"The Greeks themselves looked upon Crete as the cradle of their , , and . The famous code of Lycurgus was the fruit of…"

"The Cretans had as leader , famed for his spear, even they that held Cnosus and Gortys, famed for its walls, Lyctus a…"

"Therein furthermore the famed god of the two strong arms cunningly wrought a dancing-floor like unto that which in wi…"

"O hound of Crete, think'st thou my spouse to get?"

"Now doth not summer’s sunny smile Sink soft o’er that Ionian isle, While round the kindling waters sweep The murmured…"

"The sea lifted smooth blue muscles of wave as it stirred in the dawn light, and the foam of our wake spread gently be…"

"Ἐπεὶ δὲ ἀπέβη, ἐκράτει τε τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐδῄου ἐξειργασμένην μὲν παγκάλως καὶ πεφυτευμένην τὴν χώραν, μεγαλοπρεπεῖς δὲ ο…"

"Τρία μὲν ὄντα λόγου ἄξια τοῖς Ἕλλησι ναυτικά, τὸ παρ᾿ ὑμῖν καὶ τὸ ἡμέτερον καὶ τὸ Κορινθίων."

"A hoary gleam through boughs prevailing Tells me how near the ocean lies, Here caged in many a waveless lake By cypre…"

"The Women of the Citty Sio, are the most beautifull Dames, (or rather Angelicall creatures) of all the Greekes, upon …"