 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 378 σελίδες
...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. AH All J times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's... | |
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 σελίδες
...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 J times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 σελίδες
...fatal wound ? Or hoflile 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 k times their fcenes of pompous woes afford* From Perfia's... | |
 | 1765 - 414 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 σελίδες
...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, Xo point a moral, or adorn a tale. All ' times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's... | |
 | Plutarch - 1770 - 498 σελίδες
...hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren flrand, A petty forrrefs, and a dubious hand. He left the name at which the world grew paltf, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! the mouth and chin, fo that it was a long time before he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 σελίδες
...fatal Wound? Or hoftile Millions prefs him to the Ground? His Fall was deftin'd to a barren Strand, f 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 (I) Times their Scenes of pompous Woes afford, From Perfia's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 σελίδες
...fatal Wound? Or hoftile Millions prefs him to the Ground? His Fall was deftin'd to a barren Strand, 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 (I) Times their Scenes of pompous Woes afford, From Perfia's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 σελίδες
...fatal Wound? Or hoftile Millions prefs him to the Ground? His Fall was deftin'd to a barren Strand, 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 ( I) Times their Scenes of pompous Woes afford, From Per/ia's... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1775 - 436 σελίδες
...four concluding lines ? They defcribe his death. \ * * " 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." I (hall not take up your time by a defcription of palaces,... | |
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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... 
