 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pages
...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 grew pafe, ' To point a moral, or adorn a talc. All All k times their fcenes of pompous woes afford* From... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 442 pages
...themselves of so much of his kingdom as they had any pretensions to claim." 30. His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand;'} He was shot at the siege of Frederickshall, Dec. ist, 1718. 30. All times their scenes of pompous wots... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1801 - 1008 pages
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...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, 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...moharchs give the fatal 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 a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.* Two succeeding passages,... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1807 - 470 pages
...Do you remember the four concluding lines, that describe Charles's death ? " His 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall wasde*tin'd to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the wurld grew pale. To point a moral, or adorn a tale. ]i All times tneir seen esof pompous woes aSurd,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 pages
...hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deiftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fonrefs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pair, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. 1 1 do not recollect any pafiage in the works of Pope, of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...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, and a dubious hand ; He l«ft the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes... | |
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His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. 
