The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 11J. Murray, 1835 |
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Page 110
... Laura and Petrarch , very hideous both . Petrarch has not only the dress , but the features and air of an old woman ; and Laura looks by no means like a young one , or a pretty one . What struck most in the general col- lection , was ...
... Laura and Petrarch , very hideous both . Petrarch has not only the dress , but the features and air of an old woman ; and Laura looks by no means like a young one , or a pretty one . What struck most in the general col- lection , was ...
Page 114
... Laura was blooming still , had made the best Of time , and time return'd the compliment , And treated her genteelly , so that , dress'd , She look'd extremely well where'er she went ; A pretty woman is a welcome guest , And Laura's brow ...
... Laura was blooming still , had made the best Of time , and time return'd the compliment , And treated her genteelly , so that , dress'd , She look'd extremely well where'er she went ; A pretty woman is a welcome guest , And Laura's brow ...
Page 116
... Laura waited long , and wept a little , And thought of wearing weeds , as well she might ; She almost lost all appetite for victual , And could not sleep with ease alone at night ; She deem'd the window - frames and shutters brittle ...
... Laura waited long , and wept a little , And thought of wearing weeds , as well she might ; She almost lost all appetite for victual , And could not sleep with ease alone at night ; She deem'd the window - frames and shutters brittle ...
Page 123
... offended in this lay , Since , as all know , without the sex , our sonnets Would seem unfinish'd , like their untrimm'd bonnets . ) ( Signed ) PRINTER'S DEVIL . L. But to my tale of Laura , -for I A VENETIAN STORY . 123.
... offended in this lay , Since , as all know , without the sex , our sonnets Would seem unfinish'd , like their untrimm'd bonnets . ) ( Signed ) PRINTER'S DEVIL . L. But to my tale of Laura , -for I A VENETIAN STORY . 123.
Page 124
... Laura , -for I find Digression is a sin , that by degrees Becomes exceeding tedious to my mind , And , therefore , may the reader too displease- The gentle reader , who may wax unkind , And caring little for the author's ease , Insist ...
... Laura , -for I find Digression is a sin , that by degrees Becomes exceeding tedious to my mind , And , therefore , may the reader too displease- The gentle reader , who may wax unkind , And caring little for the author's ease , Insist ...
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