 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 str.
...prefs him to the ground > 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,...point a moral, or adorn a tale, All * times their fcenes of pompous woes afford, From Perfia's tyrant, to Bavaria's lord. In gay hoftility, and barb'rous... | |
 | John Adams - 1792 - 382 str.
...defcribes his death. « His faJl was difliu'd to a barren (Irani), • ff A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; " He left the name at which the world grew pale, « To point a moral, or adorn a Ule." WRAXHAL. SECT. XXVII. t .OF PETERSBURG. AD 1774THIS great capital, though only a creation of... | |
 | William Belsham - 1793 - 396 str.
...ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand : He left that name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale. JOHNSON'S Im. of Juv. Sat. id. fhe really derived from the pofleffion of thefe detached and remote... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 str.
...prefs him to the ground ? 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,...point a moral, or adorn a tale. * All times their fcenes of pompous woes affordj From Perfia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hoftility and barb'rous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 str.
...the ground ? His fall was.deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand ; He k ft the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. * All times their fcenes of pompous woes afford* From Perfia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. In gay hoftilhy and barb'rous... | |
 | Plutarch - 1801 - 528 str.
...prefs him to the ground : 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 adorn a tale ! JOHNSON. chin, chin, fo that it was a long time before he could fepasrate the head from the... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1801 - 514 str.
...Alpes, Ut pueris placeas, et declamat'to fias ! "Which is thus tranflated by Dr. Johnfon, And left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! 10. Mceror. Grief. A perpetual voluntary contemplation of all the circumftances of fome great... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1801 - 506 str.
...per Alp^, Ut pueris placeas, et declamatio fias ! Which is thus tranflated by Dr. Johnfon, And left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! 10. Moeror. Grief. A perpetual voluntary contemplation of all the circumftances of fome great... | |
 | William Belsham - 1802 - 526 str.
...ground ? His fall was deftinid to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand . He left that name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a -tale. JOHNSONiS Im. of Juv. Sat. loj monarchy of Spain the kingdoms and province* of which (he had... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1803 - 548 str.
...Alpes, lit pucris placeas, ct declamatio has ! Which is thus tranflated by Dr. Johnfon, And left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale ! 10. Maeror. Grief. A perpetual voluntary contemplation of all the circumflances of fome great... | |
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While ladies interpose, and slaves debate. 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,... 
