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Title: Pictures from English literature
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Waller, John Francis, 1810-1894 Horsley, John Callcott, 1817-1903 Yeames, William Frederick, 1835-1918 Barnard, Frederick, 1846-1896 Barnes, Robert, 1840-1895 Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882 Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896 Faed, John, 1819-1902 Fildes, Luke, Sir, 1844-1927 Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817-1897 Green, Charles, 1840-1898 Lawson, Francis Wilfred, 1842-1935 Small, William, 1843-1929 Stone, Marcus, 1840-1921 Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909 Cobb, Thomas, fl.1863-1878 Wentworth, Frederick, fl. 1865-1894 Pannemaker, Stéphane, 1847-1930 Sulman, T., fl. 1855-1900 Dalziel Brothers Belle Sauvage Works (printer)
Subjects: English literature Authors, English Gift books
Publisher: London New York : Cassell, Petter and Galpin
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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Byron sought to arouse thedormant energies of the modern Greeks. Let us to our tale. The feastis over, the song is hushed : all are gone: the rosy flood of twilight is in thesky, and the star of Hesperus has risen on the world. And they, the lovers,united with as true a faith as if wedlock had tied the bond, sat gazing on thenight, then— Even as they gazed a sudden tremor came,And swept, as twere, across their hearts delight, Like the wind oer a harp-string, or a flame,When one is shook in sound, and one in sight; And thus some boding flashd through either frame,And calld from Juans breast a faint low sigh,While one new tear arose in Haidees eye. That large black prophet-eye seemd to dilate, And follow far the disappearing sun,As if their last day of a happy date, With his broad, bright, and dropping orb, were gone.Juan gazed on her as to ask his fate: He felt a grief; but knowing cause for none,His glance inquired of hers for some excuseFor feelings causeless, or at least abstruse.
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IF i //>/■/■:. 129 Her soul is too truly prophetic of evil to come. Even in the night sheis troubled in her dreams, ;m<l sees Juan lifeless at her feet, and wakes to findher father standing over her. Vainly the shrieking girl clings to him in loveand terror—in prayers and passionate kisses—vainly Juan resists. Lanibrodemands his sword, and coolly cocks his pistol with a click. Then the woman,pale and stern, stands between the men, and drawing herself up to her fullheight, confronts her father. lie gazed on her, and she on him : twas strange I tow like they lookd !—the expression was the same ; Serenely savage, with a little change 1 n the large dark eyes mutual darted flame : For she, too, was as one who could avengeIf cause should be—a lioness, though tame : Her fathers blood before her fathers face Boild up, and proved her truly of his race. What a grand picture ! The father gazes on her a moment, as if he wouldlook through her : tender thoughts are passing through

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