 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; And, when she took unto herself a Mate, She must...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 411808Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Manning - 1866 - 248 pages
...violate; And, when she took unto herself a mate, She must espouse the everlasting sea. And what if she has seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish, and that strength decay; Yet shall some tribute of respect be paid When her long life hath reached its final day; Men are we, and must grieve when even... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1867 - 360 pages
...violate ; And when she took unto herself a mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish,...decay,— Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid \Vhen her long life hath reach'd its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...violate ; And when she took unto herself a mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish, and that strength decay, Yet shall some tribute of respect be paid When her long life hath reach'd its final day : Men are we, and must grieve when even... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...violate ; And when she took unto herself a mate, She must espouse the everlast'ng Sea. And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish, and that strength decay, — 10 Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid When her long life hath reached its final day : Men... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1869 - 400 pages
...violate ; And, when she took unto herself a mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish,...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 Henry Davenport Adams - 1869 - 390 pages
...violate; And, when she took unto herself a mate, She must espouse the everlasting Sea. And what if she had seen those glories fade, Those titles vanish,...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... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...Grave. Stan2a 9. The swan on still St. Mary's Lake Floats double, swan and shadow ! yarrow Unvisitcd. Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade Of that which once was great is passed away. Sonnets to National Independence and Liberty. Part \. vi. Thou hast left behind Powers... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1869 - 374 pages
...last glory of an ancient institution like that of the Jewish prophets, without a sense of sadness. " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great hath passed away." But if there be some melancholy in the feeling with which we view the Baptist, there... | |
 | Essex Institute - 1882 - 378 pages
...London, a splendid vision midway east and west in the sea, once so great, now in decay. Says the poet : " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great has pass-d away." Wordsworth is as quotable for high emotions as Pope for sententious point. The one... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1869 - 350 pages
...last glory of an ancient institution like that of the Jewish prophets, without a sense of sadness. " Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great hath passed away." But if there be some melancholy in the feeling with which we view the Baptist, there... | |
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