 | 1789 - 228 σελίδες
...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, From Persia's...hostility, and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled on his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, And starves exhausted regions in his way;... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 σελίδες
...To point a moral, or adorn a tale. . — *-'** All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, Prom Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled on his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, And starves exhausted regions in his way;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 σελίδες
...his fide, » VtT. 168 . . .187. Great Xetxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh praife is try'd till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lafhes, and... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 σελίδες
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more -T »Ver. 168—187. Frefll Frefh praife is try'd till madnefs fires his mind,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 σελίδες
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And flarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh praife is try'd till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lafhes, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 σελίδες
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And (larves exhaufted regions in his way; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more; Frefli praife is try'd till madncfs tires his mind, The waves he lathes, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 σελίδες
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted -regions in his way ; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh praife is try'd till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lafhes, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 σελίδες
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarvcs exhaufted regions in his way; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh praiie is try'd till madneis fires his mind, The vives he lafhes, and... | |
 | CHARLES MAYO, L.L.B - 1804 - 586 σελίδες
...elevated stations, in his beautiful imitation of Juvenal's tenth satire: • See 1777, VOL. IV. S 0 Ml All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, from Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. He was raised to the imperial throne in 1742, and died of grief in 1745. Charles Maximilian, his son... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 σελίδες
...dubious hand ; \ He left the name at which the world grew palej \ To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's...And starves exhausted regions in his way ; Attendant flattery counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is try'd,... | |
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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, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. 
