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FROM THE LITERARY GAZETTE.

Victorious hymns no longer court the ear;
The hosts of Greece the clouds of grief oppress ;
The hardy warrior drops th' unwonted tear,
And distant foes exult at our distress.

He came to succour-but, alas! how soon
With him the light of all our prospects fled!
Our sun has sought the darkness of the tomb,
For Byron, friend of liberty, is dead!

A new Tyrtæus gladden'd all our land,
Inspiring ev'ry soul with ancient fire;
But now, alas! death chills his friendly hand,
And endless silence sits upon his lyre.

So some fair tree which waved its shady head,
And graced the heights where famed Parnassus join'd,
Is torn by tempests from its earthy bed,

And yields its beauties scatter'd to the wind.

Oh, Greece! should England claim her right to lay
His ashes where his valiant sires have lain,
Do thou, sweet mother of the Muses! say
That thou alone those ashes shouldst retain!

Domestic joy he nobly sacrificed,

To shun the path of pleasure was his doomThese for heroic dangers he despised;

Then Greece, the land of heroes, be his tomb!

LAST LINES COMPOSED BY LORD BYRON.

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Messolonghi, January 22, 1824.

ON THIS DAY I COMPLETE MY THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR."

'Tis time this heart should be unmoved,

Since others it has ceased to move;

Yet, though I cannot be beloved,

Still let me love.

My days are in the yellow leaf,

The flowers and fruits of love are gone,—

The worm, the canker, and the grief,

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The hope, the fears, the jealous care,
Th' exalted portion of the pain
And power of love, I cannot share,

But wear the chain.

Bnt 'tis not here-it is not here-

Such thoughts should shake my soul; nor now

Where glory seals the hero's bier,

Or binds his brow.

The sword, the banner, and the field,
Glory and Greece around us see;
The Spartan borne upon his shield

Was not more free.

Awake! not Greece-she is awake

Awake my spirit !—think through whom

My life-blood tastes its parent lake,

And then strike home!

I tread reviving passions down,
Unworthy manhood-unto thee
Indifferent should the smile or frown
Of beauty be.

If thou regret thy youth, why live?
The land of honourable death
Is here-up to the field and give

Away thy breath!

Seek out-less often sought than found—
A soldier's grave, for thee the best ;
Then look around, and choose thy ground,

And take thy rest.

THE END.

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