THERE is a glorious city in the sea. The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the sea,... The Every Day Book for Youth - Page 335by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1822 - 932 pages
...always excepted.] VEKICE. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went...floating City — steering in, And gliding up her streets a* in a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The... | |
| 1822 - 496 pages
...footsteps to and fro. Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from lhe land wo went As to a floating City— steering in, And gliding up her streets as ma dream, So smoothly, silently— by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues... | |
| 1830 - 484 pages
...of a Doge's funeral. Nor does the descriptive power .of the poet approve itself less happy : — " From the land we went, As to a floating city — steering...stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; Uy many a pile in more than Eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant kings; The fronts... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palace«. No tr.ick of men, no footsteps to and fro, L/M*] 10 her gates. The path lies o'er the Sea, Invisible:...her streets as in a dream, So smoothly, silently— bv many a dome Mosque-like, and many я stately portico, The statues ranged along an avtiro sky; By... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...narrow streets. Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Csjngi to the marble of her palaces. Ifo track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lie» o'er the Sea, Invisible ; and from the land wo went, A« to a floating City — steering in,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 432 pages
...gray. VENICE. :#r When the broken arches arc black in nighi, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on...and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the se;i, Invisible ; and from the land we went, As to a floating city — steering in, And gliding up... | |
| 1834 - 532 pages
...the narrow streets, Ebbing and Bowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to...sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went, As to a Boating city, — steering in, And gliding up her streets as in a dream, So smoothly, silently. —... | |
| George William David Evans - 1835 - 618 pages
...decorations of the middle ages, down to its revival in modern times. Here may you trace it — Thro' many a dome, Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; Thro' many a pile in more than Eastern pride, Of old the residence of merchant-kings ; The fronts... | |
| 1836 - 282 pages
...the narrow streets, Kbbing and flowing ; anil (lie salt sea-weod Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to...dream, So smoothly, silently, — by many a dome, I\Iosque-like, and many a stately portico. The statues ranged along an azure sky — By many a pile... | |
| 1836 - 514 pages
...sea-weed to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lnul to her galea. The path lies o'er the Sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went, Ai to a floating City — steering in, gliding up her streets as in a dream, smoothly, silently —... | |
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