...Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around is tora By the distracted waters, bears serene Kits brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn ; Resembling,...

...glittering mom, An Iris gits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and unworn No. Its steady dyes, while all around is torn By the distracted waters, hears serene Its brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn ; Resembling, 'mid the torture of the...

...Horribly beautiful! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris iits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed,...scene, Love watching Madness with unalterable mien. VENICE. 1 STOOD in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs; A palace and a prison on each hand : I saw from...

...verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Likft Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes,...scene, Love watching Madness with unalterable mien." Lord Byron, in a note to these stanzas, remarks the singular circumstance " that two of the finest...

..."Horribly beautiful! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed,...while all around is torn By the distracted waters, hears serene Its brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn ; Resembling, 'mid the torture of the...

...the breeze, their image mainAspects of Nature. tains its balance above the tumult of the waters — " Like hope upon a death-bed : and unworn Its steady dyes, while all around is torn," &c. as sings the philosophic poet-painter of Velino. Kespecting the tumult — which is thus swelled...

...Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed,...scene, Love watching Madness with unalterable mien. LXXIII. Once more upon the woody Apennine, The infant Alps, which — had I not before Gazed on their...

...Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering mom, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed,...scene. Love watching Madness with unalterable mien." Childe Harold. Lord Byron, in a note to these stanzas, remarks the singular circumstance " that 2 of...

...Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed,...scene, Love watching Madness with unalterable mien." " Whew ! " the Doctor gave a long whistle, turned on his heel, picked up the stump of his cheroot,...

...spanning the abyss — " On the verge From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed,...serene Its brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn ;" with Goat Island, Bath Island, and Luna Island intersecting the foaming stream ; and finally, to...