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Thine evil deeds are writ in gore
English source:
George Gordon, Lord Byron
Thine evil deeds are writ in gore,
Nor written thus in vain -
Thy triumphs tell of fame no more,
Or deepen every stain:
If thou hadst died as honour dies,
Some new Napoleon might arise,
To shame the world again -
But who would soar the solar height,
To set in such a starless night?
Nor written thus in vain -
Thy triumphs tell of fame no more,
Or deepen every stain:
If thou hadst died as honour dies,
Some new Napoleon might arise,
To shame the world again -
But who would soar the solar height,
To set in such a starless night?
Composer
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian composer, music theorist, and painter. He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Poet
George Gordon, Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron (later Noel), 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's…