The Life of Lord ByronJ. & J. Harper, 1830 - 334 páginas |
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... abbey from that period became the family seat , and continued so till it was sold by the poet . Sir John Byron left Newstead , and his other pos- sessions , to John Byron , whom Collins and other writers have called his fourth , but who ...
... abbey from that period became the family seat , and continued so till it was sold by the poet . Sir John Byron left Newstead , and his other pos- sessions , to John Byron , whom Collins and other writers have called his fourth , but who ...
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... abbey came into the pos- session of the family : and it is not probable that the figures referred to any transactions in Palestine , in which the Byrons were engaged , if they were put up by the Byrons at all . They were , 20 THE LIFE OF.
... abbey came into the pos- session of the family : and it is not probable that the figures referred to any transactions in Palestine , in which the Byrons were engaged , if they were put up by the Byrons at all . They were , 20 THE LIFE OF.
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... Abbey with her son , found it almost in a state of ruin . After the equivocal affair of the duel , the old lord lived in absolute seclusion , detested by his tenantry , at war with his neighbours , and deserted by all his family . He ...
... Abbey with her son , found it almost in a state of ruin . After the equivocal affair of the duel , the old lord lived in absolute seclusion , detested by his tenantry , at war with his neighbours , and deserted by all his family . He ...
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... Abbey . Again we say , let us be thankful ; and , with honest Sancho , bid God bless the giver , nor look the gift - horse in the mouth . " The criticism is ascribed to Mr. Francis Jeffrey , an eloquent member of the Scottish bar , and ...
... Abbey . Again we say , let us be thankful ; and , with honest Sancho , bid God bless the giver , nor look the gift - horse in the mouth . " The criticism is ascribed to Mr. Francis Jeffrey , an eloquent member of the Scottish bar , and ...
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... Abbey , a skull was found in a secret niche of the walls . It might have been that of the monk which haunted the house , or of one of his own ancestors , or of some victim of the mo- rose race . It was converted into a goblet , and used ...
... Abbey , a skull was found in a secret niche of the walls . It might have been that of the monk which haunted the house , or of one of his own ancestors , or of some victim of the mo- rose race . It was converted into a goblet , and used ...
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Abbey acquainted adventures affair afterward Albanian appeared arrived Athens beauty Brême Bride of Abydos canto cause Cephalonia CHAPTER character Childe Harold Christian circumstances Constantinople Countess Guiccioli course curious described doctor Don Juan effect English expressed Family Library fancy feelings felt genius Genoa Giaour Greece Greek Guiccioli heard heart Hobhouse honour Hunt imagination impression incident interest Italian Joannina kind Lady Byron letter living Lord Byron Lordship Manfred manner Marco Botzaris mind Missolonghi morning mountain nature never Newstead Newstead Abbey night o'er object occasion opinion Pashaw passage passed passion Patras perhaps person Pisa poem poet poetical poetry possessed Prevesa probably rank Ravenna recollect remarkable replied residence respect Salsette satire scene seen sent sentiment spirit Suliotes supposed thing thought tion took travellers Turks verses vizier whole young youth
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Página 130 - Such is the aspect of this shore ; 'Tis Greece, but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there.
Página 335 - Near this spot are deposited the Remains of one, who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the memory of BOATSWAIN, A DOG, who was born in Newfoundland, May, 1803, and died at Newstead, Nov.
Página 202 - To fly from, need not be to hate, mankind: All are not fit with them to stir and toil, Nor is it discontent to keep the mind Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil In the hot throng...
Página 205 - My slumbers — if I slumber — are not sleep, But a continuance of enduring thought, Which then I can resist not : in my heart There is a vigil, and these eyes but close To look within ; and yet I live, and bear The aspect and the form of breathing men. But grief should be the instructor of the wise ; Sorrow is knowledge : they who know the most Must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth, The Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life.
Página 129 - 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!
Página 304 - Tis time this heart should be unmoved, Since others it hath ceased to move; Yet, though I cannot be beloved, Still let me love! My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone!
Página 180 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cried through the lattice Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Página 110 - Fair Greece ! sad relic of departed worth ! Immortal, though no more; though fallen, great! Who now shall lead thy scatter'd children forth, And long accustom'd bondage uncreate? Not such thy sons who whilome did await, The hopeless warriors of a willing doom, In bleak Thermopylae's sepulchral strait— Oh ! who that gallant spirit shall resume, Leap from Eurotas' banks, and call thee from the tomb?
Página 211 - She was like me in lineaments — her eyes, Her hair, her features, all, to the very tone Even of her voice, they said were like to mine...
Página 305 - Seek out — less often sought than found — A soldier's grave, for thee the best; Then look around, and choose thy ground, And take thy rest.