 | 1828 - 604 pages
...interest. What a spell to our associations lies in the name of Rome ! — " The city that so long Reign'd absolute, the mistress of the world, — The mighty vision that the Prophets saw, And trembled."* It is true that her history may often provoke us by the sight of merciless skill and strength usurping... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...Rome ! the City that so long Heign'd absolute, the mislres* of the world; The mighty vision that ihc prophets saw, And trembled; that from nothing, from the least, The lowliest village (what hut here and there A reed-roof d cabin by a river-side?) Grew into every thing; and, year by year,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...thousand imnges ; And I spring up as girl to run a race ! Thou art in Rome ! the City that so long Reign'd absolute, the mistress of the world ; The mighty vision...least, The lowliest village (what but here and there A reed-roof'd cabin by a river-side?) Grew into everything ; and, year by year, Patiently, fearlessly... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 622 pages
...very brief sketch of this queen of cities, — " The city thnt so long Hrign'd ilnolutr, the miitre« of the world, — The mighty vision that the Prophets saw, And trembled." To do the subject justice, — even to give a bare Catalogne of her mighty ruins — would require... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - 1838 - 752 pages
...images ; And I spring up as girt to run a race ! Thou art in Rome .' the city that so long Reign 'd oPt h! + ~ϩ }rܳ 7 . } , P Z * . |Ĭ w ? o?zj Z 42 j reed-roofd cabin by a river side ?) Grew into every thing j and, year by year, Patiently, fearlessly... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - 796 pages
...images ; Aud 1 spring up as girt to run a race ! Thou art in Rome ! the city that so long Rei»iiM Aod trembled ; that from nothing, from the least, The lowliest village (what but here and there A reed-roof'd... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 510 pages
...thousand images ; And I spring up as girt to run a race ! Thou art in Rome! the City that so long Reign'd absolute, the mistress of the world ; The mighty vision...prophets saw, And trembled ; that from nothing, from Ihe least, The lowliest village (what but here and there A reed-roofd cabin by a river-side f) Grew... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 pages
...thousand images ; And I spring up as girt to run a race ! Thou art in Rome ! the City that so long Reign'd absolute, the mistress of the world ; The mighty vision...least, The lowliest village (what but here and there A reed-roofd cabin by a river-side T) Grew into everything ; and, year by year, Patiently, fearlessly... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1844 - 372 pages
...I spring up as girt to run a race ! * « ' * * * * Thou art in Rome ! the city that so long Reign'd absolute, the mistress of the world ; The mighty vision that the prophets saw, And trembled. ****** Thou art in Rome ! the city where the Gauls, Entering, at sunrise, through her open gates, And,... | |
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Whence this excess of joy ? what has befallen me ? And from within a thrilling voice replies, Thou art in Rome ! A thousand busy thoughts Rush on my mind, a thousand images ; And I spring up as girt to run a race ! Thou art in Rome ! the city that so... 
