Lord Byron (1788–1824). Poetry of Byron. 1881.
I. Personal, Lyric, and ElegiacLines to a Lady Weeping
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A Sire’s disgrace, a realm’s decay;
Ah! happy if each tear of thine
Could wash a father’s fault away!
Auspicious to these suffering isles; And be each drop in future years Repaid thee by thy people’s smiles!