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" What does not fade ? The tower that long had stood 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. "
Observations on a Tour Through the Highlands and Part of the Western Isles ... - Page 122
by Thomas Garnett - 1811
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ...

1838 - 1056 pages
...clothed in more dignified language than are presented in the following lines : — " What does not fadel The tower, that long had stood The crush of thunder...slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruin o'er its base, And flinty .pyramids and walls of brass Descend. Achaia, Rome, and Egypt, moulder...
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The American National Preacher, Volumes 12-14

1838 - 790 pages
...generations, and all the pageantry of its false glory, is passing away." t: What does not fade ? The tow'r that long had stood ' The crush of thunder and the warring winds, ' The flinty pyramids and walls of brass, ' Fall by the slow but sure destroyer, Time : ' Achuia, Rome,...
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Lectures on English Poetry: From the Reign of Edward the Third to the Time ...

Henry Neele - 1839 - 264 pages
...Author, however illustrious : — " What does not Fate ? The tower that long had stood The crashing thunder, and the warring winds, Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruin o'er its base ; And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass Descend. The Babylonian spires are sunk...
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The Ladies' Pearl, Volume 2

1842 - 346 pages
...exclaim — ' What does not fade ? the tower that long had stood The crash of thundeV and the roaring winds, Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base, And flinty pyramid?, and walls of brass Descend ; the Babylonian spires are sunk, Achaia, Rome and...
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The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places, and Coast Scenery of Great ..., Volume 2

William Finden, Edward Francis Finden, William Andrew Chatto, William Beattie - 1842 - 294 pages
...pruning-hook." HARLECH CASTLE, NORTH WALES. " The tower that long had stood The crash of thunder and the warting winds, Shook by the slow but sure destroyer — Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base." HARLECH CASTLE, according to the Welsh historians, derives its origin from Maclgwyn Gwynedd, prince...
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Instructive Extracts, Comprising Religious and Moral Instruction, Natural ...

1843 - 350 pages
...fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind. Shakspeare. WHAT does not fade ? The tower, that long hath stood The crush of thunder, and the warring winds,...slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruin o'er its base : And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass Descend : the Babylonian spires are sunk...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...he, in the next age, brought so prominently before the notice of the world. [ Wreck» and Mutations world contending ; but I found my attendance so little And flinty pyramids and walls of brass Descend. The Babylonian spires are sunk ; Achala, Rome, and...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...the next age, brought so prominently before the notice of the world. [ Wreda and Mutaitom of Time.] st ; I little thought you'd hut eure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base, And flinty pyramids and walla of...
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The English Prosody: With Rules Deduced from the Genius of Our Language, and ...

Asa Humphrey - 1847 - 238 pages
...creed. How solid all, where change shall be no more ! TENDENCY OF ALL THINGS TO DECAY.— Armstrong. WHAT does not fade ? The tower that long had stood...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...
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An Essay on English Poetry: With Notices of the British Poets

Thomas Campbell - 1848 - 452 pages
...structure of nature ; and he rises from great to greater objects with a climax of sublimity : — " What does not fade ? the tower that long had stood...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...
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