 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 oldal
...fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prcfs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the woild grew pale ; To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All I times their fcenes of pompous woes afford,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 oldal
...fatal wound? Or hoftile millions prels him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, 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. All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's tyrant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 oldal
...fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prels him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, 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. All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Pcrfia's tyrant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 oldal
...fatal wound ? Or hoilile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was dettin'd to a barren (trand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a talc. All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perlia's tyrant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 oldal
...hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrafs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's tyrant,... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 oldal
...hostile millions press him to the ground 1 His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. . — *-'** All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, Prom... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 oldal
...fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, 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. All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's tyrant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 oldal
...fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground > His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, 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, All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's tyrant,... | |
 | John Adams - 1792 - 382 oldal
...The four concluding Hnes defcribes his death. « His faJl was difliu'd to a barren (Irani), • ff A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; " He left the name at which the world grew pale, « To point a moral, or adorn a Ule." WRAXHAL. SECT. XXVII. t .OF PETERSBURG. AD 1774THIS great capital,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1801 - 528 oldal
...fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground : His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, 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 ! JOHNSON. chin, chin, fo that it was a long time before he could... | |
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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... 
