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

Don Juan

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Greek islands Greece Classical antiquity

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Don Juan

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Murray, 1821, canto 3, st. 86.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 3, st. 86.

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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lord Byron. Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. London: John Murray, 1821, act 1, sc. 2.

Current Citation

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Language
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Time
1821 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hazlitt, William. "The Indian Jugglers." Table-Talk; Or, Original Essays. Vol. 1, London: John Warren, 1821.

Current Citation

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