 | Collection - 1755 - 378 páginas
...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 his mind, The waves he lames, and... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 páginas
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain preyj 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 his mind, The waves he lames, and... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 páginas
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to fei2e the certain prey, And ftarvcs 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 his mind, The waves he lames, and... | |
 | 1765 - 414 páginas
...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 his mind, The waves he lames,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...Scenes of pompous Woes afford, From Perfia's Tyrant, to Bjvaiia's Lord. In gay Hoftility, and barb'roi;s Pride, With half Mankind embattled at his Side, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain Prey^ And flarves exhaufted Regions in his Way; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his Myriads... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...Times their Scenes of pompous Woes afford, From Per/la's Tyrant, to Btnrarta's Lord. In gay Hoftility, and barb'rous Pride, With half Mankind embattled at his Side, Great Xerxes corves to feize the certain Prey, And fiarves enna lifted Regions in his Way; Attendant Flatt'ry counts... | |
 | Decimus Junius Juvenalis - 1784 - 446 páginas
...mankind embattled on his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves t-xhauued 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 his mind, The waves he laihes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 páginas
...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 his mind, The waves he lafhes, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 páginas
...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 his mincj, The waves he lafhes, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 páginas
...mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And tlarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads footh his pride no morcj Frefh praife is try'd till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lafhes, and... | |
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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. 
