 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 598 sidor
...Cohen, as he bade him good night, ' tomorrow I must be on deck all day. We shall be passing among The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning Sappho loved and sung; And I must enjoy with yon the many classic reminiscences that cannot fail to brighten our track.' Alick... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1835 - 376 sidor
...Stael); In Italy he'd ape the " Trecentisti;"(') In Greece, he 'd sing some sort of hymn like this t 'ye: 1. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! Where...them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. 2. The Scian( 2 ) and the Teian muse,( 3 ) The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame 3'our shores... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 sidor
...famous victory." CXXXIX. THE ISLES or GREECE.—Byron. The Isles of Greece ! the Isles of Greece 1 Where burning Sappho loved and sung,— Where grew...summer gilds them yet, But all except their sun is set. The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores refuse;... | |
 | 1836 - 140 sidor
...for other conquests ; but having received counter-orders, they were suspended. We were now in " The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung j" and, from a long residence, I can confidently state that it is impossible to enjoy a more delightful... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 sidor
...the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings. THE ISLES OF GREECE.— Byron. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning...gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores refuse... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1888 - 576 sidor
...board to steal; and this, too, in ancient Lesbos, the birth place of Alceus and Terpander, one of ' The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning Sappho loved and sung.'" — Pp. 471.473. Of the literary execution of the work before us, it is to be observed that there are... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 sidor
...remembrance saddening o'er each brow, How had the brave who fell exulted now ! " SONG OF A GREEK. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning...the arts of war and peace, — Where Delos rose and Phcebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The Scian and the... | |
 | Ebenezer Bailey - 1840 - 426 sidor
...thou art free for ever; Lift up thy voice, O Rhine ! LESSON CLI. The Isles of Greece. — BYRON. THE isles of Greece ! the isles of Greece ! Where burning...and peace, — Where Delos rose and Phoebus sprung 1 Eternal summer gilds them yet ; But all, except their sun, is set. The Scian and the Teian muse,... | |
 | 1840 - 528 sidor
...JERRARD. Translate into LATIN HEXAMETERS and PENTAMETERS : THE isles of Greece, the isles of Greece 1 Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, — Where Delos rose, and Phcebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The mountains look... | |
 | Henry Alford - 1841 - 272 sidor
...ISLES OF GREECE. I.OKll BTRON. " ' THE isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! Where burning Sappho lov'd and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace,—...gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. " ' The Scian and the Teian muse, The hero's harp, the lover's lute, Have found the fame your shores... | |
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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. 
