| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 страници
...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...Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads soothe his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 страници
...barren strand, A petty fortress, and в dubious hand ; He left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. * All times their...Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility and barbarous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey,... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 страници
...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. All times their scenes...Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and barbarous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 страници
...dubious hand ; \He left the name, at which the world grew pale, 'o point a moral, or adorn a tale. y All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From...gay hostility and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattl'd at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, And starves exhausted regions... | |
| Samuel Taylor Johnson - 1825 - 508 страници
...dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. yAll times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's...gay hostility and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattl'd at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, And starves exhausted regions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 514 страници
...hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. • yAll times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's...gay hostility and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattl'd at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, And starves exhausted regions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 страници
...; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. yAntimes IKeir scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant...gay hostility and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattl'd at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, And starves exhausted regions... | |
| 1831 - 790 страници
...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. * All times their...myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes, and enchains the wind, New pow'rs are claim'd,... | |
| Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 страници
...barreu 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. All times their scenes...Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, or barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain... | |
| Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 858 страници
...Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, or harh'rous pride, With half mankind emhattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain...And starves exhausted regions in his way; .Attendant flattery counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads soothe his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried,... | |
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