“ vanity can give No hollow aid; alone—man with his God must strive ”
Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812). copy citation
| Author | Lord Byron |
|---|---|
| Source | Childe Harold's Pilgrimage |
| Topic | vanity God |
| Date | 1812 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5131/5131-h/5131-h.htm |
Context
“Developing the mountains, leaves, and flowers And shining in the brawling brook, where-by, Clear as its current, glide the sauntering hours With a calm languor, which, though to the eye Idlesse it seem, hath its morality, If from society we learn to live, '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:
XXXIV.
Or, it may be, with demons, who impair The strength of better thoughts, and seek their prey In melancholy bosoms, such as were Of moody texture from their earliest day, And loved to dwell in darkness and dismay, Deeming themselves predestined to a doom Which is not of the pangs that pass away;”
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