 | Plutarch - 1801 - 528 oldal
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 oldal
...ladies interpofe, and (laves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubvcrted 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,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 oldal
...While ladies interpofe, and (laves debate But did not Chance at length her error n Did no fubverted empire mark, his end > Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound Or hoftile millions prefs him to the grout His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 oldal
...his wide domain, Unconquer'd Lord of Pleasure and of Pain. And afterwards of his unexpected death : Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile...strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.* Two succeeding passages,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 oldal
...Unconquer'd Lord of Pleasure and of Pain. And afterwards of his unexpected death : Did rival moharchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him...strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.* Two succeeding passages,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 oldal
...Lord of Pleasure and of Pain. And afterwards of his unexpected death : • Did rival monarchs'give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to...strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.* Two succeeding passages,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 oldal
...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...wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? 4. £ Hi* fall was destin'd to a barren strand, t- A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 oldal
...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,... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1807 - 470 oldal
...adopted it as his own. Do you remember the four concluding lines, that describe Charles's death ? " His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, •" A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; " He left the aame, at which the world grew pale, " To point a moral, or adorn a tale." There is another relic, which... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 oldal
...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,... | |
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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 fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He... 
