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" And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, — but heard not his own words ; And all things reel'd around him... "
Poetical Works of Lord Byron: The prisoner of Chillon. Poems of July ... - Page 41
by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1901
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The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to Bayly

Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and, with a cold and gentle grasp, He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came : He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, — but not as bidding her adieu ; For...
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Life, Letters, and Journals of Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1839 - 782 pages
...he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there cam« The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in Its...and then — As in that hour — a moment o'er his bee , The tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, — and then it faded as it came. And he stood...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 2

1840 - 378 pages
...as he stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The selfsame aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique oratory shook His bosom in its...vows, but heard not his own words, And all things reel'd around him ; he could see Not that which was, nor that which should have But the old mansion,...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 2

1840 - 368 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded as it came ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they...
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The Life of Lord Byron

John Galt - 1842 - 350 pages
...traced— and then it faded as it came, And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The faltering vows, hut heard not his own words, And all things reeled around him: he could see Not that which was, nor that whichshonld have been— But the old mansion and the accustom'd hall, And the remembered chambers,...
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The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 576 pages
...saw not all. He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand ; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded, as it came, ; He dropp'd the hand he held, and with slow steps Retired, but not as bidding her adieu, For they...
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The Life of Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 786 pages
...he stood . Even at the altar, o'er his brow there came The self-same aspect, and the quivering shock That in the antique Oratory shook His bosom in Its...vows, but heard not his own words. And all things reel'd around him ; he could see Not that which was, nor that which should have been — But the old...
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The Life, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: Complete in One Volume

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 780 pages
...stood Even at the altar, o'er his brow there cam* The self-same aspect, and the quivering chock That lu the antique Oratory shook His bosom in Its solitude...faded as it came. And he stood calm and quiet, and be spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own wordi. And all things reel'd around him ; be could...
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Trials of the Heart

Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1845 - 528 pages
...sufficiently awakened to render him alive to the import of the subject to which he makes response. " And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own words; And all thmgs reel'd around him." Indeed, so dreamy, so lost was Philippe to his actual situation on this memorable...
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The Novels and Romances of Anna Eliza Bray ..., Volume 8

Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1845 - 470 pages
...sufficiently awakened to render him alive to the import of the subject to which he makes response. "And he stood calm and quiet, and he spoke The fitting vows, but heard not his own words; And all thmgs reel'd around him." Indeed, so dreamy, so lost was Philippe to his actual situation on this memorable...
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