And we will sit in twilight's face, and see The sweet moon glancing through the tooa tree, The lofty accents of whose sighing bough Shall sadly please us as we lean below ; Or climb the steep, and view the surf in vain Wrestle with rocky giants o'er the... The Island: Or Christian and His Comrades - Page 15by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1823 - 89 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 pages
...said : The wood-dove from the forest-depth shall coo, Like voices of the gods from Bolotoo ; We 'U cull the flowers that grow above the dead, For these...! Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smoothes his ruffled mane beneath the moon. Yes — from the sepulchre we '11 gather flowers, Then... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pages
...lean below; Or climb the steep, and view the surf in vain Wrestle with rocky giants o'er the main, Who from the toil and tumult of their lives, Steal...! Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smoothes his ruffled mane beneath the moon. Yes—from the sepulchre we '11 gather flowers, Then feast... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 332 pages
...Wrestle with rocky giants o'er the main, Which spurn in columns hack the haffled spray. How heautiful are these! how happy they, Who, from the. toil and...tumult of their lives, Steal to look down where nought hut Ocean strives! Even he too loves at times the hlue lagoon, And smooths his ruffled mane heneath... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...view the -ml in vain Wrestle with rocky giants o'er the main, Which spurn in columns back (lie baHlcd . It is in vain that we would coldly gaze On such...must Leap kindly back to kindness, though disgust Occnn strives ! Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smoothes his ruffled mane beneath the... | |
| George Clinton - 1828 - 888 pages
...twilight's face, and see The sweet moon glancing through the tooa tree, The lofty accents of whose vighing bough Shall sadly please us as we lean below ; Or...and tumult of their lives, Steal to look down where nonght but Ocean strives ! Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smooths his ruffled wane... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...BOW celebrated brpntWruti, to tmotpluni which Capuii Dligh'i expedition wit undertaken. Which spum in columns back the baffled spray. How beautiful are...where nought but ocean strives! Even he too loves a [ times the blue lagoon, And smoothes his ruffled mane beneath the moon. II. Yes — from the sepulchre... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 478 pages
...now celebrated bread-fruit, to transplant which Captain Bligh's expedition was undertaken. CANTO II. How pleasant were the songs of Toobonai *, When summer's...Steal to look down where nought but ocean strives! * The first three sections are taken from an actual song of the Tonga Islanders, of which a prose translation... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...where rests the warrior's head ; And we will sit in twilight's face, and see The sweet moon dancing through the tooa tree, The lofty accents of whose...! Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smoothes his ruffled mane beneath the moon. II. Yes — from the sepulchre we '11 gather flowers, Then... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 pages
...columns back the baffled spray. How beautiful are these ! how happy they Who, from the toil and tumuli of their lives, Steal to look down where nought but...! Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smoothes his ruffled mane beneath the moon. n. Yes — from the sepulchre we '11 gather flowers, Then... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1834 - 380 pages
...SECOND. I. How pleasant were the songs of Toobonai, (') When summer's sun went down the coral bay I Come, let us to the islet's softest shade, And hear...Steal to look down where nought but ocean strives I Even he too loves at times the blue lagoon, And smooths his ruffled mane beneath the moon. (1) The... | |
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