 | England - 1822 - 932 pages
...come*. A few in fear, Klying away from him whose boast k was, That the grass grew not where his hone had trod, Gave birth to Venice. Like the water-fowl, They built their nests among the ocean. waves; And, where the sands were shifting, as the wind Blew from the north, the south; where... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1823 - 218 pages
...Venezia!" And, as called forth, it comes. A few in fear, Flying away from him whose boast it was,* That the grass grew not where his horse had trod,...Like the water-fowl, They built their nests among the ocean- waves; And, where the sands were shifting, as the wind Blew from the north, the south ; where... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...Venezia!» And, as call'fl forth, it comes. A. few in fear, Flying away from him whose boast it was, ' That the grass grew not where his horse had trod,...Gave birth to Venice. Like the water-fowl, They built llieir nests among the ocean-waves; And, where the sands were shifting, as the wind BU:\v from the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1830 - 308 pages
...Venezia !" And, as called forth, die comes. — A few in fear, Flying away from him whose boast it was, * That the grass grew not where his horse had trod,...sands were shifting, as the wind Blew from the north or south — where they that came, Had to make sure the ground they stood upon, Rose, like an exhalation... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...as call'd forth, it comes. A few in fear, Flying away from him whoso boost it was,1 That the gross grew not where his horse had trod, Gave birth to Venice. Like the water-fowl, They built their ncsls among the ocean-waves ; And, where the sands were shifting, as the wind Blew from the north,... | |
 | Thomas Roscoe - Engraving - 1831 - 392 pages
...household words, and a poet whose genius seems to glow only the brighter with the flight of time,— Like the water-fowl, They built their nests among...sands were shifting, as the wind Blew from the north or south—where they that came, Had to make sure the ground they stood upon, Rose, like an exhalation... | |
 | Thomas Roscoe - Engraving - 1831 - 404 pages
...household words, and a poet whose genius seems to glow only the brighter with the flight of time,— Like the water-fowl, They built their nests among...ocean-waves ; And where the sands were shifting, as the wind lilcw from the north or south — where they that came, Had to make sure the ground they stood upon,... | |
 | George William David Evans - Art, Italian - 1835 - 618 pages
...rura colonis Accedunt, donante Pado. VENICE. A few in fear, Flying away from him whose boast it was, That the grass grew not where his horse had trod, Gave birth to Venice. — And, where they that came, Had to make sure the ground they stood upon, Rose, like an exhalation... | |
 | George William D. Evans - 1835 - 616 pages
...rura colonis Accedunt, donantc Pado. VENICE. A few in fear, Flying away from him whose boast it was, That the grass grew not where his horse had trod, Gave birth to Venice.—And, where they that came, Had to make sure the ground they stood upon, Rose, like an exhalation... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...Venezia!" And, as call'd forth, it comes. A few in fear, Flying away from him whose boast it was," That the grass grew not where his horse had trod,...Like the water-fowl, They built their nests among the ocean-wave« ; And, where the sands were shifting, as the wind Blew from ihe north, the south ; where... | |
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A few in fear. Flying away from him whose boast it was, That the grass grew not where his horse had trod, Gave birth to VENICE. 
