...not always now the ear: Those days are gone—but beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade—but nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once...festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! But unto us she hath a spell beyond Her name in storyj and her long array Of mighty shadows, whose...

...songless gondolier ; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear: Those days are gone — but Beauty still is here....festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy! (1) See Historical Not«, at the end of this Canto, No. I. —LE. (2) An old writer, describing the...

...songless gondolier ; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear : Those days are gone — but Beauty still is here....States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Xor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth,...

...songless gondolier ; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear : Those days are gone — but beauty still is here....States fall, arts fade — but nature doth not die, Not yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth,...

...songless gondolier ; Her palaces arc crumbling to the shore. And music meets not always now the ear : Those days are gone — but Beauty still is here....festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! turritam telluris imaginero medio Océano figiiratam к pota* | inspicere." ' See Appendix, " Historical...

...to those glorious records of Venetian splendour, when the city of the ' hundred isles' was — " ' The pleasant place of all festivity ; The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy >' and truly never did Italian sky beam more gloriously in its cloudless blue, on eyes ' that only...

...is this wisdom r .... or is it in truth good taste or healthy sentiment ? Byron indeed says — -' " but beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die." This, if I may venture to say so, is not happy .... for if there be a spot upon God's lovely earth...

...songless gondolier ; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear : Those days are gone — but beauty still is here....festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy ! (1) See " Historical Notes" at the end of this Canto, No. I. (2) An old writer, describing the appearance...

...recollections crowd upon the mind at these words: we think of the brilliant shew as it was when Venice yet was dear. The pleasant place of all festivity. The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy! Although the Carnival was also observed in other cities of the South, how little do we hear of it,...

...songless gondolier; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear, Those days are gone — but Beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not di» Nor yet forget how Venice once was dea The pleasant place of all festivity, Th^ revel of the earth,...