Greece — but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start — for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to... Selected Poems of Lord Byron - Page 82de George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Nathan Haskell Dole - 1893 - 279 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 312 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty...round decay, The farewell beam of feeling past away t Spark of that flame, perchance of heavenly birth, Which gleams, but warms no more its cherished earth... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We slart, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath ; But beauty...fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to the tomb, Expression'* last receding; ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay, The farewell beam of feeling past... | |
| George Vandenhoff - 1846 - 398 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Her's is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite, with parting breath ; But beauty...the unforgotten brave ! Whose land, from plain to mountain cave, Was Freedom's home, or Glory's grave, — Shrine of the mighty ! can it be, That this... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1846 - 312 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty...heavenly birth, Which gleams, but warms no more its cherished earth ! Clime of the unforgotten brave ! Whose land from plain to mountain-cave Was Freedom's... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1846 - 310 pages
...away! Spark of that flame, perchance of heavenly birth, Which gleams, but warms no more its cherished earth! Clime of the unforgotten brave ! Whose land...mountain-cave Was Freedom's home or Glory's grave 1 Shrine of the mighty! can it be, That this is all remains of thee? Approach, thou craven-crouching... | |
| 1876 - 508 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start — for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death That parts not quite with parting breath : But beauty with that fearful bloom, That here which haunts it to the torab ; Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay,... | |
| Charles Underwood Dasent - 1877 - 238 pages
...: Dear God ! the very houses seem asleep ; And all that mighty heart is lying still." Byron : — " Clime of the unforgotten brave ! Whose land from plain...mountain-cave Was Freedom's home or glory's grave. Home of the mighty ! can it be That this is all remains of thee ? Approach, thou craven, crouching... | |
| 1878 - 446 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty...hovering round decay, The farewell beam of Feeling pass'd away ! Spark of that flame, perchance of heavenly birth, Which gleams, but warms no more its... | |
| 1878 - 300 pages
...coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hne which haunts it to the tomb, Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...bloom, That hue which hannts it to the tomb — Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hoverinir round decay, The farewell beam of Feeling past away...heavenly birth — Which gleams — but warms no more its cherished earth ! The 'Prisoner of Chillon' is also natural and affecting: the story is painful and... | |
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