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 Elucidated by historical and critical notices; together with a sketch of his life, containing important and unpublished matter (1849)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 97
et ■ - The copyist has followed, not correctedthe solecisms ; some of which are howeveinot quite so decided, since the letters wereevidently scratched in the dark. It onlyneed be observed, that bestemmia and man-giar may be read in the first inscription,which was probably written by a prisoneri for… … RUINS OF ANCIENT ROME. While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand :When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall;And when Rome falls—the World. This saying, now regarded as a prophecy,was first recorded by the venerable Bede,as having been used by the earlier pilgrimsto its shrine of devotion. Arches…
Byron, George Gordon Byron. Baron, 1788-1824 · Illustration of books · English poetry
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