John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5778 George Gordon Noel Byron
NUMBER: | 5778 |
AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
QUOTATION: | The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! Where burning Sappho loved and sung. . . . . . Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all except their sun is set. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Don Juan. Canto iii. Stanza 86. 1. |