 ONCE did she hold the gorgeous east in fee ; And was the safeguard of the west : the worth Of Venice did not fall below her birth, Venice, the eldest child of liberty. She was a maiden city, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ;...  Specimens of English Sonnets - Stran 197avtor: Alexander Dyce - 1833 - 224 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 358 strani
...birth— Venice, the eldest child of Liberty! She was a maiden city, bright and free; No guile seduced, no force could violate; And, when she took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day: Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great... | |
 | Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 376 strani
...vanish, and that strength decay; Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day: Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is passed away. W. Wordsvwrth. FOR TITIAN. THEN in a room he stood... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1879 - 362 strani
...birth, Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty. She was a Maiden City, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And, when She took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great,... | |
 | Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - 1879 - 390 strani
...— Venice, the eldest child of Liberty! She was a maiden city, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate; And, when she took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day: Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great... | |
 | Herbert Kynaston - 1879 - 238 strani
...birth, Venice the eldest child of liberty. She was a maiden city, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And when she took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid. When her long life hath reached its final day ; Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1879 - 390 strani
...birth, Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty. She was a Maiden City, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And, when She took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great,... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 676 strani
...birth, Venice, the eldest child of liberty. She was a maiden city, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And when she took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : [the shade Men are we, and must grieve when even Of that which once was great,... | |
 | David M. Main - 1880 - 490 strani
...birth, Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty. She was a maiden City, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And when she took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great... | |
 | David M. Main - 1880 - 506 strani
...birth, Venice, the eldest Child of Liberty. She was a maiden City, bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And when she took unto herself...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 618 strani
...bright and free ; No guile seduced, no force could violate ; And, when she took unto herself a Male, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if...tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great... | |
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