 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...growth and blight, and dull Oblivion bar 10. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honoured by the nations — let it be— And light the laurels...no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are of the tree I planted, — theyhavetom me. — and I bleed: I should have known what fruit... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...growth and blight, and dull Oblivion Ijar 10. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honoured by the nations— let it be— And light the laurels...no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are .of the tree I planted, — they have torn me, — and I bleed; I should have known what... | |
 | 1818 - 502 pages
...growth, and blight, and dull oblivion bar X. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honoured by the nations— let it be — And light the laurels...; And be the Spartan's epitaph on me — " Sparta has many a worthier son than he/' Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorn* which I hare... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 520 pages
...and dull Oblivion bur " My name from ont the temple where the dead Are honoured by the nations—let it be— And light the laurels on a loftier head !..."the Spartan's epitaph on me— ' Sparta hath many a wort hier son (ban hi> Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...blight, and dull Oblivion bar vox., vir. G X. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honour'd by the nations — let it be — And light the laurels...he." * Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need; The throns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted, — they have torn me, — and I bleed: I should... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 pages
...and dull Oblivion bar. X. Meantime I seek no sympathies , nor need ; The thorns whicli I have reaped are of the tree I planted , — they have torn me., — and I bleed : 1 should have known what fruit, would spring from such a seed. Xf. The spouseless ADRIATIC mourns... | |
 | William Playfair - France - 1820 - 352 pages
...list of losing-lending nations, who may strike hands, and repeat with Lord Byron : The thorns that I have reap'd, are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, end I bleed, I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed. The immortal William Pitt,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...growth and blight, and dull oblivion bar X. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honoured by the nations — let it be — And light the laurels...no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are of the tree I planted, — they have torn me, — and I bleed : I should have known what... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 308 pages
...growth and blight, and dull Oblivion bar X. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honour'd by the nations — let it be — And light the laurels...me — " Sparta hath many a worthier son than he." <4) Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need; The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted,... | |
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My hopes of being remembered in my line With my land's language. If too fond and far These aspirations in their scope incline — If my fame should be, as my fortunes are, Of hasty growth and blight, and dull Oblivion bar... 
