Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand. He left the name at which the world grew pale, To... Plutarch's Lives - 289 페이지저자: Plutarch - 1840전체보기 - 도서 정보
| 1775 - 652 페이지
...concluding lines ? They defcribe his death. « Hii fall wat deftin'd toa barren flrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." Ia/ked Count Liewen, an ancient nobleman, if he remembered that monarch's death, and would favour... | |
| 1775 - 804 페이지
...the town, and cannot be feen from it. " His fall was deflin'd toa barren ilr.ind, A petty iortrtfs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name at which the world grew pale. To point a moral, or adorn a tale." lars of it. He gave me the fulloft anfwcr tb I aiked Count Liewen, an ancient nobleman, if he... | |
| 1748 - 684 페이지
...chearful wifdom and inftruflive miith,—Jb —How wouldll thou Ihike at Britain'\ modifli tribe? 6' He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. »и After f ¡¡luring a vlrltiatii and wnrtbj »U age, be guts on tbia, —But few there are... | |
| Collection - 1755 - 378 페이지
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 페이지
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoflile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren (brand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
| 1765 - 414 페이지
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 페이지
...While ladies interpofe, and Haves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? O*r hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
| 1771 - 606 페이지
...thofe fine veifes on Charles the Twelfth : But did not Fate at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or nottue millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ilrand, A pe:ty fortrefs,... | |
| Several Hands - 1771 - 614 페이지
...thofe fine verfes on Charles the Twelfth : But did not Fate at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, '' A petty fortrefs,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 페이지
...Condemn'da needy Supplicant to wait, But did not Chance at length her Error mend ? Did no fubverted Empire mark his End? Did rival Monarchs give the fatal Wound? Or hoftile Millions prefs him to the Ground? His Fall was deftin'd to a barren Strand, A petty Fortrefs,... | |
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