| Plutarch - 1816 - Liczba stron: 314
...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 ! To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! got it, he rode off with it to his father, and cast it at his feet', as he was sitting with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - Liczba stron: 154
...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 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: In gay... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - Liczba stron: 298
...Th' encumber'd oar icaice leaves the dreaded coall, • Through purple billows and a floating hoft. . He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. • . ;« The bold Bavarian, in a lucklefs hour, f Tries the dread fummits of Cefarean pow'r,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - Liczba stron: 506
...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, * Ver. 147— 1€7- * O'er love or/oree. To point a moral, or adorn a tale. * All times their scenes... | |
| Helen Maria Williams - 1816 - Liczba stron: 404
...last farewel to the present generation, and may be said to belong already to history. " He leaves a name at which the world grew pale, " To point a moral, or adorn a tale." T 3 YOU You desire me to give you a sketch of the character of this extraordinary personage... | |
| 1817 - Liczba stron: 314
...the ground ? His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He lefi .the name, at which the world grew pale,' To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their soenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay... | |
| Adam Neale - 1818 - Liczba stron: 346
...King of Poland, and like many other of his predecessors and successors, •. •* • i " He left a name at which the world grew pale, " To point a moral, or adorn a tale." / * i * But perhaps the head of Cara Mustapha might be of greater use to the Austrians, would... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - Liczba stron: 498
...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, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay... | |
| Catherine Talbot - 1819 - Liczba stron: 414
...Johnson in his application of the Satirist's character of Hannibal, to that of Charles xn. of Sweden. " He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." Essay xir. 147 to stand on those gems, in the midst of the earth, the sun and moon, seem to... | |
| 1853 - Liczba stron: 1162
...linellau ar farwelaeth SinrU XII., nid oe« ond ilirii yn unig yn ymgedi i fawrhydi barddae, 41 He k ft a name at which the world grew pale. To point a moral or adorn a tale." V и у rhai hyn, cawn elfenati nchaf barddon«eth ; ond y maent yn scfyll ar eu penau ea hiinain,... | |
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