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Classical antiquity4 quotes
Fair Greece! sad relic of departed worth!
Immortal, though no more; though fallen, great! — Lord Byron · 1818While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World. — Lord Byron · 1818The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set. — Lord Byron · 1821Hebraism and Hellenism,—between these two points of influence moves our world. — Matthew Arnold · 1868Greece2 quotes
Fair Greece! sad relic of departed worth!
Immortal, though no more; though fallen, great! — Lord Byron · 1818The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set. — Lord Byron · 1821Athens and Jerusalem1 quote
Hebraism and Hellenism,—between these two points of influence moves our world. — Matthew Arnold · 1868Cultural heritage1 quote
Hebraism and Hellenism,—between these two points of influence moves our world. — Matthew Arnold · 1868Greek islands1 quote
The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set. — Lord Byron · 1821Rome1 quote
While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World. — Lord Byron · 1818