 There is a glorious city in the sea; The sea is in 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,...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 2491836Full view - About this book
 | England - 1822 - 932 pages
...always excepted.] VEKICE. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went...floating City — steering in, And gliding up her streets a* in a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1822 - 178 pages
...again. * * * * X. VENICE. No track of men, no foot-steps to and fro, Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went...a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; By many a pile in... | |
 | Scotland - 1822 - 880 pages
...always excapted.] VEXICE. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from the land we went...a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky; By many a pUe in more... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...footsteps to and fro. Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the sea, Invisible ; and from lhe land wo went As to a floating City— steering in, And gliding up her streets as ma dream, So smoothly, silently— by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1823 - 218 pages
...in the Sea. The Sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing; and the salt sea- weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men,...a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky; By many a pile in more... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...of a Doge's funeral. Nor does the descriptive power .of the poet approve itself less happy : — " From the land we went, As to a floating city — steering...a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; Uy many a pile in... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palace«. No tr.ick of men, no footsteps to and fro, L/M*] 10 her gates. The path lies o'er the Sea, Invisible:...her streets as in a dream, So smoothly, silently— bv many a dome Mosque-like, and many я stately portico, The statues ranged along an avtiro sky; By... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...in the Sea. The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men,...a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; By many a pile in... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...narrow streets. Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Csjngi to the marble of her palaces. Ifo track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lie» o'er the Sea, Invisible ; and from the land wo went, A« to a floating City — steering in,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...in the sea ; The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing ; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men,...a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; By many a pile in... | |
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