 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...I'ltlKMI. BYRON. CANTO I. ic (he land where the cypress and myrtle Are riiilili-mr of deeds thnt arc , And each t I'icr shine; Where the light wings of Zephyr, oppress'*! with perfume, Wax faint o'er the gardens of... | |
 | 1814 - 684 pages
...be passed over in silence. A striking example of this occurs in the four first introductory lines. " Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...turtle, Now melt into sorrow — now madden to crime.'' " The two -first lines are perfectly intelligible ; but whether in tlie two next the noble Lord means,... | |
 | 1827 - 446 pages
...recognise as having been imitated by Lord Byron, in his well known introduction to the Bride of Abydos — Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime ? It were unnecessary to remind the reader that such a piece as the following is any thing but a specimen... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1828 - 780 pages
...EVERT SENT1MEXT OF rFGABD AND KESPECT, BY HIS GRATEFDLLT OBLIGED AND SINCERE FRIEND, BYRON. CANTO I. KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the tlowers ever blossom, the beams e%er shine, W here the light wing* of Zephyr, oppress'd with perfume,... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 pages
...stirr'd in this black spot, /only lived — / only drew The accursed breath of dunsreon dew." TURKEY. Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime 1 Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine ; Where... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...'Tis fitting for a broken heart, And falsehood cannot roach thee there. WD FROM THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS. Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melts into sorrow, now maddens to crime ? Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...GRATEFULLY OBLIGED AND SINCERE FRIEND, BYRON. CANTO I. r. KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Arc emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where...turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime 7 Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine, When;... | |
 | 1829 - 460 pages
...a Greek head : the expression is powerful, it speaks of * The land where the cypress and myrtle Arc emblems of deeds that are done In their clime, Where the rage of the vulture, the lore of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime.* In more sober reality, it is the habitual... | |
 | George Robert Gleig, John Trueheart (pseud.) - 1829 - 382 pages
...fellow-passengers, after the vessel proceeded on her voyage to China. LANDING IN INDIA. " Know yc tie land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever sliiue, Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky, In colour though varied, in beauty may... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1830 - 502 pages
...AND RESPECT, BY HIS GRATEFULLY OBLIGED AND SINCERE FRIEND, BYRON. THE KRIDE OF ABYDOS. CANTO I. I. KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine; Where thelightwingsof Zephyr, oppress'd with perfume, Wax faint o'er the gardens of Gul (i) in her bloom;... | |
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KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime... 
