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. Youth's Instructor and Guardian - Page 361833Full view - About this book
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...glut your ire ! 83. DEGENERACY OF GREECE. — Lord Byron. THE Isles of Greeee, the Isles of Greeee ! 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,... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...GBEECE. The following, which is called by Jeffrey a " glorious Ode," is from BYBON'S Don Jnan. THE Isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning...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,... | |
| Charles Rann Kennedy - 1853 - 168 pages
...[The lines of Lord Byron are printed, on account of the similarity of some passages in the Greek.] The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning...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,... | |
| 1854 - 576 pages
...unavenged ? — Arise, ye Goths, and glut your ire ! S3. DEGENERACY OF GREECE. — Lord Ryron. THE Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece ! Where burning...loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, — Where Delos rose, and Phoobus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun,... | |
| 1854 - 456 pages
...Lord, place me in thy concert, give one strain To my poor reed. THE ISLES OF GREECE. — Byron. THE isles of Greece ! the isles of Greece ! Where burning...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,... | |
| Rev. H. Musgrave Wilkins, M.A., - 1854 - 262 pages
...streams and bees To cull dews (as) kisses while they shall exist. EXERCISE CXIV. in. ASCLEPIAD. i. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning...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.... | |
| Conrad Hume Pinches - 1854 - 460 pages
...! peace around ye dwell ! Lyre, sword, and flower, farewell ! MRS. HEMANS. THE ISLES OF GREECE. THE Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece ! Where burning...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... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1854 - 320 pages
...Sigh'd for their sakes — that they should e'er grow older. DON JUAN. THE ISLES OF GREECE. 1. THE isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning...loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phosbus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is... | |
| Archibald Alison - 1854 - 804 pages
...seemed to realise all that the fancy of the poet bad figured of the abodes of the blessed : — " The Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece, Where burning...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."-h... | |
| Benjamin Perley Poore - 1854 - 244 pages
...will be prudent to escape it, besides giving a personal overhauling to your books., CHAPTER IX. ' The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the art of war and peace. — Where Delos rose and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But... | |
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