 | 1817 - 314 Seiten
....the name, at which the world grew pale,' To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their soenes of pompous woes afford, From 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,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 Seiten
...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...myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes, and enchains the wind, Newpow'rs are claim'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 Seiten
...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...myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes, and enchains the wind, Newpow'rs are claim'd.newpow'rsare... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 Seiten
...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...myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes, and enchains the wind ; ADMIRED POETS. 335... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...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...Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads soothe his pride no more; Fresh praise is try'd till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes, and... | |
 | 1822 - 292 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and barbarous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great...And starves exhausted regions in his way ; Attendant Flattery counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 Seiten
...harren stand, A petty fortress, and a duhious 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 harh'rous pride, With half mankind emhattled at his side, Great Xerxes comts to seize the certain prey,... | |
 | Maria Hack - 1824 - 412 Seiten
...sketch of the Expedition of Xerxes, and its inglorious termination. . " In gay hostility, and barbarous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great...And starves exhausted regions in his way; Attendant flattery counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads sooth his pride no more ; Fresh praise is tried... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
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He left the name, at which the world grew pale To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. 
