 There will come a time when this temporary solitude may be made continual, and the city itself, like its inhabitants, fade away, and leave a desert in its room. What cities as great as this have once triumphed in existence, had their victories as great,...  The Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Strana 64autor/autoři: Oliver Goldsmith - 1854Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 str.
...this, have on . e triumphed in existence, had their victories as great, joy as just, and as unbounded, and, with short-sighted presumption, promised themselves...learns -wisdom, and feels the transience of every sublun$ry possession. Here, he cries, stood their citadel, now grown over with weeds ; there their... | |
 | 1786 - 782 str.
...promifed themtelves immortality ! Posterity can hardly trace the fit«:i;ion of lome. The loi rowful traveller wanders over the awful ruins of others ; and as he beholds he learns vifilnm, and feels the traniience of every fublunary pofièfiion. ' Hut,' he cries, í ftood their... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 610 str.
...prefumption, promife themfelves immortality! Poflerity can hardly trace the fituation of fome ; the forrowful traveller wanders over the awful ruins of others ; and, as he beholds, he learns wifdom, and feels the tranfitorinefs of every fublunary poiTeffion. Here, he cries, flood their citadel,... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 str.
...prefumption, promife themfelves immortality! Pofterity can hardly trace the fituation of fome; the forrowful traveller wanders over the awful ruins of others ; and, as he beholds, he learns wifdom, and feels the tranfitorinefs of every fublunary pofleffion. Here, he cries, flood their citadel,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 str.
...prefumption promifed themfelves immortality. Pofterity can hardly trace the fituation of fome. The forrowful traveller wanders over the awful ruins of others ; and as he beholds, he learns wifdom, and feels the tranfience of every fublunarypoffeflion. Here, he cries, flood their citadel,... | |
 | 1804 - 242 str.
...this, have once triumphed in existence, had their victories as great, joy as just, and as unbounded, and with short-sighted presumption promised themselves...the transience of every sublunary possession. Here, he cries, stood their citadel, now grown over with weeds ; there their senate-house, but now the haunt... | |
 | 1770 - 790 str.
...prefumption, promifed themfelves immortality. Pofterity can tardly trace the fituation of fome ; the forrowful traveller wanders over the awful ruins of others, and as he beholds, he fearns wifdom, and feels the tranfience of every fublunary poffcflion. Here flood their citadel, but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 str.
...this, have once triumphed in existence, had their victories as great, joy as just and as unbounded, and with short-sighted presumption, promised themselves...the transience of every sublunary possession. Here, he cries, stood their citadel, now grown over with weeds ; there their senate-house, but now the haunt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 str.
...this, have once triumphed in existence, had their victories as great, joy as just, and as unbounded, and, with short-sighted presumption, promised themselves...transience of every sublunary possession. " Here," he cries, " stood their citadel, now grown over with weeds ; there their senate-house ; but now the... | |
 | 1818 - 596 str.
...hare once trramplipii in existence, had their victories as great, joy* as just, and as unboanded ; and with short-sighted presumption, promised themselves...trace the situation of some; the sorrowful traveller winders over the awful ruins of others; and, as he beholds, he learns wisdom, and feels the transi... | |
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