 ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC ONCE did she hold the gorgeous east in fee ; And was the safeguard of the west : the worth Of Venice did not fall below her birth, Venice, the eldest child of liberty. She was a maiden city, bright and free ;...  Littell's Living Age - Página 3681897Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Wordsworth - 1882 - 422 páginas
...fall below her birth, Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty. She was a maiden City, bright and free ; Xo guile seduced, no force could violate ; And, when...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. " Once did She hold the gorgeous east in fee." The special glory of Venice dates from the conquest... | |
 | Sir Hall Caine - 1882 - 378 páginas
...she took unto herself a Mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if she has seen these glories fade, Those titles vanish, and that strength...shade Of that which once was great is passed away. u TO TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. OUSSAINT, the most unhappy man of men ! Whether the all-cheering sun be... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1882 - 720 páginas
...and that strength decay ; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reach'd its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great is pass'd away.8 1 Alluding to the poet's first visit to France, which was in the Summer of 1790^ When... | |
 | 1883 - 538 páginas
...Still glowing with the richest hues of art, Aa though the wealth within them had run o'er. ROGERS. Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee, And was...shade Of that which once was great is passed away. WORDSWORTH. To this fair Queen of Adria's stormy gulf, The mart of nations ! long, obedient seas Rolled... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 páginas
...so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation. Yarrov Viiited. Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great is passed away. Poems dedicated to National Jndijiendince. Part i. On tin Lxtinction of the Vtmllan HcjmUic. Thou hast... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Richard Chenevix Trench - 1884 - 304 páginas
...force could violate; And when she took unto herself a Mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. I' And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. Gbe TWmi of Sweden. 'T1 HE Voice of Song from distant lands shall call To that bold King ; shall hail... | |
 | 1885 - 686 páginas
...is the stalk True power doth grow on; and her rights are these. ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENE TIAN REPUBLIC. ONCE did she hold the gorgeous East in fee;...shade Of that which once was great is passed away. TO TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. TOUSSAINT, the most unhappy man of men ! Whether the all-cheering sun be... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1885 - 300 páginas
...shore — Ye men of Kent, 'tis victory or death ! ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC. QNCE did She hold the gorgeous east in fee ; And was the...Shade Of that which once was great is passed away. SONNET. SAY, what is Honour ? — 'Tis the finest sense Of justice which the human mind can frame,... | |
 | Thomas Young Crowell - 1885 - 702 páginas
...fee; And was the safeguard of the West : the worth Of Yenice did not fall below her blrth — Yenice, the eldest child of Liberty ! She was a maiden city,...shade Of that which once was great is passed away. TO TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. ToUSSAlNT, the most unhappy man of men! Whether the all-cheering sun be free... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1885 - 344 páginas
...in fee ; And was the safeguard of the West : the worth Of Venice did not fall below her birthVenice, the eldest child of Liberty. She was a maiden city,...shade Of that which once was great is passed away. TO TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. TOUSSAINT, the most unhappy man of men ! Whether the whistling rustic tend... | |
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