heart the heart that shares , With them the immortal waters drink , And soul in soul grow deathless theirs ! THE WILD GAZELLE . 1 . THE wild gazelle on 78 HEBREW MELODIES .
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George Gordon Byron Baron Byron. THE WILD GAZELLE . 1 . THE wild gazelle on Judah's hills Exulting yet may bound , And drink from all the living rills That gush on holy ground ; Its airy step and glorious eye May glance in tameless ...
George Gordon Byron Baron Byron. THE WILD GAZELLE . 1 . THE wild gazelle on Judah's hills Exulting yet may bound , And drink from all the living rills That gush on holy ground ; Its airy step and glorious eye May glance in tameless ...
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ABBOT Alhama AMBRACIAN GULF answer'd art thou ASTARTE battle of Chalons battle of Platea beautiful behold beneath blood bosom breast breath bright Cast crowns CHAMOIS charm clay clouds cold curse dare dark dead dear death deem'd deep despair dost doth dread dream dwell earth eyes feel gaze glance glassy ocean glory grave grief hand hath hear heaven hour immortal light live lonely look MANFRED MANUEL Mariamne mind mirth mortal mountain mourn ne'er never night o'er once pain pang pass'd Pausanias Pindus R. B. SHERIDAN SCENE shine shock Rocking sigh silent sleep smile song Sorrow soul spirit star sweet tears thine things thou art thou canst thou hast thou wert thought throne Thyrza thyself torture tremble Twere twill voice wandering wave weep WITCH wither'd words wouldst youth Ζώη ΜΑΝ Аввот
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