 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. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend : the Babylonian spires...  The History and Antiquities of Scarborough, and the Vicinity - 第 96 頁Thomas Hinderwell 著 - 1811 - 435 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | John Armstrong - 1770 - 246 頁
...Rome, and Egypt moulder down. 540 Time ihakes 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 - 238 頁
...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, mail die ; and ancient Night 545 Again involve... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 頁
...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 頁
...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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 頁
...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... | |
 | John Roberton - 1809 - 342 頁
...base. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend : the Babylonian spires are sunk ; Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time shakes the stable tyranny...weight, This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all the worlds that roll around the sun." SECT. III.— Of Modes of Living« IT has been observed, I believe,... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 454 頁
...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... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 448 頁
...And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass " Descend : The Babylonian spires are sunk , " Achaia, 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 tread grows old ; " And, all those... | |
 | 1810 - 500 頁
...that Deity to whom they owe their origin,' and concludes with some choice poetry, signifying, that ' Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires crush by their own weight.' ' Modes of living' form the subject of the next section; and common-place remarks, which might have... | |
 | William Thomas Brande - 1817 - 162 頁
...; And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass Descend ; tlie Babylonian spires are sunk ; Achaia, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old, The sun himself, shall die, and ancient... | |
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