 What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the Gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal...  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Seite 154von Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 Seiten
...give, So long my honour, name, and praife ihallwre ! 170 What time would (pare, (rom fteel receives it date, And monuments, like men, fubmit to Fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods deftroy, And ftake to duft th' imperial tow'is of Troy : Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, 1 75 And... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 Seiten
...monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works...confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hair should feel The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel ? THE... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 Seiten
...came, and praife, fhall live! What Time would ijiare, from Steel receives its datr, 171 And moi.umcnt?, like men, fubmit to fate! Steel could the labour of the Gods deftroy, And (trike to duft th" imperial powers of 'i roy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride coufoui.d, And... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 Seiten
...monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works...confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hair should feel The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel ? THE... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 Seiten
...the third canto : Steel did the labours of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tovv'rs of Troy. Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Here he most impudently attributes the demolition of Dunkirk, not to the pleasure of her majesty, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 Seiten
...the third canto: Steel did the labours of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tovv'rs of Troy. Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Here he most impudently attributes the demolition of Dunkirk, not to the pleasure of her majesty, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 Seiten
...praife, fhall live ! What Time would fparc, from Steel receives its datf, 171 And monument", \\'\- men, fubmit to fate! Steel could the labour of the Gods deftroy, And ftrike to duft th* imperial powers of Troy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 Seiten
...monuments, like men, submit to Fate ! Steel could the labours of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, 175 And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair Nymph ! thy hair should fed The... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 Seiten
...f;rte ! [date, Steel could the labour ot the gods dcitroy, And Itrike to duit th' imperial tow'rsuf :Troy: Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder,tlu n,f:iirNymph ! thy hairs (honld The conqu'ring force :>f unrt filled lleel? [fed CANTO... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 444 Seiten
...is at thq end of the third Canto : . i Steel did the labours of the gods defrroy, Andjlrikc to duji th' imperial tow'rs of Troy, Steel could the -works...confound^ And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Here he moft impudently attributes the demolition of Dunkirk, not to the pleafure of her Majefty, or... | |
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