Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear: Those days are gone — but Beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not... Once a Week - Page 420edited by - 1863Full view - About this book
| 1818 - 762 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die. Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy. He then seems tacitly to reproach himself for taking all the subjects of his musing from among strangers,... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1818 - 648 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! • But unto us she hath a spell beyond Her name in story, and her long array Of mighty shadows,... | |
| Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 520 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade—but Nature doth not die, Ñor yét forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy!" The Hongs extracted from the JeSnsálemof Tasso, the favourite poet of Italy, which once formed so... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — hut Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! IV. But unto us she Jial.ha spell beyond Her name in story, and her long array Of mighty shadows,... | |
| 1821 - 444 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy. *31. 1786. — HANDEL COMMEMORATED. Exactly a century from the birth of this great musician, a splendid... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 478 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy I IV. But unto us she hath a spell beyond Her name in story, and her long array Of mighty shadows,... | |
| 1822 - 394 pages
...hero. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was deaf, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Ital» TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, FORTY YEARS AGO. It was a lovely morning ; a remittance had arrived... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 334 pages
...is here. States fall, arts fade — hut Nature doth not dic Nor yet forget how Venice onee was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! IV. Rut unto us she hath a spell heyond Her name in story, and her long array Of mighty shadows,... | |
| George Clinton - 1825 - 826 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die; Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! It is not often tliat Lord Byron condescends in his poems to avow any patriotic feelings : that he... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...here. States fall, arts fade — but nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy! IV. But unto us she hath a spell beyond Her name in story, and her long array Of mighty shadows, whose... | |
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