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George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron. (1788–1824) (continued)

5724

She was his life,
The ocean to the river of his thoughts, 1
Which terminated all.

The Dream. Stanza 2.

5725

A change came o’er the spirit of my dream.

The Dream. Stanza 3.

5726

And they were canopied by the blue sky,
So cloudless, clear, and purely beautiful
That God alone was to be seen in heaven.

The Dream. Stanza 4.

5727

There ’s not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.

Stanzas for Music.

5728

I had a dream which was not all a dream.

Darkness.

5729

    My boat is on the shore,
  And my bark is on the sea;
But before I go, Tom Moore,
  Here ’s a double health to thee!

To Thomas Moore.

5730

    Here ’s a sigh to those who love me,
  And a smile to those who hate;
And whatever sky ’s above me,
  Here ’s a heart for every fate. 2

To Thomas Moore.

5731

    Were ’t the last drop in the well,
  As I gasp’d upon the brink,
Ere my fainting spirit fell
  ’T is to thee that I would drink.

To Thomas Moore.

5732

So we ’ll go no more a-roving
So late into the night.

So we ’ll go.

5733

    Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
  They crowned him long ago
On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds,
  With a diadem of snow.

Manfred. Act i. Sc. 1.

Note 1.
She floats upon the river of his thoughts.—Henry W. Longfellow: The Spanish Student, act ii. sc. 3. [back]

Note 2.
With a heart for any fate.—Henry W. Longfellow: A Psalm of Life. [back]