And shudder; while as beautiful as May, A female child of ten years tried to stoop Amidst the bodies lulled (1) in bloody rest (2). Two villanous Cosaques pursued the child And whom for this at last must we condemn? Their sabres glittering o'er her little head, BYRON. (1) Lulled, bercé, endormi. (2) Bloody rest, repos sanglant. (5) The rudest brute, l'animal le plus féroce. (4) Feelings, sentiments, caractère. (5) To twine, s'entortiller. (6) To solace, flatter, plaire. (7) To lay on, tomber sur, frapper. THE VISION OF ALP THE RENEGADE. PATRIOTISM. A successful invader Beholds a youthful warrior stand Alone beside his native river, The red blade (1) broken in his hand, "Live," said the conqueror," live to share MOORE. THE VISION OF ALP THE RENEGADE. He sate him down at a pillar's base, His head was drooping (6) on his breast, And o'er his brow so downward bent, (1) Blade, lame, épée. (2) To bear, porter, remporter. (5) To point, montrer du doigt. (4) Athwart ou across, à travers, sur. (5) Mood, disposition de l'esprit, humeur. • (6) Drooping, penché, penchant. 221 Oft his beating fingers went Hurriedly (1), as you may see Your own run over the ivory-key (2), As he heard the night wind sigh. Was it the wind through some hollow stone, He lifted his head and he looked on the sea, He look'd on the long grass, it wav'd not a blade (6). He look'd on the banners, each flag lay still : "God of my fathers! what is here?" (1) Hurriedly, rapidement. (2) The ivory-key, le clavier d'ivoire. (3) The measured tone, la mesure. (4) Moan, plainte. (5) Unrippled, uni, poli. (6) A blade of grass, un brin d'herbe. BYRON. MALEDICTION ON A TRAITOR. 223 MALEDICTION ON A TRAITOR WHOSE TREASON HAD O for a tongue to curse the slave Be drugg'd (2) with treacheries to the brim; - His country's curse! - his children's shame! Beholding heaven and feeling hell. MOORE. (1) A deadly blight, nielle mortelle, maladies des plantes, brouissure. (2) Drugged, empoisonné, drogué. (5) To sip, boire, buvotter. (4) Dead-Sea fruits, fruits de la mer Morte. (5) Outcast, proscrit, rejeté. (6) To fade off, disparaitre. (7) The damned one, l'âme damnée, le condamné. WHAT IS FAME? What is the end (1) of fame? 'Tis but to fill Whose summit like all hills is lost in vapour. A name, a wretched picture and worse bust. BYRON. SIEGE OF CORINTH. And there the volleying thunders pour, The summons of the Infidel. BYRON. (1) The end, le bul. (2) To liken, comparer. (5) Midnight-taper, bougie nocturne. (4) To grow smoother, s'apaiser. (5) To wing, donner des ailes, lancer. (6) To whirl, s'élancer, voler rapidement. (7) To crumble, s'écrouler, réduire en petits morceaux. |