 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.  The Idler in Italy - Sida 124efter Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1840Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1818 - 762 sidor
...pile. Fronting Auld Reekie, thron'd on stinking closes vile? She looks like old Cybele on mount Ida, Rising with her tiara of proud towers, At airy distance, with majestic pride, a Mother of lawyers, writers' clerks, and whores: And such she was — her daughters had their... | |
 | 1818 - 806 sidor
...pile, Fronting Auld Reekie, thron'd on stinking closes vile ? She looks like old Cybele on mount Ida, Rising with her tiara of proud towers, At airy distance, with majestic pride, a Mother of lawyers, writers' clerks, and whores : And such she was— her daughters had their... | |
 | 1834 - 614 sidor
...Look'd to the winged lions' marble piles, Where Venice sate in state throned on her hundred isles ! She looks a sea Cybele fresh from ocean, Rising with...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... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 sidor
...: and that the last initials evidently are put for Viva la santa Chiesa Katolica Romana. Stanza II. She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean Rising, with her tiara of proud towers. An old writer, describing the appearance of Venice, has made use otthe above image, which would not... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 sidor
...Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles! II. She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, 2 Rising with her tiara of 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 From... | |
 | 1821 - 444 sidor
...Looked to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles! 4 She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Poured in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 sidor
...sea : and that the last initials evidently are put for Viva la santa Chicsa Kattolica Romano. 2. Shf looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers. Stanza ii. lines 1 and 2. An old writer, describing the appearance of Venice, has made use of the above... | |
 | 1822 - 394 sidor
...Looke'd to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice eate in state, throned on her hundred ules! She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with...motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And inch she wae ; — her daughters had their dowers From spoil* of nations, and the eihanstless East... | |
 | 1822 - 206 sidor
...Looked to tbe winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles ! She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with...proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A rnler of tbe waters and their powers : And such she wns ; — tier daughters bad their dowers From... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1823 - 402 sidor
...Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles ! IL She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, (2) Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance,...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East PourM in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs... | |
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