 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 destin'd to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 99by Joseph Warton - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Plutarch - 1822 - 504 pages
...mark his end.> Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground f 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 ! Jvhumi. struck with terror.... | |
 | 1843 - 684 pages
...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 fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand : He left a name, at which the world... | |
 | English poetry, William Fordyce Mavor - 1823 - 502 pages
...slaves debate. But did not chance at length her error mend ? Did not subverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...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...to the ground ? His fall was destin'd to a barren straud, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 442 pages
...fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? * Ver. 147—167. k O'er love or force. 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... | |
 | Plutarch - 1823 - 448 pages
...did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no subverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchy 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 450 pages
...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 ? • Ver. 147—167. k O'er love or force. OF HUMAN WISHES. 215 His fall was destin'd to a barren... | |
 | F. Campbell - 1824 - 440 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 pages
...at length her error mend ? Did no subverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the falal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? His fall was destin'd to a harren stand, A petty fortress, and a duhious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1825 - 234 pages
...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...strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand : He left that Name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale. Jam tenet Italiam : tamen... | |
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