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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life - Page 76
by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 512 pages
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 532 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity...generals and admirals, princes and pachas, governors and ungovernables,— but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish 76 AD 1810. 77 lo let you know...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1830 - 488 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity...generals and admirals, princes and pachas, governors and ungovernables, — but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish to let you know that I live with...
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India ...

1830 - 616 pages
...must not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity of the tide, though I have been a strong swimmer from my childhood. But this morning being calmer, I succeeded, and crossed the broad...
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Life and journals [&c.].

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 576 pages
...to Constantinople. owing to Um north wind, and tbe wonderful rapidity of (be tide,— tbougb I bare been from my childhood a strong swimmer. But this...have been with generals and admirals, princes and pashas, governors and ungorernables, — but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish to let you...
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Letters and journals of lord Byron: with notices of his life, by T. Moore ...

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 618 pages
...a '""''' swimmer. But, this morning being calmer, 1 rt ceeded, and crossed the ' broad Hellespont ' hour and ten minutes. Well, my dear sir, I have left my home. seen part of Africa and Asia, and a tolerable |«"' of Europe. I have been with geneial» а M.» princes...
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The works of Thomas Moore, Volume 14

Thomas Moore - 1832 - 504 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity...have been with generals and admirals, princes and pashas, governors and ungovernables — but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish to let you...
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Byroniana, the opinions of lord Byron on men, manners and things: with the ...

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1834 - 188 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity of the tide, — though I have 28 CROSSING THE HELLESPONT. been from my childhood a strong swimmer. But, this morning being calmer,...
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The Works of George Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 388 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity...have been with generals and admirals, princes and pashas, governors and ungovernables, — but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish to let you...
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Life, Letters, and Journals of Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1839 - 782 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity...have been with generals and admirals, princes and pashas, governors and ungovernables, — but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish to let you...
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The Life of Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 786 pages
...not have been a little chilled in his passage to Paradise. I attempted it a week ago, and failed, — owing to the north wind, and the wonderful rapidity...have been with generals and admirals, princes and pashas, governors and ungovernables, — but I have not time or paper to expatiate. I wish to let you...
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