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Book Synopsis The Prisoner of Chillon by : Lord Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner of Chillon written by Lord Byron and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prisoner of Chillon: And Other Poems Eternal spirit of the chainless mind! Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! Thou art, For there thy habitation is the heart The heart which love of thee alone can bind; And when thy sons to fetters are consigned To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Selections From Byron by : George Gordon Byron
Download or read book Selections From Byron written by George Gordon Byron and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selections From Byron: The Prisoner of Chillon; Mazeppa; And Other Poems In the choice of selections for this volume T/ze Prz'sone of Cid/[on and Mazeppa, since they are among the colleg entrance requirements, were naturally the first conside Other poems, in whole or in part, have been included, for study or for reading, that the book may perhaps be useful in college classes also. Lack of space, the purpose the volume, and, in some cases, objectionable matter In t poems themselves have excluded from this collection t dramas, the longer narrative poems, and the satires; C/zilde Hamid and Don farm very well lend themselves selection, and we find among Byron's poems many beauti and appropriate lyrics. It is hoped that the notes may be found sufficiently rate to pave the way to a full appreciation of the poems out hampering the instructor or interfering with the student' self-activity. I was in such dread of over-editing, having severe terrible examples before my eyes, that my first intention wa to include nothing in the notes that could be found by tht student in any ordinary work of reference. So rigorous policy, however, seemed to be mistaken in view of the fac that in some cases such works of reference may not be readil accessible; hence the historical, geographical, and othe annotations. Some of Byron's allusions are of doubtful sig nificance, and in such instances I have expressed merely opinion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Byron's Childe Harold, Cantos III and IV by : George Gordon Byron
Download or read book Byron's Childe Harold, Cantos III and IV written by George Gordon Byron and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Byron's Childe Harold, Cantos III and IV: The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems George gordon byron, sixth Baron Byron of Roch dale, was born in London, January, 22, 1788. His father was the spendthrift Captain John Byron, formerly -oi the guards, and his mother was Catherine Gordon of Gicht, Aberdeen, Scotland. His parents had just re turned from France, where Captain Byron had dissipated most of his wife's fortune of for which he had married her. In April, 1788, Byron was taken by his mother to Aberdeen, Where she lived with him in lodgings in comparative poverty until 1798. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems by : George Gordon Noël Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems written by George Gordon Noël Byron and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Selections from Byron by : Samuel Marion Tucker
Download or read book Selections from Byron written by Samuel Marion Tucker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selections From Byron: Childe Harold, Canto IV, the Prisoner of Chillon, Mazeppa, and Other Poems; Edited With Introduction and Notes Later he entered the grammar school of Aberdeen, where he remained till he was called to England at the death Of his granduncle. Here he seems to have distinguished himself more in sports than in studies. By the death Of his granduncle in 1798, Byron succeeded to the title and the family estates. He was so agitated by the acquisition of his strange dignities, that when his name was called at school with its new prefix dom inus he was unable to answer, and after remaining for some time speechless burst into tears. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Prisoner of Chillon by : Lord Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner of Chillon written by Lord Byron and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prisoner of Chillon: With Selections From Childe Harold and Mazeppa George Gordon Noel Byron was born in London on January 22, 1788. His father was John Byron, a captain in the British army, and nephew of Lord William Byron of Newstead Abbey, Nottingham, England. His mother was Catherine Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, a gentleman of high family and considerable landed estate in Aberdeenshire. Scotland. Captain Byron was a man of disreputable character and extravagant habits. He squandered nearly all his wife's means, and when he died in 1792 there was but a small income left to support the widow and her infant child, then living in the city of Aberdeen. Lord William Byron died in 1798. As he had no children, his property and title descended to his grandnephew, George, who thus at the age of ten years became Lord Byron. The mother and son then removed to Newstead, the ancient home of the Byrons and soon afterwards the young lord was sent to the famous school of Harrow, and subsequently to Trinity College, Cambridge. To his mother's injudicious indulgence has been partly attributed the waywardness that marked his subsequent career. Lord Byron was not what would be called a good student. At Harrow, as he tells us himself, he was "always cricketing, rebelling, fighting, and in all manner of mischiefs." But though he neglected his class studies, he was a great reader of books, particularly books of history, biography, poetry, and fiction. Before he was fifteen years of age he had read histories of all the principal countries of the world, lives of most of the celebrated men of ancient and modern times, and nearly all the British poets. To this early and extensive study of English writers, as one of his biographers remarks, may be attributed that mastery over his own language with which Lord Byron came equipped into the field of literature, and which enabled him as fast as his youthful fancies sprung up to clothe them in words worthy of their beauty. Byron began writing poetry at the age of twelve, and at the age of nineteen he published a collection of his verses under the title "Hours of Idleness." These youthful productions, not of very high merit, were severely criticised by the "Edinburgh Review." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Prisoner Of Chillon by : George Gordon Noël Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner Of Chillon written by George Gordon Noël Byron and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prisoner of Chillon is a famous poem by George Gordon Noel Byron, which tells the story of a man who was imprisoned in the Castle of Chillon on Lake Geneva. Along with the poem, this book includes a short description of the castle and a notice on its history. A timeless classic of English literature, The Prisoner of Chillon is a must-read for anyone interested in poetry and history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Prisoner of Chillon by : George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner of Chillon written by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Prisoner of Chillon by : George Gordon Noël Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner of Chillon written by George Gordon Noël Byron and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Canto Fourth by : Lord Byron
