Peter Ibbetson by George du Maurier: “the "Giaour," the "Corsair," and "Mazeppa"; and last, but not least, _Peter Parleys Natural History_”
The Pirate by Walter Scott: “There was a laughing devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled--and Mercy sigh'd farewell. _The Corsair, Canto I._”