 For all corrupted things are buoy'd like corks, By their own rottenness, light as an elf, Or wisp that flits o'er a morass: he lurks, It may be, still, like dull books on a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl some 'Life' or 'Vision,' As Welborn says —...  The Works of George Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life - Page 295by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 628 pages
...whene'er Reform shall happen either here or there. CV. He first sunk to the bottom — like his works, But soon rose to the surface — like himself; For all...a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl some " Life" or " Vision," As Wellborn says — " the devil turn'd precisian." •A drowned body lies at the body till... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 600 pages
...whene'er Reform shall happen either here or there. CV. He first sunk to the bottom — like his works, But soon rose to the surface — like himself ; For all...elf, Or wisp that flits o'er a morass : he lurks, It maybe, still, like dull books on a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl some " Life " or " Vision,' As... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 648 pages
...here or there. CV. He first sunk to the bottom—like his works, But soon rose to the surface—like himself; For all corrupted things are buoy'd, like...a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl some " Life" or " Vision," As Wellborn says—" the devil turn'd precisian." * A drowned body lies at the bottom till... | |
 | Richard Carlile - 1824 - 876 pages
...But soon rose to the surface — like himself; For all corrupted tilings are buoy'd, like corks 4f By their own rottenness, light as an elf, Or wisp...a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl some " Life" or " Vision," As Wellborn savs — *' the devil turn'd precisian." As for the rest, to come to the conclusion... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 916 pages
...shall happen either here or there. VOL. in. 21 He first sunk to the bottom — like his works, But soon rose to the surface — like himself; For all...shelf, In his own den to scrawl some « Life» or « Vision,» As Wellborn says — « the devil turn'd precisian. » CVI. As for the rest, to come to... | |
 | George Clinton - 1825 - 826 pages
...like his works, But soon rose to the surface — like himself; For all corrupted things are bnoyed, like corks, By their own rottenness, light as an elf,...Or wisp that flits o'er a morass : he lurks, It may he still like dull books on a shelf, In his own den, to crawl some ' Life' or ' Vision,' As Wellborn... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...whene'er Reform shall happen either here or there. He first rank to the bottom — like his works. But cypress and myrtle Are riiilili-mr of deeds thnt arc lurk a, It may be, still, like dull books on a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl gome "Life" or "Vision,"... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...i- form shall happen cither here or there. CV. He first sunk to the bottom — like his works, But soon rose to the surface — like himself : For all corrupted things are huoy'd, like corks, l liy their own rottenness, light as an elf, * A drowned body Им it the botum... | |
 | George Clinton - 1828 - 888 pages
...poet down, who fell into the Lake of Keswick : He first sunk to the bottom — like his works, But soon rose to the surface— like himself; For all corrupted things are buoyed, like corks, By their own rottenness, light as an flf, Or wisp that flits o'er a morass : he... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 498 pages
...whene'er Reform shall happen either here or there. cv. He first sank to the bottom — like his works, But soon rose to the surface— like himself; For all...a shelf, In his own den, to scrawl some "Life" or "Vision," As Wellborn says — "the devil turn'd precisian. ' cvi. As for the rest, to come to the... | |
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