 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1801 - Počet stránok 1008
...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 turn'd pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. Frederickfliall was, however, no unimportant place,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1802 - Počet stránok 526
...ground ? His fall was deftinid to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand . He left that name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a -tale. JOHNSONiS Im. of Juv. Sat. loj monarchy of Spain the kingdoms and province* of which (he had... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1803 - Počet stránok 548
...Alpes, lit pucris placeas, ct declamatio has ! Which is thus tranflated by Dr. Johnfon, And left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! 10. Maeror. Grief. A perpetual voluntary contemplation of all the circumflances of fome great... | |
 | Joseph Sansom - 1805 - Počet stránok 494
...an open Press for the amusement of idle Curiosity, leaving, as Pope said of the ferocious Swede, " a name at "which the World grew pale " To point a moral, or adorn a tale" But we were soon overtaken by our returning Messenger, who brought us word that the Ferry was... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - Počet stránok 1054
...hoftile millions prefs him to the grout 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 To point a moral, or adorn a tale, A! 1 5 times their fcenes of pompous woesa From Perfia's tyrant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - Počet stránok 238
...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 palej \ To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Počet stránok 350
...millions press him to the ground ? 4. £ Hi* fall was destin'd to a barren strand, t- 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. *A11 times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1807 - Počet stránok 470
...fall was destin'd to a barren strand, •" A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; " He left the aame, at which the world grew pale, " To point a moral, or adorn a tale." There is another relic, which was shewn ;me in the arsenal here, where it is kept with almost... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - Počet stránok 218
...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 pom pous woes afford, From Perfia's tyrant to Bavaria's Lord.... | |
 | Plutarch - 1808 - Počet stránok 342
...are victorious than it is to the vanquifhed." Then he paid his refpects to Helenus in a very obliging He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! jobnfoii. * Antigonuv the Firft was killed at the battle of Ipfus, and Demetrius the Firft long... | |
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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. 
