 | Oxford univ, exam. papers, scholarships - 122 strani
...with flowers. 3. Translate into Latin Lyrics. To HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The...have brought me home To the glory that was Greece, To the grandeur that was Rome. Lo ! in yon brilliant window-niche, How statue-like I see thee stand,... | |
 | 1835 - 842 strani
...TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfum'd sea, The weary wayworn wanderer bore To his own native...classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me home To the beauty of fair Greece, And the grandeur of old Rome. Lo ! in that little window-niche How statue-like... | |
 | 1850 - 772 strani
...will compare with the best things in the Greek Anthology. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Niecan barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore Tu hi» own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic lace,... | |
 | 1836 - 802 strani
...TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Niccan barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfum'd sea, The weary wayworn wanderer bore To his own native...desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, tliy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me homo To the beauty of fair Greece, And the grandeur... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 382 strani
...exhibit great promise for a boy of thirteen. "TO HELEN. " Helen, thy beauty is to me, Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The...the grandeur that was Rome. " Lo ! in yon brilliant window niche, How statue-like I see thee stand, The agate lamp within thy hand, Ah ! Psyche, from the... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 strani
...previous ; they exhibit great promise for a boy of thirteen. "TO HELEN. " Helen, thy beauty is to me, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn...the grandeur that was Rome. " Lo ! in yon brilliant window niche, How statue-like I see thee stand, The agate lamp within thy hand, Ah ! Psyche, from the... | |
 | 1861 - 378 strani
...that is beautiful, is a verse from a little poem which is a gem of the most polished loveliness. " On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy naiad airs hare brought me home, To the glory that was Greece, And the grandeur that was Rome." Can anything more... | |
 | 1850 - 824 strani
...compare with the best things in the Greek Anthology. Helen, thy beauty ¡я to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore To hi» own native shore. On desperate веаэ long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853 - 556 strani
...attain. There is a smack of ambrosia about it. -y TO HE1EN. Helen, thy beamy is to me . Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The...I see thee stand ! The agate lamp within thy hand, Ah! Psyche, from the regions which Are Holy Land ! It ie the tendency of the young poet that impresses... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1853 - 188 strani
...think His spirit is communing with an angel's. TO HELEN. HELEN, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The...statue-like I see thee stand, The agate lamp within thy hand ! Ah, Psyche, from the regions which Are Holy-Land ! London : — Printed by G. BARCLAY, Castle St.... | |
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TO HELEN Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore To his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs... 
