 No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates. The path lies o'er the Sea, Invisible; and from the land we went, As to a floating City — steering in, And gliding up her streets as in a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome, Mosque-like,...  Belgravia: A London Magazine - Page 102by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1867Full view - About this book
 | England - 1822 - 932 pages
...And gliding up her streets a* in 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 than Eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant-kings ; The fronts of some, though Time hadshattei'd them,... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...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 ranged along an azure sky ; By many a pile; in more than Eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant kings , The fronu of some, though time had shattered them,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1822 - 178 pages
...And gliding up her streets as in 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 than Eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant-kings ; The fronts of some, though Time had shattered them,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1823 - 218 pages
...And gliding up her streets as in 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 than Eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant-kings; The fronts of some, tho' Time had shattered them,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky ; Uy many a pile in more than Eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant kings; The fronts...had shatter'd them, Still glowing with the richest hues of art, As though the wealth within them had run o'er." But away from this amphibious beauty,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...And gliding up her streets as in 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 than eastern splendour, Of old the residence of merchant- kings ; The fronts of some, though time had shattered... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...S> s.uoothly. silently — by many a dome M>K]iie-like. and many a stately portico, Thr- ttiatiife ranged along an azure sky; By many a pile in more than Eastern splendor, OÍ" old the residence of merchant-king« ; The fronts of some, though Time had ehatter'd... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...And gliding up her streets as in 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 than eastern splendor, Of old the residence of merchant-kings j The fronts of some, though time had shattered them,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...And gliding up her streets as in a dream, So smoothly, silently — by many a dome Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky : By manj- a pile in more than eastern splendor, Of old the residence of merchant-kings; The fronts of some,... | |
 | George William David Evans - Art, Italian - 1835 - 622 pages
...many a dome, Mosque-like, and many a stately portico, The statues ranged along an azure sky; Thro' many a pile in more than Eastern pride, Of old the residence of merchant-kings ; The fronts of some, tho' Time has shattered them, Still glowing with the richest hues... | |
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