 There is a glorious city in the sea; The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing; and the salt seaweed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates! The path lies o'er the sea, Invisible:...  Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy - Page 3631866 - 596 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 900 pages
...broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing- and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her pates. The path lies o'er the sea Invisible ; and from tho land we went As to a floating city — steering... | |
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1846 - 350 pages
...the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing : and the salt sea-weed .• ' . Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went As to a floating city — steering in, And gliding up her streets... | |
 | sir Francis Palgrave - 1847 - 690 pages
...the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt seaweed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gatea. The path lies o'er the sea, Invincible ; and from the land we went, As to a floating city —... | |
 | Sir Edward Belcher - 1848 - 468 pages
...Venice, yet reminds one somewhat of that ' glorious city in the sea ', for at Brunai — " ' No trace of men, no footsteps to and fro Lead to her gates.' " The gondola is represented by the rude canoe, and the marble palaces by a mass of houses built on piles.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1850 - 764 pages
...The path lies o'er the sea, Invisible; and from the land we went, As to a floating city—steering in, And gliding up her streets as in a dream, So smoothly, silently—by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico The statues ranged along an azure... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 354 pages
...the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the Sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went, As to a floating City — steering in, And gliding up her streets... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 pages
...the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the Sea, Invisible; and from the land we went, As to a floating City — steering in, And gliding up her streets... | |
 | Frederick Smeeton Williams - 1852 - 416 pages
...the broad and narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing, and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of the palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the sea Invisible ; and from the land we went As to a floating city — steering in And gliding up her streets,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 pages
...the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the sea, Invisible 5 and from the land we went, . As to a floating city — steering in, And gliding up her... | |
 | 1852 - 252 pages
...Is in the broad and narrow Ebbing unil flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er !he sea, Invincible ; and from the land we went, At to s floating elta, sleering In, And Sliding up... | |
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