 Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day : The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose, and slaves debate. But did not chance at length her error mend...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 162di Samuel Johnson - 1806Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pagine
...: The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose,...wound ? Or 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,... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 pagine
...The vanquish' d hero leaves his broken bands, And shews his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn' da needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose,...length her error mend ? Did no subverted empire mark her end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? His... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 pagine
...! The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shews his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose,...length her error mend ? Did no subverted empire mark her end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? His... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pagine
...: The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait ; While ladies interpose,...wound ? Or 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,... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1848 - 930 pagine
...vanquished hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemned a needly supplicant to wait While ladies interpose, and slaves...debate. But did not chance at length her error mend T Did no subverted empire mark his end 7 Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions... | |
 | Henry Goddard Leach - 1926 - 620 pagine
...needy supplicant to wait, JVhile ladies interpose, and slaves debate. But did not Chance at length the error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end?...wound? Or 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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1995 - 412 pagine
...day: The vanquished hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands; Condemned a needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose,...wound? Or 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... | |
 | Greg Clingham - 1997 - 290 pagine
...response, a series of questions that show how we cherish our myths. Surely he could not die ignobly: But did not Chance at length her Error mend? Did no...Wound? Or hostile Millions press him to the Ground? (115-18) No. He died in obscurity, at an insignificant battle, and perhaps by his own soldiers' hands.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 320 pagine
...The vanquish 'd Hero leaves his broken Bands, And shews his Miseries in distant Lands; Condemn 'da needy Supplicant to wait, While Ladies interpose,...Wound ? Or 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... | |
 | William Kupersmith - 2007 - 280 pagine
...Day: The vanquish 'd Hero leaves his broken Bands, And shews his Miseries in distant Lands; Condemn'da needy Supplicant to wait, While Ladies interpose,...Wound? Or 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... | |
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