The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 12John Murray, 1832 |
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Page 48
... character which were to de- cide the fate of the hero , and for the working of those subtle but not in- stantaneous poisons which were to destroy the peace , and embitter the feelings , and confuse the understanding , of a brave and ...
... character which were to de- cide the fate of the hero , and for the working of those subtle but not in- stantaneous poisons which were to destroy the peace , and embitter the feelings , and confuse the understanding , of a brave and ...
Page 51
... character of the whole body of the present English poetry is a disgust and contempt for life . ' But I rather suspect that , by one single work of prose , you yourself have excited a greater contempt for life , than all the English ...
... character of the whole body of the present English poetry is a disgust and contempt for life . ' But I rather suspect that , by one single work of prose , you yourself have excited a greater contempt for life , than all the English ...
Page 52
... character of his age . " You have been fortunate , Sir , not only in the writings which have illustrated your name , but in the name itself , as being sufficiently musical for the articulation of posterity . In this you have the ...
... character of his age . " You have been fortunate , Sir , not only in the writings which have illustrated your name , but in the name itself , as being sufficiently musical for the articulation of posterity . In this you have the ...
Page 57
... character as a soldier , to the age in which he lived , and at which he died , as it is ( 1 ) Laugier , Hist . de la Répub . de Venise , Italian translation , vol . iv . p . 30 . to the truth of history . I know no justification PREFACE ...
... character as a soldier , to the age in which he lived , and at which he died , as it is ( 1 ) Laugier , Hist . de la Répub . de Venise , Italian translation , vol . iv . p . 30 . to the truth of history . I know no justification PREFACE ...
Page 58
... character : surely truth belongs to the dead , and to the unfortunate ; and they who have died upon a scaf- fold have generally had faults enough of their own , without attributing to them that which the very in- curring of the perils ...
... character : surely truth belongs to the dead , and to the unfortunate ; and they who have died upon a scaf- fold have generally had faults enough of their own , without attributing to them that which the very in- curring of the perils ...
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