 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 780 pages
...skimming gondolas, And ihe responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen, answering back with verse for verso Some dusky shadow chequering the Rialto ; Some glimmering palace roof, or tapering spire. Are all ihe sights and sounds which here pervade The ocean-bora and earth-commanding my." pp. 93—101. Wo... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1856 - 794 pages
...lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of tne choir Of boatmen, answering back wiih verse for verse Some dusky shadow chequering the Rialto...palace roof, or tapering spire, Are all the sights :md sounds which here pervade The ocean-born and earth-commanding ciiy." pp. 98—101. JC Wo can now... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 833 pages
...oar, or .rapid twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen answering back with verse for verse ; Some dusky shadow chequering the Rialto j Some glimmering palace rooT, or tapering spire, Are all the sights and sounds which here pervade... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 462 pages
...oar. or rapid twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen, answering back, with verse for verse —...shadow, chequering the Rialto — Some glimmering palace-roof, or tapering spire — Are all the sights and sounds which here pervade The ocean-born... | |
 | 1866 - 408 pages
...oar, or rapid twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas. And the responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen answering back with verse for verse; Some...dusky shadow chequering the Rialto ; Some glimmering palace-roof, or tapering spire, Are all the sights and sounds which here pervade The ocean-born and... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...oar, or rapid twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen answering back with verse for verse; Some...dusky shadow chequering the Rialto ; Some glimmering palace-roof, or tapering spire, Are all the sights and sounds which here pervade The ocean-born and... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1867 - 448 pages
...oar, or rapid twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen, answering back, with verse for verse--...shadow, chequering the Rialto — Some glimmering palace-roof, or tapering spire — Are all the sights and sounds which here pervade The ocean-born... | |
 | 1869 - 254 pages
...responsive voices of the choir Of boatmen answering back with verse for verse ; Some dusky shadow checkering the Rialto, Some glimmering palace roof, or tapering spire, Are all the sights and sounds which here prevade The ocean-born and earth-commanding city. Lord Byron. THE ISLAND. (THE LOVERS.) HERE, in the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1871 - 630 pages
...vigilant guitars Of sleepless lovers to a wakeful mistress ; * * * The dash phosphoric of the oar ; Some glimmering palace roof, or tapering spire, Are...pervade The ocean-born and earth-commanding city." ] Eh bien, let us leave this quiet scene ; and, calling a passing volante, we will go out to " El Louvre."... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1873 - 798 pages
...twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of the choir Of boalmen, answering back with verse for verse Some dusky shadow...pervade The ocean-born and earth-commanding city." pp. 98—101. Wo can now afford but one other extract ; — and we take it from the grand and prophetic... | |
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The act of opening the forbidden lattice, To let in love through music, makes his heart Thrill like his lyre-strings at the sight; the dash Phosphoric of the oar, or rapid twinkle Of the far lights of skimming gondolas, And the responsive voices of the... 
