 | Oxford univ, exam. papers, scholarships - 122 Seiten
...blossoms where they fell, And sown the earth with flowers. 3. Translate into Latin Lyrics. To HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks...have brought me home To the glory that was Greece, To the grandeur that was Rome. Lo ! in yon brilliant window-niche, How statue-like I see thee stand,... | |
 | 1835 - 842 Seiten
...— a wreath whir.li it is evident he must obtain at the celebration of the next Olympiad. TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfum'd sea, The weary wayworn wanderer bore To his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont... | |
 | 1850 - 772 Seiten
...will compare with the best things in the Greek Anthology. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Niecan barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore Tu hi» own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic lace,... | |
 | 1836 - 802 Seiten
...TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Niccan barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfum'd sea, The weary wayworn wanderer bore To his own native...desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, tliy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me homo To the beauty of fair Greece, And the grandeur... | |
 | 1914 - 650 Seiten
...and contains the familiar quotation about the ;lory of Greece and grandeur of Rome. It logins : — Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks...weary, wayworn wanderer bore To his own native shore. What is the reference here ? So far as I am aware, no commentator — Poe or another — has supplied... | |
 | 1850 - 824 Seiten
...graceful simplicity will compare with the best things in the Greek Anthology. Helen, thy beauty ¡я to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently,...perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore To hi» own native shore. On desperate веаэ long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,... | |
 | 1861 - 378 Seiten
...that is beautiful, is a verse from a little poem which is a gem of the most polished loveliness. " On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy naiad airs hare brought me home, To the glory that was Greece, And the grandeur that was Rome." Can anything more... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1853 - 188 Seiten
...Charlottes ville — noted for " intemperance " and " other vices," — writes about a girl : — TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks...the grandeur that was Rome. Lo ! in yon brilliant window-niche How statue-like I see thee stand, The agate lamp within thy hand ! Ah, Psyche, from the... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853 - 556 Seiten
...such as few poets ever attain. There is a smack of ambrosia about it. -y TO HE1EN. Helen, thy beamy is to me . Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently,...the grandeur that was Rome. Lo ! in yon brilliant window-niche How statue-like I see thee stand ! The agate lamp within thy hand, Ah! Psyche, from the... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1853 - 776 Seiten
...unqualified praise which his biographer awards it. TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicéan barks of yore, That gently o'er a perfumed sea, The...On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth air, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have ЬгоицМ me home To the glory that was Greece, And the... | |
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TO HELEN. Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore To his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs... 
