 | Thomas Pruen - 1820 - 348 pagine
...? —" He goes, inglorious, to a distant soil," A petty fortress " in a narrow Isle;" " And leaves" the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! ASSUMPTION of the Virgin Mary. A festival in the Greek and Romish Churches, to celebrate the... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pagine
...monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious...moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant, to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and barb'rous pride,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pagine
...monarchs give the fatal wound ?• Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious...moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility and barb'rous pride,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1821 - 378 pagine
...him to the ground F His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious band. He left the name at which the world grew pale, • • • To point a moral, or adorn a tale1 JOHNSONV ' * Antigonus the First was killed at the battle of I ps us, and" Demetrius the First... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 320 pagine
...rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious...moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and barbarous pride,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1822 - 504 pagine
...> 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,...the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ' struck with terror. His hands trembled, and between his desire to give the stroke, and the confusion... | |
 | 1822 - 520 pagine
...is somewhat to be commended, much to be admired, more to be condemned, and all to be wondered at. " He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." 220 No. II. HER LATE MAJESTY QUEEN CAROLINE. - . IN presenting to the public a memoir of the... | |
 | 1822 - 520 pagine
...is somewhat to be commended, much to be admired, more to be* condemned, and all to be wondered at. " He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." No. II. HER LATE MAJESTY QUEEN CAROLINE. IN presenting to the public a memoir of the late Queen,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 552 pagine
...Charles of Sweden — His fate was destined to a foreign strand, A petty fortress and an " humble" hand ; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn :i TALE. THE MONASTERY; A ROMANCE. INTKODUCTORY EPISTLE FROM CAPTAIN CLUTTERBUCK, OF HIS MAJESTY'S... | |
 | 1827 - 472 pagine
...sunbeam. Frederickshall possesses no other attraction than tii.it which is derived from him, " Who left a name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale." Although contrary to the usual practice, yet I found little difficulty in prevailing on the... | |
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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. 
