Lord of
Lord of
eye tears weapons
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear-- In woman's eye the unanswerable tear! That weapon of her weakness she can wield, To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
wise art moving
Do proper homage to thine idol's eyes; But no too humbly, or she will despise Thee and thy suit, though told in moving tropes: Disguise even tenderness if thou art wise.
heart spirit worship
The heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old!-- The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
standards
And what is writ is writ - / Would it were worthier!
years evil lines
Send me no more reviews of any kind. I will read no more of evil or good in that line. Walter Scott has not read a review of himself for thirteen years .
heritage woe lord
Lord of himself; that heritage of woe!
slave circumstances impulse
I am the very slave of circumstance And impulse -- borne away with every breath!
tyrants rebel neglect
Tyranny Is far the worst of treasons. Dost thou deem None rebels except subjects? The prince who Neglects or violates his trust is more A brigand than the robber-chief.
wine blood sight
The sight of blood to crowds begets the thirst of more, As the first wine-cup leads to the long revel.
pain hate add
I hate all pain, Given or received; we have enough within us The meanest vassal as the loftiest monarch, Not to add to each other's natural burden Of mortal misery.
law cities
Accursed be the city where the laws would stifle nature's!
grief and-love apparel
Grief is fantastical, and loves the dead, And the apparel of the grave.
phoenix fire glory
Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales her odours, blazes, and expires.
death sunset may
What is Death, so it be but glorious? 'Tis a sunset; And mortals may be happy to resemble The Gods but in decay.