 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 ;...  Littell's Living Age - Page 3681897Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1899 - 308 pages
...And was the safeguard of the west : the worth R^ublfc °f Venice did not fall below her birth, 1802 Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty. She was a maiden...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. The King of THE Voice of song from distant lands shall call Sweden To that great King: shall hail the... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...vanish, and that strength decay; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life liath reached its final day: Men are we, and must grieve...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. THE KING OF SWEDEN. TIE Voice of Song from distant lands shall call To that great King; sriall hail... | |
 | Thomas Roscoe - 1830 - 398 pages
...No one can leave Venice without acknowledging the beauty and feeling of Mr. Wordsworth's " Sonnet on the Extinction of the Venetian Republic." " Once did...when even the shade Of that which once was great is pass'd away." : VENICE. THE DUCAL PALACE. Enter the palace by the marble stairs, Down which the grizzly... | |
 | 1830 - 400 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." • h •i, • VENICE. THE DUCAL PALACE. Enter the palace by the marble stairs, Down... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1832 - 402 pages
...Consul, or King, can sound himself to know The destiny of Man, and live in hope. VI. ON THE EXTINCTION OP THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC. ONCE did She hold the gorgeous...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... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...come forth. Then, sin no more by staying ; Few beads are best, when once we go a Maying. Hesperictes. 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. — Warebu'arth. O, LIBERTY ! thou goddess heavenly blight, Profuse of bliss, and pregnant... | |
 | 1843 - 708 pages
...represented her, but engraved on our hearts with the precision and solemn dignity of sculpture. VI. — ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC. Once did...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away." VOL. XII. — NO. LVI. 21 Personal reminiscences of the poet add an additional charm to his strains.... | |
 | 1838 - 634 pages
...their extinction. In the language of one, to whom generations yet unborn will be deeply indebted, " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is passed away."* But what will be the consequence of this subversion of the ancient and apostolical constitutions of... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...caring not for Pope, Consul, or King, can sound himself to know The destiny of Man, and live in hope. ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC ONCE did She...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. THE RING OF SWEDEN. THE Voice of song from distant lands shall call To that great King ; shall hail... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 pages
...titles vanish, and that strength decay ; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long Ufe hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must...Shade Of that which once was great, is passed away. THE KING OF SWEDEN. THE Voice of song from distant lands shall call To that great King ; shall hail... | |
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