...grove; and now, nearing Villeneuve, you sail by the little isle hallowed by Byron— " A little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees," etc.* The trees were still there, young and flourishing; by their side a solitary shed. Villeneuve...

...the white-wall'd distant town, And whiter sails go skimming down ; And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon-floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by...

...can." Walter thought a moment, and then repeated these words : — " And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view : A small, green isle, — it seemed no more, — • Scarce broader than my dungeon floor ; But in it there were three tall trees,...

...language of one of the prisoners, who saw it from his dungeon window "And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile — The only one in view ; A small green isle. it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor; But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er...

...graveless. •' And then there was a little isle That in my very face did smile, Tlio only one in view ; And in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze ; ' And round it were clear waters flowing, And in it were young flowers growing, Of gentle breath and hue....

...solitary little islet — " A small green isle, it seemed no more, Scaree broader than my dungeon-floor ; But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it...mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And in it there were young flowers blowing, Of gentle breath and hue.'* But we must leave these Arcadian...

...It is mentioned by Byron in his " Prisoner of Chillón:" — •" And then there woe a little isle Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view; A Bmall green isle, it seem'd no more. Scarce broader than my dungeon floor ; Bat in it there were three...

...the white-walled distant town. And whiter sails go skimming down ; And then there was a little isle, AND, with all thy faults, I love seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees. And o'er...

...their thousand years of snow On high,—their wide, long lake below ; And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view. 7. The fish swam by the castle wall, And they seemed joyous, each and all; The eagle rode the rising...

...the white-walled distant town, And whiter sails go skimming down ; And then there was a little isle, e attended, The much-loved remains of her master defended, And given isle, it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall...