...still he found her lovely, even in her ruin, and though many might fly from her in disgust, though " In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier," Charles thought, that if lord Byron could see enough of beauty left to give her a place in his never-dying...

...their dignity increos'd. III. In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, (3) And silent rows the soulless gondolier; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore,...days are gone — but Beauty still is here. States fair, arts fade — but Nature doth not die. Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant...

...and of her feast Monarclis partook, and dcein'd their dignity increased. In Venice Tasso's echoes arc vage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop...with bubbling groan. Without a grave, unknell'd, unco arc gone — bu t Beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Xor yet...

...deem'd their dignity increased. III. In Venice Tasso s echoes are no more. And silent rows the songlcss gondolier; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore,...not always now the ear : Those days are gone— but hcauly slill is here. States fall, ans fade — hill nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice...

...Tasso's echoes arc no more,' And sileul rows Ihe songless gondolier; Her palaces are crumbling lo Ihe shore, And music meets not always now the ear : Those days are gone— hut beauly slill is here. Slates fall, arts fade— but nature doth nol die : Nor ycl forget how Venice...

...Monarchs partook, and deem'd their dignity increased. CANTO IV. In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, (3) And silent rows the songless gondolier; Her palaces...gone— but Beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade — hut Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity,...

...for the purpose. " This is the first stanza of our new Canto ; and now for a line of the second : " In Venice, Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier, Her palaces, &c. &c. " You know that formerly the gondoliers sung always, and Tasso's Gierusalemme was their ballad....

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...different wanting to draw him to Venice.* How beautifully has the poet illustrated this preference : — In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more» And silent...shore, And music meets not always now the ear : Those daye are gone— but Beauty still is here. States fall, lienrts fade— but Nature doth not die, Nor...