The Best of ByronRonald Press Company, 1947 - 795 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 67
Page 20
... fame is that he tuned his lyre to the popular vogue for romance at a season when the English poetical ear , for some time more and more romantically in- clined , had fallen under the spell of the " Wild North . " There had been Ossian ...
... fame is that he tuned his lyre to the popular vogue for romance at a season when the English poetical ear , for some time more and more romantically in- clined , had fallen under the spell of the " Wild North . " There had been Ossian ...
Page 47
... fame of his fathers he ne'er can forget . That fame , and that memory , still will he cherish ; He vows that he ne'er will disgrace your renown : Like you will he live , or like you will he perish ; When decay'd , may he mingle his dust ...
... fame of his fathers he ne'er can forget . That fame , and that memory , still will he cherish ; He vows that he ne'er will disgrace your renown : Like you will he live , or like you will he perish ; When decay'd , may he mingle his dust ...
Page 148
... fame of my ungovern'd youth— On things that were not , and on things that are- Even upon such a basis hast thou built A monument , whose cement hath been guilt ! The moral Clytemnestra of thy lord , And hew'd down , with an unsuspected ...
... fame of my ungovern'd youth— On things that were not , and on things that are- Even upon such a basis hast thou built A monument , whose cement hath been guilt ! The moral Clytemnestra of thy lord , And hew'd down , with an unsuspected ...
Contents
Character of Present Interest in Byron | 1 |
Brief History of Byrons Reputation | 9 |
The Psychological Basis of Byrons Fame | 20 |
Copyright | |
23 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbot Adah art thou Astarte AUGUSTA LEIGH bard beautiful behold beneath blood bosom breast breath brow Byron Cadiz Cain call'd CANTO cheek Childe Harold clouds dark dear death deep doth dread dream dust dwell earth eternal eyes fair fame fate father fear feel foes gaze Giaffir Giaour glory grave Greece hand hast hath heard heart heaven hope hour immortal Juan knew lady live lone look look'd Lord Lord Byron Lucifer MANFRED mind mortal mountains ne'er never Newstead Abbey night o'er ocean once pass'd passion Ravenna Rome round Saint Peter Samian wine scene seem'd Selim shine shore sigh smile song sought soul spirit star stood sweet tears thee thine things Thomas Moore thou art thought throne turn'd Twas Venice voice wave wild wind words young youth Zuleika