| Quotations - 1861 - 356 pages
...accuse. SPENSEE. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That caused emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sighed farewell. BYRON. For it is hard indeed that mere suspicion, Hating all good and charitable deeds,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 pages
...chief's to-day. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sigh'df arewell ! x. Slight are the outward signs of evil thought, Within — within — 'twas there... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...SARDONIO MAN. There was a laughing devil in his sneer. That raised emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope, withering, fled, and Mercy sigh'd farowell ! Byron. SATAN— Ambition of. Here we may reign secure ; and in my choice To reign is worth... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1863 - 354 pages
...CHAPTER XXII. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled— and Mercy sigh'd farewell. The Corsair, Canto I. THE ling or white-fishery is the principal employment of the natives of Zetland,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1864 - 352 pages
...CHAPTER XXH. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled— and Mercy sigh'd farewell. 'I'm: OOKSAIK, Canto I. THE ling or white fishery is the principal employment of the natives of Zetland,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1866 - 466 pages
...strife. — 8 1 [" There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sigh'd farewell." Corsair, BTRON'S Works, vol. vp 146.] a [MS. — " And when j nig j bloody fight was done, I wrangled... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1867 - 460 pages
...chief's to-day There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled — and Mercy sigh'd farewell ! Slight are the outward signs of evil thought, Within — within — 'twas there the spirit wrought... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1867 - 740 pages
...chief« to day. There was a laughing IK-VU in his sneer. That raised emotions both of rage and fear; iss'd her lips with dew, Taking her for a sister ; Just the same Mistake sJgh'd farewell ! x. Slight are the ontward signs of evil thought, Within— within— Ч was there... | |
| Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 752 pages
...TteoFotcari. There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That rais'd emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and mercy sigh'dfarewell! 76. Corta, l. 9. Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure ; Men love in haste, but... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1868 - 666 pages
...that chief's to There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear ; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sigh'd farewell I x. Slight are the outward signs of evil thought, Within— within— 'twas there the spirit wrought... | |
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