 | John Armstrong - 1770 - 238 oldal
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. 540 Time fhakes the ftable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rufh by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun, The fun himfelf, fhall die ; and ancient Night 545 Again involve... | |
 | John Armstrong - 1770 - 246 oldal
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. 540 Time fhakes the ftable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rufh by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun, The fun himfelf, fhall die ; and ancient Night 545 Again involve... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 oldal
...Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time makes the liable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rum by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun ; The fun himfelf mall die ; and ancient night Again... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 oldal
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time (hakes the liable tyranny of thrones, And tott'ring empires rufh by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun; The fun himfelf (hall die; and ancient Night Again involve the... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 268 oldal
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time fliakesthe liable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rufli by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old, And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun : The fun himfelf fhall die, and ancient Night Again involve... | |
 | 1802 - 302 oldal
...had stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds, 533 Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty...spires are sunk ; Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. 540 * In the human body, as well as in those of other animals, the larger blood vessels are composed... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 oldal
...Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time makes the liable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rum by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old, And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun. The fun himfelf (hall die, and ancient night Again involve the... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 448 oldal
...stood, " The crush of thunder, and the warring winds. "Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer— Tune, " Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base : " And..." Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, " And tott'ring empires rush by their own weight. " This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; " And, all those... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 454 oldal
...stood, " The crush of thunder, aud the warring winds. " Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer— Time, " Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base: " And flinty...brass •" Descend : The Babylonian spires are sunk ; " Acliaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down.— '• Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, " And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 oldal
...bad stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty...the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires crush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all those worlds that roll... | |
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The tower that long had stood the crush of thunder and the warring winds, shook by the slow but sure destroyer time, now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base ; and flinty pyramids and walls of brass descend: — the Babylonian spires are sunk; Achaia,... 
