Poetic Openings : Ellis Parker Butler to George Gordon Lord Byron
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Would You Believe It? :
First Line : One year ago I wished that I
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : A Fragment :
First Line : When, to their airy hall, my Fathers’ voice
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : A Spirit Passed Before Me :
First Line : From Job
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : A Woman's Hair :
First Line : Oh! little lock of golden hue
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : Ad Lesbiam :
First Line : Translation From Catullus.
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : Adieu, Adieu! My Native Land :
First Line : Adieu, adieu! my native shore
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : Adrian's Address To His Soul When Dying :
First Line : Animula! vagula, Blandula,
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : All Is Vanity,' Saith The Preacher :
First Line : Fame, wisdom, love, and power were mine,
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : An Occasional Prologue, Delivered By The Author Previous To The Performance Of 'the Wheel Of Fortune' At A Private Theatre :
First Line : Since the refinement of this polish’d age
Poet : George Gordon Lord Byron :
Poem : And Thou Art Dead, As Young And Fair :
First Line : And thou art dead, as young and fair