 | Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 604 pagine
...awful monuments of the devastations produced by time. We are reminded of the word of the poet, Time hat seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow ; Has seen thrs broken pile complete, Big with the vanities of stste. A little rule, a little nvay, A sun-beam... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 602 pagine
...such awful monuments of the devastations produced by time. We are reminded of the word of the poet. Time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty braw ; Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanities cf state. A little rule, a little... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 282 pagine
...perhaps in part with the ruins of some older monument that occupied the same spot of ground— ' But Time has seen, that lifts the low. And level lays...broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state; But transient are the smiles of Fate ! A little rale, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day,... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pagine
...ruins, moss, and weeds ; I While, ever and anon; there falls Huge heaps ot hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity oi state; But transient is the smile of fate! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a wintcr's-day,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 394 pagine
...perhaps in part with the ruins of some older monument that occupied the same spot i. of ground — ' But Time has seen, that lifts the low. And level lays...the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, liig with the vanity of state ; Hut transient are the smiles of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 268 pagine
...some older monument that occupied the same spot of ground— ' But Time has seen, that lifts the tow, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state; But transient are the smiles of Fate! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pagine
...rums, moss, and weeds ; While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps 'of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of fate ! A little rule, a little sway, •• > A sun-beam in a winter's... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagine
...and weeds ; While, ever and anon, there falls -'•.•;•- heaps of hoary uioulder'd walls. I Yet cend, And owe my safely to a friend. You know my feet...friendship ev'ry burthen's light. The Horse replied, P : But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day,... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pagine
...ruins, moss, and weeds; J While, ever and anon there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...broken pile complete, } Big with the vanity of state ; r But transient is the smile of fate ! J A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pagine
...ruins, moss, and weeds ; While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of lioary moulder'd walls. Yet Time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state j But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day,... | |
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Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state; But transient is the smile of fate! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and... 
