 Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose, and slaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His...  Specimens of the British poets - 221 ページBritish poets 著 - 1809全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 ページ
...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...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord: In gay... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 ページ
...Th' encumber'd oar icaice leaves the dreaded coall, • Through purple billows and a floating hoft. . He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. • . ;« The bold Bavarian, in a lucklefs hour, f Tries the dread fummits of Cefarean pow'r,... | |
 | 1817 - 314 ページ
...course delay; Hide, blushing Glory, hide Pultowa's day: The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken hands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da...strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He lefi .the name, at which the world grew pale,' To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their soenes... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 ページ
...The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'd, a needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose,...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1819 - 538 ページ
...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...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! 11 Antigonus I., as we have stated in a former note, was killed at the battle of Ipsus; and... | |
 | Catherine Talbot - 1819 - 414 ページ
...Johnson in his application of the Satirist's character of Hannibal, to that of Charles xn. of Sweden. " He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." Essay xir. 147 to stand on those gems, in the midst of the earth, the sun and moon, seem to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 ページ
...— Hide, blushing Glory, hide Pultowa's day : The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shews his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da needy supplicant...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. * All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 ページ
...mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound, Or hostile millions press him to the ground 2 His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, A petty...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. Enlarge my life with multitude of days, In health, in sickness, thus the suppliant prays ; Hides... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1820 - 384 ページ
...for Charles of Sweden— His fate was destined to a foreign strand, A petty fortress and a " humble" hand ; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a TALE. THE END. EDINBURGH : Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. ... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 ページ
...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...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay... | |
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