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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.