A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped; But 'scaped in vain, for in their memory yet His mind would half exult and half regret... Lord Byron's Works - Page 143by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821Full view - About this book
| George Wilkins - English fiction - 1826 - 466 pages
...loved too well. There was in him a vital scorn of all : As if the worst had fall'n which could befal, He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurl'd; L 4* A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped, But... | |
| George Wilkins - Conversion - 1826 - 462 pages
...loved too well. There was in him a vital scorn of all : As if the worst had fall'n which could befal, He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurl'd ; i. 4 A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped, But... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1827 - 888 pages
...stood a stranger in this bre.llliing world, \n erring spirit from another hurld; A thing of «lark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped ; But '»capcd in vain, for in their memory yet Hi« mind would half exult and half regret: With more capacity... | |
| George Clinton - Poets, English - 1828 - 888 pages
...and woe, is admirably delineated: There was in him a vital scorn of all : As if the worst had fallen which could befall, He stood a stranger in this breathing...escaped ; But 'scaped in vain, for in their memory yqt His mind wot'ld half exult and half regret: With more capacity for love than earth Bestows on most... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...well. XVIII. There was in him л vital scorn of all : As if the worst had rnll'n which could befal, He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurl'd ; A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped; But 'scaped... | |
| John Galt - 1830 - 348 pages
...to hate for having loved too well. There was in him a vital scorn of all, As if the worst had fall'u which could befall. He stood a stranger in this breathing world, . An erring spirit from another hurl'd ; A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped ily choice the perils he by chance escaped. Such was... | |
| John Galt - Poets, English - 1830 - 404 pages
...which could befall. He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurl'd ; A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped. 1 Such was Byron to common observance on his return. I recollect one night meeting him at the Opera.... | |
| William Johnstoun N. Neale - 1833 - 1074 pages
...drama. Vi 1 • • I • »l • •»:" I* Vi iLii. J^-***' A TAt.E OF THE WAR. 181 CHAPTER VII. " He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring...from another hurled, 'A thing of dark imaginings, which shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped, But 'scaped in vain." BYRON. AT the period... | |
| John Close - 1833 - 182 pages
...give you Lord Byron's words: — " There wa& in him a vital scorn of all : As if the worst had fall'n which could befall; He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurld; A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped, , . _ , By choice the perils he by chance escaped ;... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 348 pages
...for having loved too well. XVIII. There was in him a vital scorn of all : As if the, worst had fall'n which could befall, He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurl'd ; A thing of dark imaginings, that shaped By choice the perils he by chance escaped ; But 'scaped... | |
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