Download or read book Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Canto Fourth written by Lord Byron and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Canto Fourth: And the Prisoner of Chillon These poems, and indeed all poems, should be taught as literature, and the primary aim should be literary appreciation. The teacher is often confronted with the problem of getting pupils to see the essential difference between poetry and prose. This can best be done by good interpretative reading and by calling attention to the fact that poetry makes more of an emotional than an intellectual appeal, that it is largely imaginative and suggestive, and that it deals more with great truths than with facts. All methods which hinder an appreciation of the poetry should be avoided. Attention to matters of grammar and rhetoric, other than as aids in understanding the poetry, is manifestly out of harmony. The Notes in this edition are consequently devoted to the explanation of historical allusions which the pupil could not well investigate for himself, and to such interpretative suggestions as should stimulate the pupil in his own search for the poetic beauties in which the poems abound. The fact that there are serious problems connected with the life and poetry of Byron only necessitates the greater tact and care in dealing with him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Exile and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) by : Richard Aldington
Download or read book Exile and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Aldington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Exile and Other Poems OW shall we utter This horror, this rage, this despair? How shall we strike at baseness, Cut through disgust with scorn How rend with Slashed fingers The bars and walls of the lives Which blacken the air and pure light? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Son of Merope, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) by : Antoinette de Coursey Patterson
Download or read book The Son of Merope, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) written by Antoinette de Coursey Patterson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Son of Merope, and Other Poems To madame DU chatelet quatrain from stances (a Madame du Chatelet) quatrain from stanzas (to Madame du Chatelet) A madame DU chatelet TO madame DU chatelet A madame LA marquise DU chatelet TO madame LA marquise DU chatelet quatrain from the poem A M. Saint-lambert quatrain from the poem M. Saint-lambert. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Prisoner of Chillon by : George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
Download or read book The Prisoner of Chillon written by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Prodigal and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) by : Peter McArthur
Download or read book The Prodigal and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) written by Peter McArthur and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prodigal and Other Poems Ast night the boy came back to me again, The laughing boy, all-credulous of good Long lost, far-wandered in the ways of men, He came and roused me with an olden mood. He came the lover and enthusiast, Shook off my years, and with enlightened eyes Smiled at the shadow that the world had cast, And looked at life with all the old surprise; And I, the slave of patience, took him in, Gave him my heart and bade him welcome home, Thrilled with his dreams of all I yet may win Allured again in golden paths to roam, And now I know life has no greater joy Than, having lived, to be once more a boy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Poems in Captivity (Classic Reprint) by : John Still
Download or read book Poems in Captivity (Classic Reprint) written by John Still and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Poems in Captivity N the long years of captivity in Turkey, where each one of us was driven to seek inside himself some alleviation of the daily dullness, many of us there found things we had not suspected to exist. For, to find distraction, we were thrown back more upon our own creative powers, and were helped less by our surroundings than ever is the case in normal life. Some found the wit to write plays, and others the talent to play them. Some discovered the power to draw; and one at least found much music in his mental storehouse. Some developed into expert carpenters, and others, less profitably, into hardly less expert splitters of hairs I Some found in others a depth of kindness more durable I think than the depths of hate this war has generated. I found these verses, all of which were written there, and their discovery made more happy many of the eleven hundred and seventy-nine days I spent as a prisoner of war. Few there were who found no resource, and they perhaps found the more endurance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Maid of Orleans written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Maid of Orleans: And Other Poems Proud waves the Briton's banner on our walls Fierce sweep his trampling war-steeds o'er our fields. Already Paris has received the victor, And with the ancient crown of Dagobert Adome the sapling of a foreign race. Disherited and fugitive in his Own realm, must the descendant of our kings Go forth his nearest cousin, his first peer, In hostile arms nay, his own raven-mother Conspiring with invaders to destroy him. Farms, villages, are blazing round us nearer And nearer still, to these yet peaceful vales, On rolls the ruthless ame of desolation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
