But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did 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 hand; He... The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, .. - Page 30by Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 212 pagesFull view - About this book
| Collection - 1755 - 378 pages
...day: The vanquifh'd hero leaves his broken bands, And mews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe,...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 pale, To point a moral, or... | |
| Collection - 1758 - 394 pages
...hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fapplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe, and flaves debate....wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground .8 His fall was deflin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name,... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pages
...: The vanquifiYd hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe,...end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoflile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
| 1765 - 414 pages
...: The vanquifh'd hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, "While ladies interpofe,...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 pale, To point a moral, or... | |
| Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...: The vanquifh'd hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diftant lands ; Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe,...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 pale, Xo point a moral, or... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 pages
...: The vanquifh'd hero leaves his broken bands, And fhews his miferies in diftant lands j Condemn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe,...to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren flrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 pages
...miferies in diftant lands ; Condfimn'da needy fupplicant to wait, While ladies interpofe, and Haves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend?...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 pale, To point a moral, or... | |
| Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...Charles the Twelfth : But did not Fate at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end i Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground? . His fall was dellin'd to a barren itrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ! The fentiment of Ajax, who, when... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Miferies in diftant Lands ; Condemn'da needy Supplicant to wait, While Ladies interpofe, and Slaves debate. But did not Chance at length her Error mend?...him to the Ground? His Fall was deftin'd to a barren Strand, A petty Fortrefs, and a dubious Hand ; He left the Name, at which the World grew pale, To point... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Miferies in diflant Lands ; Condemn'da needy Supplicant to wait, , While Ladies interpofe, and Slaves debate. But did not Chance at length her Error mend?...him to the Ground? His Fall was deftin'd to a barren Strand, f A petty Fortrefs, and a dubious Hand ; He left the Name, at which the World grew pale, To... | |
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