 | 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...— • Sparta hath many a worthier son than he.' Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are of the tree I planted,... | |
 | 1818 - 574 pages
...growth and blight, and dull Oblivion bar " My name from out the temple where the dead Are hbnour'd by the nations — let it be — And light the laurels...— • ' Sparta hath many a worthier son than he.' Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted,... | |
 | 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...me— ' Sparta hath many a worthier son than he.' Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are .of the tree I planted,... | |
 | 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...me — "Sparta hath many a worthier son than he." * Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need; The throns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted,... | |
 | 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...me — « Sparta hath many a worthier son than he. » Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reaped are of the tree I planted,... | |
 | Louise Swanton-Belloc - 1824 - 400 pages
...oblivion bar X. My name from out the temple where the dead Are honouredby the nations — letit'be — And light the laurels on a loftier head .' And be...me — « Sparta hath many a worthier son than he. •• Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need; The thorns which I have reaped are of the tree Les... | |
 | English literature - 1824 - 436 pages
...where l he dead Are bonour'd by the nations, — let it be ! And 'light the laurel on a loftier bead ! And be the Spartan's epitaph on me, ' Sparta hath many a worthier son than he !' " The subjoined mention of Lord Byron we quote from a work on Italy, published a year or two since... | |
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My hopes of being remember'd 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... 
