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Sighing that Nature formed but one such man,
And broke the die, in molding Sheridan.
Monody on the Death of Sheridan (1816)
The poor dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to welcome, foremost to defend.
Inscription on the monument of a Newfoundland dog (1808)
Soft as the memory of buried love,
Pure as the prayer which childhood wafts above.
The Bride of Abydos (1813)
Jack was embarrassed — never hero more,
And as he knew not what to say, he swore.
The Island (1823)
Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.
I want a hero: an uncommon want,
When every year and month sends forth a new one.
Be hypocritical, be cautious, be
Not what you seem but always what you see.
She knew she was by him beloved,—she knew
For quickly comes such knowledge, that his heart
Was darken'd with her shadow.
The Dream (1816)
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock.
The Giaour (1813)
To give birth to those
Who can but suffer many years, and die,
Methinks is merely propagating death,
And multiplying murder.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
'Tis solitude should teach us how to die;
It hath no flatterers; vanity can give
No hollow aid; alone—man with his God must strive.
Herself the solitary scion left
Of a time-honour'd race.
The Dream (1816)
In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.
Shrine of the mighty! can it be
That this is all remains of thee?
The Giaour (1813)
What's drinking?
A mere pause from thinking!
Ah! surely nothing dies but something mourns!
The love where Death has set his seal,
Nor age can chill, nor rival steal,
Nor falsehood disavow.
And Thou Art Dead as Young and Fair (1812)
Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare,
And Mammon wins his way where seraphs might despair.
Yet smelt roast meat, beheld a huge fire shine,
And cooks in motion with their clean arms bared.