 A palace and a prison on each hand : I saw from out the wave her structures rise As from the stroke of the enchanter's wand : A thousand years their cloudy wings expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O'er the far times when many a subject land Look'd...  The Manchester iris - Page 1181822Full view - About this book
 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...pile. Fronting Auld Reekie, thron'd on stinking closes vile? She looks like old Cybele on mount Ida, Rising with her tiara of proud towers, At airy distance, with majestic pride, a Mother of lawyers, writers' clerks, and whores: And such she was — her daughters had their... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...pile, Fronting Auld Reekie, thron'd on stinking closes vile ? She looks like old Cybele on mount Ida, Rising with her tiara of proud towers, At airy distance, with majestic pride, a Mother of lawyers, writers' clerks, and whores : And such she was— her daughters had their... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...me, and a dying glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land Look'd to the winged lions' marble piles, Where Venice sate in state throned on...proud towers, At airy distance with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers. And such she was, — her daughters had their dowers From spoils... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 pages
...: and that the last initials evidently are put for Viva la santa Chiesa Katolica Romana. Stanza II. She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean Rising, with her tiara of proud towers. An old writer, describing the appearance of Venice, has made use otthe above image, which would not... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O'er the far times , when many a subject land Look'd to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles! II. She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, 2 Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...Look'd to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, thron'd on her hundred isles ! II. She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from Ocean, Rising with...proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And such she was ; — her daughters had their dowers From spoils... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...expand Around me, and a dying glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land Looked to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles! 4 She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...sea : and that the last initials evidently are put for Viva la santa Chicsa Kattolica Romano. 2. Shf looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers. Stanza ii. lines 1 and 2. An old writer, describing the appearance of Venice, has made use of the above... | |
 | George Clinton - Poets, English - 1825 - 826 pages
...expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land Looked to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state,...proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers : And such she was; — her daughters had their dowers From spoils... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...expand Around me, and a dying glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land Look'd to the winged lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state,...hundred isles! She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, 2 Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters... | |
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