 His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.  Swedenborg: His Life and Writings - 第 8 頁William White 著 - 1856 - 156 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1846 - 344 頁
...of these high hopes, death cut short the projects both of the Chevalier and of the iron king, — " His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress and an unknown hand ; He left a name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale."... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 頁
...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 ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 頁
...mark her 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 : He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. THE WAR OF THE LEAGUE. Now... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 頁
...mark her 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 : He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. THE WAR OF THE LEAGUE. Now... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 頁
...the " ills" he names ? Why does he complain of nations being "slowly" wise, and "meanly" just? 36. " His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress and a dubious hand; He left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale." To whom does Johnson apply these verses... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - 1848 - 370 頁
...lines of Dr. Johnson's stanza, describing the close of that ambitious monarch's life : — " His death was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress and a dubious hand ; He left a name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale." Christiana was for some time the exile's... | |
 | 1848 - 622 頁
...(as in the case of Charles XII. of Sweden) is altogether lost sight of in the obscurity of history. His fall was destined to a barren strand A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pala To point a moral, or adorn a tale. Of Campbell we are told that... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - 1847 - 822 頁
...contributed by the graces of his manner to give interest to the story of his dying hour — " His death was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand : He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." The duke remained for some... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1848 - 552 頁
...has Dr. Johnson recorded the event in the familiar lines : — " His fate was destined to a foreign strand, A petty fortress and a dubious hand ; He left a name at which the world grew pale ; To point a moral, or adorn a tale." And also for a pretty feature illustrative... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 頁
...monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground ? His fall was destin'd to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of... | |
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