The Byron gallery of highly finished engravings, illustrating Lord Byron's works. With selected beauties from his poems. Elucidated by historical and critical notices; together with a sketch of his life, containing important and unpublished matter (1849)
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, McGregor, Robert B., ed · New York, R. Martin · leaf 105
,Though I be ashes : a far hour shall wreakThe deep prophetic fulness vi thisAnd pile on human heads the mountain of my curse. That curse shall be forgiveness.—Have I not—Hear me. my mother Earth ! behold it. Heaven!—Have I not had to wrestle with my lot ?Have 1 not sufferJ things to be forgiven… … OH THAT THE DESERT WERE MYDWELLING-PLACE! On that the desert were my dwelling-placeWith one fair spirit for my minister,That I might all forget the human race,And, hating no one, love but only her !Ye Elements ! in whose ennobling stirI feel myself exalted—can ye notAccord me such a being ? Do I…
Byron, George Gordon Byron. Baron, 1788-1824 · Illustration of books · English poetry
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