Quote #18

Oh, God! it is a fearful thing To see the human soul take wing In any shape, in any mood.

More from Lord Byron

  1. My hair is grey, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night, As men's have grown from sudden fears.
  2. A light broke in upon my brain, - It was the carol of a bird; It ceased, and then it came again, The sweetest song ear ever heard.
  3. Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever, fare thee well: Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall my heart rebel.
  4. There be none of Beauty's daughters With a magic like thee; And like music on the waters Is thy sweet voice to me.
  5. My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I …
  6. There 's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.
  7. The glory and the nothing of a name.
  8. I had a dream, which was not all a dream.

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