 | Collection - English poetry - 1755 - 378 pages
...lord. In gay hoflility, and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted...is try'd till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lames, and enchains the wind ; New pow'rs are claim'd, new pow'rs are ftill beftow'd, Till rude reMance... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain preyj And ftarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant...is try'd till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lames, and enchains the wind ; New pow'rs are claim'd, new pow'rs are ftill beftow'd, Till rude refiftance... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...* *i " In gay hoftility, and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted...is try'd 'till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lames, and enchains the wind ; New pow'rs are claim'd, new pow'rs are ftill beftowM, 'Till rude refiftance... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...With half mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to fei2e the certain prey, And ftarvcs exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant Flatt'ry...is try'd 'till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lames, and enchains the wind ; New pow'rs are claim'd, new pow'rs are ftill beftow'd, 'Till rude refiftance... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...M In In gay hoftility, and barb'rous pride, ; With half mankind embattled at his fide, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted regions in his way j Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, 'Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 402 pages
...lord. In gay hoftility, and barb'rous pride, With half mankind embattled at his fide, , Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain prey, And ftarves exhaufted regions in his way ; Attendant FlaU'ry counts his myriads o.er, 'Till counted myriads footh his pride no more ; Frefh praife is try'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Lord. In gay Hoftility, and barb'rous Pride, With half Mankind embattled at his Side, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain Prey, And ftarves exhaufted...is try'd till Madnefs fires his Mind, The Waves he lathes, and enchains the Wind ; NcwPow'rsare claim'd, new Pow'rs are ftill beftow'd, Till rude Refiftance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...With half Mankind embattled at his Side, Great Xerxes comes to feize the certain Prey^ And flarves exhaufted Regions in his Way; Attendant Flatt'ry counts...is try'd till Madnefs fires his Mind, The Waves he lafties, and enchains the Wind; NewPow'rsare claim'd, new Pow'rs are ftill beftow'J, Till rude Refiftance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Mankind embattled at his Side, Great Xerxes corves to feize the certain Prey, And fiarves enna lifted Regions in his Way; Attendant Flatt'ry counts his...o'er, Till counted Myriads footh his Pride no more ; Frefii Praife is try'd till Madriefs fires his Mind, The Waves he laflies, and enchains the Wind... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...: Attendant Flatt'ry counts his myriads o'er, Till counted myriads foothe his pride no more; Frelh praife is try'd, till madnefs fires his mind, The waves he lafhes, and enchains the wind J New pow'rs are claim'd, new pow'rs are ftill befiow'd> Till rude refiftance lops the fpreadirig god.... | |
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... which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord. 
