...lines. They are now, we believe, very generally ascribed to the late Rev. C. Wolfe. Modern Greece. Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are...Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine ? Where the light wings of Zephyr, oppressed with perfume,...

...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,...

...I'ltlKMI. BYRON. CANTO I. ic (he land where the cypress and myrtle Are riiilili-mr of deeds thnt arc , And each t flowers ever blossom, the beams I'icr shine; Where the light wings of Zephyr, oppress'*! with perfume,...

...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...

...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...

...'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...

...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;...

...been broken-hearted." Burns. LORD HOLLAXD. THK L r E^-ERT 5Etrn*ET!r H;T A VD VfVf*. BRIDE OF ABYDOS. CANTO I. KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle...Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine; Where the light wings of Zephyr, oppress'd with perfume,...

...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...

...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...of deeds that are done in their clime ? Where the rnee of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Mow melt into sorrow, now madden to crime 1 It were unnecessary...