 I see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand ; his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low ; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like...  Childe Harold's pilgrimage. Illustr. ed - Page 249by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1869Full view - About this book
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