 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 Republic - Page 1531851Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 598 pages
...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... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Middle East - 1836 - 140 pages
...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 pages
...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 Sappho...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.... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1888 - 576 pages
...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 - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...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 Sappho...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... | |
 | English literature - 1840 - 528 pages
...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.... | |
 | Cam river - 1841 - 318 pages
...tremulas ramalia cunas, Omniaque illa solo, cunee volventur et infans. FH THE ISLES OF GREECE. THE isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning Sappho...sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose and Phœbus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The... | |
 | Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - Caricatures and cartoons - 1897 - 706 pages
...championing the cause of Crete, hymning in glowing language the griefs of The leles of Greece, the Islee of Greece, Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of War and Peace, Where Dc'los rose, wht'nce Bo» llEin sprung. Busings done. — Debate on Crete. " Championing the Cauje... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 380 pages
...again would soon he thine. . Sang of a Greek. The isles of Greece, the isle of Greece ! Where hurning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, — Where Delos rose, and Phoehus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.... | |
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