 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 strani
...hostility, and barh'rous pride, With" half mankind cmbattl'd at his side, Great Xerxes conies to seise writ, the world had still Like Indians view'd this...divine the work admir'd, Not hop'd to be instructed, ; Froh praise is iry'd till madness fires his mind, The waves he lashes, and enchains the wind ; }>iexv... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 strani
...dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a talc,. * All times their 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 Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 strani
...name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. In gay hostility, and barbarous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seiae the certain prey. And starves exhansted regions in his way ; Attendant Flattery counts his myriads... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 strani
...timestheirscenesof pompous woesaffbrd, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord! In gay hostility and bnrb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled at his side, Great...And starves exhausted regions in his way ; Attendant Flatf ry counts his myriad* o'er, Till counted myriads sooth Iris pride no morr ; Fresh praise is try'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 strani
...wurld grew pale. To point a moral, or adorn a tale. ]i All times tneir seen esof pompous woes aSurd, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility and barb'rous pride, Vi i'ii halCmankind embattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey, Aud starves... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 strani
...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...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 - 1811 - 202 strani
...hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All limes their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and harharous pride, With half mankind emhattled at his side, Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain prey,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 strani
...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 of pompons woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hostility, and barbarous pride,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 strani
...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 strani
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh praife is try'd, till madnefs fires bis mind, The waves he ladies,... | |
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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. 
