| Decimus Junius Juvenalis - 1784 - 446 σελίδες
...fhews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies intcrpofe, and flaves debate. But did not chance at length her...Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile miUions prefs him to the ground? His fall was duiin'd to a bnrren ftrand, •f- A petty fortrcis, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 σελίδες
...interpofe, and flaves debate ; But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mailc his end ? Did rival monarchs give the 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 σελίδες
...hide Pultowa's day : The vanquifh'd hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While...monarchs give the 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 σελίδες
...: The vanquiuYd hero leaves his broken bands, And {hews his miferies in dittant lands ; Condrrnn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe,...end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoilile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was dettin'd to a barren (trand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 σελίδες
...(hews his miferies in ditlant lands; Condi-mn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies inrerpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her...monarchs give the 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 σελίδες
...: The vanqqiih'd hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diflant lands ; Coademn'da needy fupplicant to wait ; While ladies interpofe,...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... | |
| 1789 - 228 σελίδες
...ladies interpose, and slaves debate. But did not Chance1 at length her error mend [ Pid 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,... | |
| Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - 1794 - 406 σελίδες
...length her error, mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark hit end ? Did rival monar; hs give the fata! wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was dcflin-d to a barren iha;id, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand He left the name at which the world... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 σελίδες
...ladies intcrpofe, and (laves debate. Bot 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 prcfs him to the ground ? His fall was dcflin'd to a barren Itrand, A petty fortrels, and a dubious... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1801 - 1008 σελίδες
...feemed to have loft no fpark of heroifm, and to have gained no glimmering of prudence. But did not Fate, at length, her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire...end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoflile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
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