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... seemed to be proud of their king and his consort . The degenerated sons of Greece ,. however , were by no means as obsequious in their salutations to their Majesties as some of the refined Europeans . The Greeks , for example , would ...
... seemed to be proud of their king and his consort . The degenerated sons of Greece ,. however , were by no means as obsequious in their salutations to their Majesties as some of the refined Europeans . The Greeks , for example , would ...
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... seemed to be better acquainted with the con- dition of America than some of our presidents are with that of Greece . Our navy and commerce were topics of great interest , and his inquiries respecting them were both apt and pertinent ...
... seemed to be better acquainted with the con- dition of America than some of our presidents are with that of Greece . Our navy and commerce were topics of great interest , and his inquiries respecting them were both apt and pertinent ...
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... seemed to be as merry and as contented as if the triple chain of the Protecting Powers was only an ornament , and not a weight upon the neck of the nation . The present palace consists of two private houses joined by long corridors ...
... seemed to be as merry and as contented as if the triple chain of the Protecting Powers was only an ornament , and not a weight upon the neck of the nation . The present palace consists of two private houses joined by long corridors ...
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... seemed to have lost the dignity of his nature . Hassan Bey , though the son of a pasha , and the brother of the distinguished Hadge Ismail Bey , had ceased to receive the homage which was due to his rank , and our visit therefore was ...
... seemed to have lost the dignity of his nature . Hassan Bey , though the son of a pasha , and the brother of the distinguished Hadge Ismail Bey , had ceased to receive the homage which was due to his rank , and our visit therefore was ...
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... seemed each melting tone Of music mingled with its own . But ne'er shall Hassan's age repose Along the banks at twilight's close . " 1 From the palace of Hassan Bey , we went to the church of Agia Paraskeve , which , after the conquest ...
... seemed each melting tone Of music mingled with its own . But ne'er shall Hassan's age repose Along the banks at twilight's close . " 1 From the palace of Hassan Bey , we went to the church of Agia Paraskeve , which , after the conquest ...
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Page 261 - 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. The...
Page 258 - Yet are thy skies as blue, thy crags as wild; Sweet are thy groves, and verdant are thy fields, Thine olive ripe as when Minerva smiled, And still his honied wealth Hymettus yields; There the blithe bee his fragrant fortress builds, The freeborn wanderer of thy mountain-air; Apollo still thy long, long summer gilds, Still in his beam Mendeli's marbles glare; Art, Glory, Freedom fail, but Nature still is fair.
Page 148 - With many a jag, Shepherding her bright fountains. She leapt down the rocks With her rainbow locks Streaming among the streams ; Her steps paved with green The downward ravine Which slopes to the western gleams ; And gliding and springing, She went, ever singing, In murmurs as soft as sleep ; The earth seemed to love her, And heaven smiled above her, As she lingered towards the deep.
Page 183 - Is lone as some Volcanic isle; No torch is kindled at its blaze A funeral pile! The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion of the pain And power of Love I cannot share, But wear the chain.
Page 96 - The flying Mede, his shaftless broken bow; The fiery Greek, his red pursuing spear; Mountains above, Earth's, Ocean's plain below; Death in the front, Destruction in the rear! Such was the scene— what now remaineth here?
Page 183 - BOZZARIS ! with the storied brave Greece nurtured in her glory's time, Rest thee — there is no prouder grave, Even in her own proud clime.
Page 26 - Parnes and ^Egaleos to the west, and by Pentelicus and Hymettus on the east ; and thus, the hand of nature had effected for the plain what was done for the capital of Attica by the genius of Cimon and of Pericles.' " Parallel with Mount Hymettus, and at no great distance from it, runs that light and graceful chain of rocks which forms so beautiful a feature in the scenery, and at the same time separates the valley of Ilissus from the plain of the Cephissus. The continuation of this chain is exceedingly...
Page 26 - But the farther we progressed into the plain, the more we began to admire its chief characteristics, the more we were impressed by its mountain barriers. ' As the city of Athens,' says Mr. Wordsworth, ' was both protected from external aggression, and also connected with the sea, by means of its long walls, as they were called, which stretched from the town to its harbour, so was the plain of Athens defended from invasion, and maintained its connection with the coast by its own long walls, — that...
Page 189 - I am proud to think that the blood of a Swiss, of a child of William Tell, is about to mingle with that of the heroes of Greece.
Page 88 - In the dew-sprinkled glade, Many a love-lorn nightingale Warbles sweet her plaintive tale ; Where the vine in clusters pours Her sweets, secured from wintry showers Nor scorching suns, nor raging storm The beauties of the year deform.