Poetry & Verse
The Spell Is Broke, the Charm Is Flown!
By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)Short53 words
The spell is broke, the charm is flown! Thus is it with Life's fitful fever: We madly smile when we should groan; Delirium is our...
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The spell is broke, the charm is flown! Thus is it with Life's fitful fever: We madly smile when we should groan; Delirium is our best deceiver. Each lucid interval of thought Recalls the woes of Nature's charter; And _He_ that acts as _wise men ought_, But _lives_--as Saints have died--a martyr.
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