 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ! Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...soul come down to me; But then at last away it flew, Aud then 'twas mortal — well I know, For he would never thus have flown, And left me twice so doubly... | |
 | 1854 - 456 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ; Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...thought ! the while Which made me both to weep and smile — [ sometimes deemed that it might be Wy brother's soul come down to me. lut then at last away it... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird 1 I could not wish ion's host, that ! tke while Which made me both to weep and smile ; I sometimes deem'd that it might be My brothers... | |
 | 1855 - 458 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ; Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...Which made me both to weep and smile — I sometimes deemed that it might be My brother's soul come down to me. But then at last away it flew, And then... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ; Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...Which made me both to weep and smile — I sometimes deemed that it might be My brother's soul come down to me. But then at last away it flew, And then... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1857 - 436 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ! Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...mortal — well I knew, For he would never thus have flowu, And left me twice so doubly lone, — Lone — as the corse within its shroud ; Lone — as... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 644 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ! Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...it flew, And then 'twas mortal — well I knew, For lie would never thus have flown, And left me twice so doubly lone, — Lone — as the corse within... | |
 | 1858 - 460 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ; Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...Which made me both to weep and smile — I sometimes deemed that it might be My brother's soul come down to me. But then at last away it flew, And then... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 642 pages
...free, Or broke its cage to perch on mine, But knowing well captivity, Sweet bird ! I could not wish for thine ! Or if it were, in winged guise, A visitant...that thought! — the while Which made me both to wee]i and smile, I sometimes deem'd that it might be My brother's soul come down to me ; l5nt then... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 914 pages
...(>r if it were, in winged guise, A visitant from Paradise ; ;• 1 taw them with their lake below. For — Heaven forgive that thought ! the while Which...away it flew, And then 'twas mortal well I knew, For lie would never thus have flown, And left me twice so doubly lone, — Lone — as the corse within... | |
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None lived to love me so again, And cheering from my dungeon's brink, Had brought me back to feel and think. 
