 Whose name appals the fiercest of his crew, And tints each swarthy cheek with sallower hue; Still sways their souls with that commanding art That dazzles, leads, yet chills the vulgar heart. What is that spell, that thus his lawless train Confess and...  The Giaour: A Fragment of a Turkish Tale - Page 10de George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1814 - 75 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Ian Jack - 1984 - 214 pages
...element, absent from the first two Tales, led to an even greater success. The character of Conrad, That man of loneliness and mystery, Scarce seen to smile, and seldom heard to sigh,13 proved irresistible, above all to women. 'In knowledge of the human heart & its most secret... | |
 | George Gordon Byron - 1994 - 884 pages
...waste : Yet they repine not — so that Conrad guides ; And who dare question aught that he decides ? old their last tomorrow I Earth shall be ocean I And...breath, Save of the winds, be on the unbounded wave hne; Still sways their souls with that commanding art That dazzles, leads, yet chills the vulgar heart.... | |
 | Stephen Bygrave - 1996 - 364 pages
...news that the Turkish Pasha is preparing to attack. Their leader Conrad is described: Canto I [...] That man of loneliness and mystery, Scarce seen to...sigh; Whose name appals the fiercest of his crew, 175 And tints each swarthy cheek with sallower hue; Still sways their souls with that commanding art... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1996 - 868 pages
...watery waste: Yet they repine not - so that Conrad guides; And who dare question aught that he decides? That man of loneliness and mystery, Scarce seen to smile, and seldom heard to sigh; 175 Whose name appals the fiercest of his crew, And tints each swarthy cheek with sallower hue; Still... | |
 | Stephen Brennan - 2007 - 808 pages
...watery waste: Yet they repine not - so that Conrad guides; And who dare question aught that he decides? That man of loneliness and mystery Scarce seen to...That dazzles, leads, yet chills the vulgar heart. What is that spell, that thus his lawless train Confess and envy, yet oppose in vain? What should it... | |
 | Jo Beverley - 2007 - 438 pages
..."In manner, for one thing." Maddy had the slim volume to hand and turned to a marked page. "Listen! 'That man of loneliness and mystery, / Scarce seen to smile, and seldom heard to sigh.' Isn't that wonderful?" It resonated, but Thea said, "He sounds very disagreeable." "You have no romance... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1904 - 606 pages
...: 170 Yet they repine not — so that Conrad guides ; And who dare question aught that he decides ? That man of loneliness and mystery, Scarce seen to...That dazzles, leads, yet chills the vulgar heart. What is that spell, that thus his lawless train Confess and envy — yet oppose in vain ? 180 What... | |
 | 1814 - 650 pages
...surely a fitter head could not readily be imagined for a community » if tree booters. .• • . .. That man of loneliness and mystery, Scarce seen to...That dazzles— leads— yet chills the vulgar heart. Unlike the heroes of each ancient race, Demons in act, but Gods at least in face, In Conrad's form... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1814 - 642 pages
...disappears, and no traces of Ыщ are afterwards to be found. The hero of the piece, is characterized as a man of loneliness and mystery, Scarce seen to smile,...seldom heard to sigh; Whose name appals the fiercest of Ins crew And tints each swarthy check with saliower hue : Still sways their souls wiih that commandine... | |
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