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... youth , When even smiles might be mista'en for love . Ada . Mista'en ? Adrastus . If to admire , indeed , were love , ' Twere no mistake - To look on charms like thine , And not admire , were as impossible As gazing at the Sun to scorn ...
... youth , When even smiles might be mista'en for love . Ada . Mista'en ? Adrastus . If to admire , indeed , were love , ' Twere no mistake - To look on charms like thine , And not admire , were as impossible As gazing at the Sun to scorn ...
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... youth in torrid zone . " Would he were here ! why came he not ? Is FRANK then left by choice or lot ? Why trust the tiding to another ? Why came he not ? Oh say , dear brother ” — Her brother smiled- " Because , " said he , " The lad ...
... youth in torrid zone . " Would he were here ! why came he not ? Is FRANK then left by choice or lot ? Why trust the tiding to another ? Why came he not ? Oh say , dear brother ” — Her brother smiled- " Because , " said he , " The lad ...
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... youth's first bloom , Cut off untimely with an early doom : Death , which destroys the youths with vigour blest , And sends the aged to eternal rest . From danger far , th ' usurping wretch descries The deathful contest with observing ...
... youth's first bloom , Cut off untimely with an early doom : Death , which destroys the youths with vigour blest , And sends the aged to eternal rest . From danger far , th ' usurping wretch descries The deathful contest with observing ...
Contents
CANTO I | 97 |
CANTO II | 116 |
The Authors Picture of himself | 131 |
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1st Peasant 2d Peasant Adrastus AMABEL arms Aryenis Aspasia Atys beauty blast blest bliss blood blow bosom brave breast breath bright brother Byron Carian Celene Charles Dallas charms coursers Cræsus Crasus Croesus crown dance daring dart dear death deeds Diomed dire dread Duke of Wellington e'en e'er ev'ry fair fame fate father fear fierce fight fire flame FRANK Friendship gallant glory gods Gordius grace grave grief hand happy hath heart Heaven hero honour hope King Lord loud Lydian martial mind ne'er never night o'er Orontes peace Philon Plutus pride Prince Princess proud rage Rhodius roar Saluzzo Sardis scorn sigh SIR GEORGE DALLAS SIR PETER PARKER smile soul steeds sweet swelling sword tear thee thine thou Tmolus tomb tow'ring twas tyrant valour vengeance Vict'ry vict'ry's virtue weeping wing youth