The Best of ByronRonald Press Company, 1947 - 795 pages |
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Page 68
... bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies . II One shade the more , one ray the less , Had half impair'd the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress , Or softly ...
... bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies . II One shade the more , one ray the less , Had half impair'd the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress , Or softly ...
Page 201
... bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires , - ' tis to be forgiven , That in our aspirations to be great , Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state , And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery , and ...
... bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires , - ' tis to be forgiven , That in our aspirations to be great , Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state , And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty and a mystery , and ...
Page 246
... weigh'd in custom's falsest scale ; Opinion an omnipotence , -whose veil Mantles the earth with darkness , until right And wrong are accidents , and men grow pale Lest their own judgments should become too bright , And 246 BEST OF BYRON.
... weigh'd in custom's falsest scale ; Opinion an omnipotence , -whose veil Mantles the earth with darkness , until right And wrong are accidents , and men grow pale Lest their own judgments should become too bright , And 246 BEST OF BYRON.
Contents
Character of Present Interest in Byron | 1 |
Brief History of Byrons Reputation | 9 |
The Psychological Basis of Byrons Fame | 20 |
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