...soar From rose to tulip as before ? Or beauty, blighted in an hour, Find joy within her broken bower ? No : gayer insects fluttering by Ne'er droop the wing...a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame. ' p. 6-3. The sentiment of the following passage is striking and original ; but the image by which...

...insects fluttering by 285 Ne'er droop the wing o'er those that die, And lovelier things have mercy shewn To every failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame. 290 »*****»* The Mind, that broods o'er guilty woes, Is like the Scorpion girt by fire, In circle...

...insects fluttering by N Ne'er droop the wing o'er those that die, And lovelier things have mercy shewn To every failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame.' — p. 19, &c. The causes of the tragical event which he had thus witnessed, were soon explained to...

...insects fluttering by Ne'er droop the wing o'er those that die, And lovelier things have mercy shewn To every failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame." Immediately after this simile of the insect queen we are carried per saltum to the simile of the scorpion,...

...insects fluttering by Ne'er droop the wing o'er those that die, And lovelier things have mercy shewn To every failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim 420 Except an erring sister's shame. The Mind, that broods o'er guilty woes, Is like the Scorpion girt...

...delicate person, and to all who PREFACE. Xt correspond with her in sentiment, LORD BYRON may say, " Gayer insects fluttering by, Ne'er droop the wing...tear can claim, Except an erring sister's shame." Let those who imagine that they stand, take heed lest they fall ; and let all sinners have compassion...

...tide, then mocked the sight; Or Beauty, blighted in an hour, Find joy within her broken bower? 415 No : gayer insects fluttering by Ne'er droop the wing...failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim 420 Except an erring sister's shame. ******* The Mind, that broods o'er guilty woes, Is like the Scorpion...

...insert and between Dion Timoleon. FRAGMENTS OF ESSAYS. ON WOMEN. " And lovelier things have mercy shewn To every failing but their own— And every woe a tear can claim, Except au erring sister's shame." Lord Byron's Giaour* WK all know that there are women who pretend to great...

...From rose to tulip as before? Or Beauty, blighted in an hour, Find joy within her broken bower? 415 No : gayer insects fluttering by Ne'er droop the wing...failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim 42O Except an erring sister's shame. The Mind, that broods o'er guilty woes, Is like the Scorpion girt...

...If she want a severer doom than even her crime demands, who would pronounce it? Her own sex ; for " lovelier things have mercy shown " To every failing...tear can claim, " Except an erring sister's shame." But strong in my innocence, I met every look with mild endurance, or with indignant repulsion. Some...