 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 ;...  The Living Age - Page 3701897Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 594 pages
...vanish, 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.' In Mr. Wordsworth's poetry, more perhaps ttfan in that of any other man, we frequently... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...Consul, or King, can sound himself to know The destiny of Man, and live in hope. V. ON THE EXTINCTION VENETIAN REPUBLIC. ONCE did She hold the gorgeous...Shade Of that which once was great is passed away. VI. VII. THE KING OF SWEDEN. THE Voice of Song from distant lands shall call To that great King ; shall... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...decay ; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : j Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great is passed away. VII. THE KING OF SWEDEN. THE Voice of Song from distant lands shall call To that great King ; shall... | |
 | 1922 - 874 pages
...did, the evils that it condoned, here was something which lived, and now the life has gone from it. " Men are we and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is panned away." 190 191 TWO VALLEYS IN FKANCE. BY STEPHEN GWYNN. OF all things in this world, I most... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pages
...not for Pope, Consul, or King, can sound himself to know The destiny of Man, and live in hope. VI. ON THE EXTINcTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIc. ONcE did...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. VII. THE KINO OF sWEDEN. THE Voice of Song from distant lands shall call To that great King ; shall... | |
 | 1823 - 428 pages
...farewell to our great author The first is from the pen of Mr. Wordsworth, and is entitled, " Venice." " Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee ; And was...when even the shade Of that which once was great is pass'd away." The next is by the late Mr. Keats, and was written on the subject of his first reading... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 426 pages
...farewell to our great author The first is from the pen of Mr. Wordsworth, and is entitled, " Venice." " Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee; And was...when even the shade Of that which once was great is pasg'd away." The next is by the late Mr. Keats, and was written on the subject of his first reading... | |
 | 1823 - 428 pages
...farewell to our great author The first is from the pen of Mr. Wordsworth, and is entitled, " Venice." " Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee ; And was...when even the shade Of that which once was great is pass'd away." The next is by the late Mr. Keats, and was written on the subject of his first reading... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 pages
...vanish, 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." But if you would love Wordsworth, without ceasing to admire him, I advise you to read... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 482 pages
...not for Pope, Consul, or King, can sound himself to know The destiny of Man, and live in hope. VI. ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC. ONCE did...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away VII. THE KING OF SWEDEN. THE Voice of Song from distant lands shall call To that great King ; shall... | |
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