 | 1818 - 762 pages
...proud towers, At airy distance, with majestic pride, a Mother of lawyers, writers' clerks, and whores: And such she was — her daughters had their dowers From spoils of clients— nor her casement! ceased To pour into her lap their yellow showers, Gilding her robe—... | |
 | 1857 - 922 pages
...exact. But to the gorgeous art of Venice in her gloiy we cannot yet attain. Of Venice it is said, " In purple was she robed, and of her feast monarchs partook ;" and, accordingly, her palace-art was sumptuous and ornate. In like manner our own school of painting, under... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...Cybele, fresh from ocean. Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And such she was ; — her daughters had their dowers In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the eongless gondolier ; Her palaces are crumbling... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 520 pages
...honour. This canto commences with an allnsion to the fallen grandeur of Venice. : " In Venice Tassd's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier ; Her palaces are crumbling- to the snore, And music meets not always ttow 1 the ear : Those days are gone— but Beauty still is here.... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 pages
...fresh from ocean , i Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance , with majestic motion , A ruler of the waters and their powers , And such...showers. In purple was she robed , and of her feast III. In VENICE Tasso's echoes are no more , 3 And silent rows the songless gondolier ; Her palaces... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A rnler of the waters and their powers : Anil such she was ; — her daughters had their dowers...Monarchs partook, and deem'd their dignity increased. m. In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, 3 And silent rows the songless gondolier; Her palaces are... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...Cybele fresh from ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers, At airy distance with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers. And such she...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Pouir'd in her lap all gems in sparkling showers; In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs... | |
 | 1819 - 950 pages
...»as , — her daughters had I heir dowers From spoil« of nations : and .he exhaustless East Puur'd in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast •ouarchs partook, and deciu'd thtir d guity Incrru'd. In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, A ml... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...Cybele, fresh from ocean, W Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And such...Monarchs partook, and deem'd their dignity increased. III. In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, (3) And silent rows the songless gondolier; Her palaces... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 478 pages
...Cybele, fresh from Ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And such...her feast Monarchs partook; and deem'd their dignity increas'd. m. In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier ; Her palaces... | |
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She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And such she was ; — her daughters had their dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless... 
