 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1809 - 54 ページ
...cannot spell, Despatch a courier to a wizard's grave, And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, 50 Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a Felon, yet but half a Knight, of money,... | |
 | 1813
...of which we are sorry to hear him express regrets, thinking as we do of that per* tormance. - • " Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Mannion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819
...cannot spell , Dispatch a courier to a wizard's grave , And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state , proud prancing on his roan , The golden-crested haughty Marmion , 160 Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a Felon , yet but half a Knight, page,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820
...cannot spell, Despatch a courier to a wizard's grave, And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1822 - 83 ページ
...cannot spell, Dispatch a courier to a wizard's grave, And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion ; 160 horse, without the aid of seven-league boots, are chefs-d'oeuvre in the improvement of taste.... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822
...cannot spell, Dispatch a courier to a wizard's grave, And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, 160 Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, * The... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824
...cannot spell, Despatch a courier to a wizard's grave, And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet hut half a knight, The gihhet... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 446 ページ
...Dispatch a courier to a wizard's grave, :<<.ii! And fight with honest men, to shield a knave. Next in view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, -169 Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet bat half a knight ; The... | |
 | George Clinton (biographer of Byron.) - 1825
...cannot spell, Dispatch a courier to a wizard's grave, And fight with honest men to shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan. The golden-crested haughty Marmion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet... | |
 | Alexander Kilgour (M.D.) - 1825
...mean attempt ! Such be their meed, and still the just reward Of prostituted Muse, and hireling bard 1 For this we spurn Apollo's venal son, And bid a long ' good-night to Manuion.' " ficence ; and accuse the poet of ingratitude because he did not cringe, nor fawn, nor abuse... | |
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Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet or the field prepared to grace ; A mighty mixture of the great and base. 
