The isles of Greece ! the isles of Greece ! "Where burning Sappho loved and sung, — Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. Don Juan: Cantos III, IV, and V. - Page 46by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1824 - 312 pages
...ardent attachment to Greece, whose fate lie thus beautifully describes in one of his poems :— THE isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sang, Where grew the arts of *ar and peace,— Where Delos rose, and Phcebu* gpruflg ! Eternal sumiher... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1825 - 504 pages
...with unmingled pleasure. * In our last number we were mistaken in ascribing this work to Mr Rose. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning...gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores refuse,... | |
| Tertius T C. Kendrick - 1825 - 742 pages
...ourselves." "And may Heaven prosper the wish!" added Alexis. END OF THE INTRODUCTION. CHAP. V. The Isles of Greece! The Isles of Greece! Where burning...Phoebus sprung! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all—except their sun—is set. The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...In Italy, he'd ape the «Trecentisti;» In Greece, he 'd sing some sort of hymn like this t' ye: The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! Where burning...the arts of war and peace,— Where Delos rose, and Phrcbus sprung! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The Scian and the... | |
| George Clinton - Poets, English - 1825 - 826 pages
...breathes all the patriotic fire of old Greece, together with the most jovial Bacchanalian spirit: The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the hearts of war and peace — Where Delos rose, and Phcebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet ;... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sang, Where grew the arts of Avar and peace, Where Delog mine eyes On tin i . limn rugged nurse of savage men ! The rross descends, thy min ia set. The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores... | |
| Eton miscellany - 1827 - 532 pages
...reciprocal. THE SLAVERY OF GREECE. The Isles of Greece ! the Isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho lov'd and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose and Phoebus sprung ! Lord Byron. It is the hour of even — and the sun Shines in autumnal splendor o'er the deep, The... | |
| Robert Montgomery - London (England) - 1827 - 348 pages
...show, Than guardians clutching from the wreck'd and low;— 1 Dulce reminiscitur moriens Argos. 1 " The Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece, Where burning Sappho loved and sung ;".. That H e and B-;—g joined to 8eece, Though Fauntleroy and Thurtell hung !!.. Contracting canters... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...o'ercanopied horizon fail'd, Her rushing wings; oh ! she who was Almighty hail'd ! SONG OP THE GREEK BAUD. THE Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece ! Where burning...gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores refuse... | |
| English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...death's awful tract ! Without one selfish wish — to call them back. Anon. THE ISLES OF GREECE. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning...gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The Sciau and the Teian muse, The heroe's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores refuse... | |
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