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...longer burn. Even gods must yield—religions take their turn: 'Twas Jove's—'tis Mahomet's—and other creeds Will rise with other years, till man...heaven— Is't not enough, unhappy thing! to know Thou art ? Is this a boon so kindly given, That being, thou wouklst be again, and go, Thou know'st not,...

...Abode of gods, whose shrines no longer burn. Even gods must yield — religions take their turn : 'Twas Jove's — 'tis Mahomet's — and other creeds Will...of Doubt and Death, whose hope is built on reeds. II. IV. Bound to the earth, he lifts his eye to heaven — Is't not enough, unhappy thing ! to know...

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...efforts, — on the inexhaustible topic of the frailty of human life, and the folly of human ambition. ' Bound to the earth, he lifts his eye to heaven ; Is't not enough, unhappy thing ! to know Thou art ? Is this a boon so kindly given, That being thou would st be again, and go, Thou knowst not, reek's...

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...volume. Speaking still of Athens, he says, " Even gods must yield — religions take their turn: 'Twas Jove's, 'tis Mahomet's — and other creeds, Will...of doubt and death, whose hope is built on reeds." Ib. In other words, that all religion is gross delusion. If good poetry could apologize for bad divinity,...

...Abode of gods, where shrines no longer burn. Even gods must yield — religions take their turn : 'Twas Jove's — 'tis Mahomet's — and other creeds Will...of Doubt and Death, whose hope is built on reeds. The charm of Lord Byron's poetry, is derived, amongst other reasons which we shall enumerate, from...

...Abode of gods, whose shrines no longer burn, pven gods must yield — religions take their turn: 'Twas Jove's — 'tis Mahomet's — and other creeds Will...Poor child of Doubt and Death, whose hope is built onreeds. II. IV. Bound to the earth, he lifts his eye to heaven— Is't not enough, unhappy thing !...