...skimming down ; And then there was a little isle,* Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view ; A small green isle, it seem'd no more. Scarce...and hue. The fish swam by the castle wall, And they seein'd joyous each and all; The eagle rode the rising blast, Methonght he never new so fast As then...

...The only one in view ; A small 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...joyous each and all ; The eagle rode the rising blast, Methought he never flew so fast As then to me he seem'd to fly, And then new tears came in my eye,...

...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...were young flowers growing Of gentle breath and hue." " But where is the island, father ? " asked the girl. " Under water, child." " Overflowed ? " "* Yes,...

...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...on it there were young flowers growing, Of gentle bro;tth and hue." The return to Yilleneuve. " That's pretty poetry," said Rollo. "Very pretty indeed,"...

...island which smiled iri his face is there as natural as yesterday : " A small green isle, it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But...flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing. " A Sunday evening never to be forgotten was spent in the Castle of Chillon. After reading Byron's...

...little isle hallowed by Byron — "A little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view; A small green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce...dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees," &c. * The trees were still there, young and flourishing; by their side a solitary shed. Villeneuve...

...skimming down ; And then there was a little isle,* \Vhich ¡n my very face did smile, The only one in ; Tr.e eagle rode the rising blast, Methought he never flew so fast As then to me he seem'd to fly,...

...of Chillon:"— " And then there was a little isle Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view ; A small green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce...young flowers growing, Of gentle breath and hue/' A little more than two miles beyond Chillon is VILLENEUVE, an old town of 1500 inhabitants. The neighbourhood...

...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...

...sought to save, And yet my glance, too much opprest, Had almost need of guch a rest. The only one in view ; A small green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce...flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing, xrv. It might be months, or years, or days, I kept no count—I took no note, I had no hope my eyes...