 | John Armstrong - 1770 - 238 pages
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. 540 Time fhakes the ftable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rufh by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun, The fun himfelf, fhall die ; and ancient Night 545 Again involve... | |
 | John Armstrong - 1770 - 246 pages
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. 540 Time fhakes the ftable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rufh by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun, The fun himfelf, fhall die ; and ancient Night 545 Again involve... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time makes the liable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rum by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun ; The fun himfelf mall die ; and ancient night Again... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time (hakes the liable tyranny of thrones, And tott'ring empires rufh by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun; The fun himfelf (hall die; and ancient Night Again involve the... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 268 pages
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time fliakesthe liable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rufli by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old, And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun : The fun himfelf fhall die, and ancient Night Again involve... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...rigidity of the larger one, the progress of the human body, from infancy to old aje, is accounted for. Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering...empires rush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we trade grows old ; And all those worlds that roll around the sun, The Sun himself, shall die, and antient... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time makes the liable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rum by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old, And all thofe worlds that roll around the fun. The fun himfelf (hall die, and ancient night Again involve the... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 448 pages
...Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base : " And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass " Descend : The Babylonian spires are sunk , " Achaia, Rome, and Egypt..." Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, " And tott'ring empires rush by their own weight. " This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; " And, all those... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 454 pages
...And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass •" Descend : The Babylonian spires are sunk ; " Acliaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down.— '• Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, " And tott'ring empires rush by their own weight. " This huge rotundity we tiead grows old ; " And, all those... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend : the Babylonian spires are sunk; Achaia, Rome, and Egypt...the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires crush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all those worlds that roll... | |
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The crush of thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend: the Babylonian spires are sunk; Achaia, Rome and Egypt moulder down. 
