Quote #10
Maid of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh give me back my heart!
More from Lord Byron
- The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend.
- The love where Death has set his seal, Nor age can chill, nor rival steal, Nor falsehood disavow.
- Near this spot Are deposited the Remains of one Who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, …
- And thou wert lovely to the last, Extinguish'd, not decay'd; As stars that shoot along the sky Shine brightest as they fall from high.
- In secret we met In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I…
- The Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate, Bequeath'd the name of Washington, To make man blush there was but one!
- When we two parted In silence and tears, Half brokenhearted, To sever for years.
- The glory and the nothing of a name.