 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, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand...  Plutarch's Lives - Page 297by Plutarch - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoilile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was dettin'd to a barren (trand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...ladies inrerpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hoftile millions prels him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
 | 1789 - 228 pages
...absence, possessed themselves of so much of his kingdom as they had any pretensions to claim." 30. His fall was destin'd to a, barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand;] He was shot at the siege of Frederickshall, Dec. ist, 1718. 30. All times their scenes of pompous woes... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 pages
...wait, While ladies interpose, and slaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend t Did no subverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound i _ Or hostile millions press him to the ground 1 His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, A petty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 pages
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrafs,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubvertcd empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground > His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
 | Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - 1794 - 406 pages
...hoftile millions prefs him to the ground ? His fall was dcflin-d to a barren iha;id, A petty fortrefs, and a dubious hand He left the name at which the world grew pale, * Antigonus, and that of his father Demetrius, two inftances in his own houfe of the mutability of... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...ladies intcrpofe, and (laves debate. Bot did not Chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubvcrted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prcfs him to the ground ? His fall was dcflin'd to a barren Itrand, A petty fortrels,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1801 - 528 pages
...ladies interpofe, and flaves debate. But did not chance at length her error mend ? Did no fubverted empire mark his end ? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hoftile millions prefs him to the ground : His fall was deftin'd to a barren ftrand, A petty fortrefs,... | |
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