"Folly loves the martyrdom of fame."

Monody on the Death of Sheridan. Line 68.

"Who track the steps of glory to the grave."

Monody on the Death of Sheridan. Line 74.

"Sighing that Nature form'd but one such man, And broke the die, in moulding Sheridan."

Monody on the Death of Sheridan. Line 117.

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

Prisoner of Chillon. Stanza 8.

"And both were young, and one was beautiful."

The Dream. Stanza 2.

"And to his eye There was but one beloved face on earth, And that was shining on him."

The Dream. Stanza 2.

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

The Dream. Stanza 2.

"A change came o'er the spirit of my dream."

The Dream. Stanza 3.

"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.

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

Stanzas for Music.

"I had a dream which was not all a dream."

Darkness.

"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.

"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."

To Thomas Moore.

"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.

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

So we 'll go.

"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.

"But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar."

Manfred. Act i. Sc. 2.

"Think'st thou existence doth depend on time? It doth; but actions are our epochs."

Manfred. Act ii. Sc. 1.

"The heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old! The dead but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns."

Manfred. Act iii. Sc. 4.

"Which makes life itself a lie, Flattering dust with eternity."

Sardanapalus. Act i. Sc. 2.

"By all that 's good and glorious."

Sardanapalus. Act i. Sc. 2.

"I am the very slave of circumstance And impulse,--borne away with every breath!"

Sardanapalus. Act iv. Sc. 1.

"The dust we tread upon was once alive."

Sardanapalus. Act iv. Sc. 1.

"For most men (till by losing rendered sager) Will back their own opinions by a wager."

Beppo. Stanza 27.

"Soprano, basso, even the contra-alto, Wished him five fathom under the Rialto."

Beppo. Stanza 32.

"His heart was one of those which most enamour us,-- Wax to receive, and marble to retain."

Beppo. Stanza 34.

"Besides, they always smell of bread and butter."

Beppo. Stanza 39.

"That soft bastard Latin, Which melts like kisses from a female mouth."

Beppo. Stanza 44.

"Heart on her lips, and soul within her eyes, Soft as her clime, and sunny as her skies."

Beppo. Stanza 45.

"O Mirth and Innocence! O milk and water! Ye happy mixtures of more happy days."

Beppo. Stanza 80.

"And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong."

Mazeppa. Stanza 10.

"They never fail who die In a great cause."

Marino Faliero. Act ii. Sc. 2.

"Whose game was empires and whose stakes were thrones, Whose table earth, whose dice were human bones."

Age of Bronze. Stanza 3.

"I loved my country, and I hated him."

The Vision of Judgment. lxxxiii.

"Sublime tobacco! which from east to west Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest."

The Island. Canto ii. Stanza 19.

"Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties--give me a cigar!"

The Island. Canto ii. Stanza 19.

"My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone!"

On my Thirty-sixth Year.

"Brave men were living before Agamemnon."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 5.

"In virtues nothing earthly could surpass her, Save thine "incomparable oil," Macassar!"

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 17.

"But, oh ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly,--have they not henpeck'd you all?"

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 22.

"The languages, especially the dead, The sciences, and most of all the abstruse, The arts, at least all such as could be said To be the most remote from common use."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 40.

"Her stature tall,--I hate a dumpy woman."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 61.

"Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded That all the Apostles would have done as they did."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 83.

"And whispering, "I will ne'er consent,"--consented."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 117.

"'T is sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home; 'T is sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 123.

"Sweet is revenge--especially to women."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 124.

"And truant husband should return, and say, "My dear, I was the first who came away.""

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 141.

"Man's love is of man's life a thing apart; 'T is woman's whole existence."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 194.

"In my hot youth, when George the Third was king."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 212.

"So for a good old-gentlemanly vice I think I must take up with avarice."

Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 216.