...when many a subject land Look'd to the winged lions' marble piles, Where Venice sate in state throned on her hundred isles ! She looks a sea Cybele fresh...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Pouir'd in her lap all gems in sparkling showers; In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs...

...Looked to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles! 4 She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Poured in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs...

...Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles ! IL She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, (2) Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance,...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East PourM in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs...

...when many a subject land Looked to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles ! She looks a sea Cybele, fresh...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Poured in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs...

...when many a subject land Looked to the winged Lion's maible piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles ! She looks a sea Cybele, fresh...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Poured in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs...

...Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred Isles ! II. She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, (2) Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance,...dowers From spoils of nations, and the exhaustless East Poured in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs...

...wings expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land Look'd to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sat...Pour'd in her lap all gems in sparkling showers. In pnrple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs partook, and deem'd their dignity increased. In Venice...

...GALLERT. SHE looks a Sea-Cybcle, fresh from ocean, Rising with her train of proud towers At ¡liry distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters...and the exhaustless East Pour'd in her lap all gems and sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarohs partook and dccm'd their...

..."dead doges," her crumbling ruins, and deserted commerce. What a contrast with that state, when • her daughters had their dowers From spoils of nations,...and the exhaustless East Pour'd in her lap all gems of sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of the feast Monarchs partook, and deem'd their...

...were not allowed to participate in any traffic. What were the results ? We are told of Venice — " Her daughters had their dowers From spoils of nations; and the exhaustless East Poured in her lap all gems in sparkling showers." And Shakespeare says : " Since that the trade and...