 Unlike the heroes of each ancient race, Demons in act, but Gods at least in face, In Conrad's form seems little to admire, Though his dark eye-brow shades a glance of fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common...  The Giaour: A Fragment of a Turkish Tale - Page 11de George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1814 - 75 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 340 pages
...glance of fire: Rohust hut not Hdrculean-jfo the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more...and marvel how— and still confess That thus it is, hut why they cannot guess. Sun-hurnt his cheek, his forehead*high and pale The sahle curls in wild... | |
 | Martin MacDermot - 1824 - 604 pages
...with him. " Robust, but not Herculean to the sight, No giant frame »ets forth his common height ; Yet in the whole who paused to look again, Saw more...and marvel how — and still confess, That thus it in, bnt why they cannot guess." Are we to suppose such a figure incapable of gaining the affections... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pages
...glance of fire: Robust but not Herculean—to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more...marks the crowd of vulgar men ; They gaze and marvel how—and still confess That thus it is, but why they cannot guess. Sun-burnt his cheek, his forehead... | |
 | George Clinton (biographer of Byron.) - 1825 - 314 pages
...striking : Robust, but not Herculean — to the sight Nc giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, m the whole, who paused to look again Saw more than...cannot guess, Sunburnt his cheek, his forehead high and pals The sable curls in wild profusion veil ; And oft perforce his rising lip reveals The haughtier... | |
 | 1822 - 608 pages
...with him. " Robust, but not Herculean— to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height; Yet in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more...confess, That thus it is, but why, they cannot guess." Are we to suppose such a figure incapable of gaining the affections of a woman, and of retaining them... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1826 - 466 pages
...Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his commou height; Yet, in the whole, who pansed to look again, Saw more than marks the crowd of vulgar men; They gaze and marvel how — and still coufess That tbus it is, but why they caunot guess. Sun.burnt his cheek, his forehead high and pale... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...glance of fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again. Saw more than markg the crowd of vulgar men; They gaze and marvel how— and still confess That thus it is, but why... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 500 pages
...Byron will recognise some likeness. " — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more...marks the crowd of vulgar men ; They gaze and marvel how—and still confess That thus it is, but why they cannot guess. Sun-burnt his cheek, his forehead... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1827 - 888 pages
...lire . Kobust, but not Hereule.m — to the sifjlit No giant frame se, ts forth bis common height; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again. Saw more than marks the crowd nf vuljjar men ; They gaze and marvel how — and still confess That thus it is, but why (hey cannot... | |
 | Andrew Knapp, William Baldwin - 1828 - 416 pages
...aglanca of fire. Robust, but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet in the whole — who paused to look again, Saw...and pale, The sable curls in wild profusion veil. •There breathe but few whose aspect could defy The full encounter of his searching eye. ' There was... | |
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