 | 1827 - 472 sivua
...sunbeam. Frederickshall possesses no other attraction than tii.it which is derived from him, " Who left a name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale." Although contrary to the usual practice, yet I found little difficulty in prevailing on the... | |
 | 1843 - 684 sivua
...ground ? 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."» * Vanity of Human Wishes: In Imitation of the Tenth Satyr of Juvenal. The reader will, perhaps,... | |
 | 1823 - 816 sivua
...career of a man, of whom, more than any other who had ever lived, it might be said, " He left that name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale :" and, with the conclusions now drawn from the history of this extraordinary man, as well as... | |
 | Susan Linn De Witt - 1823 - 496 sivua
...of the life of Joseph's once proud and formidable brother, suggested much reflection. " Who left a name at which the world grew pale. To point a' moral, or adorn a tale." At Bordentown our travellers entered another steam-boat, and proceeded down the river Delaware,... | |
 | Hans Christoph Ernst Freiherr von Gagern - 1823 - 248 sivua
...n>ab,r, »omit bie engltf^J minified elle Settling juerfl feinen £ob anzeigte: • He leaves that name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale. • , Slllein tie Gegebenheiten waren fo »erroídPelt, unb wieber fo abgeändert , baß tiid)t... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 328 sivua
...Charles of Sweden — His fate was destined to a foreign strand, A petty fortress and an " humble" hand; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a mortal and adorn a TALE. ... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 sivua
...him to the ground ? His fall was destin'd to a harren stand, A petty fortress, and a duhious hand ; He left the name, at 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. In gay... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 sivua
...out of his side, struggled with death for a quarter of an hour, breathed out his spirit, " And left a name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale." Felton, the assassin of the duke, was a lieutenant of infantry, who had served under his Grace... | |
 | 1824 - 246 sivua
...Hopewell, what are the heroes, the conquerors of the earth, compared to him ? What are men, ' Who left a name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale,' Compared with the great supporter of the liberties of his fellow-men !" " It is scarce safe... | |
 | Catherine Hyde marquise de Govion Broglio Solari - 1824 - 370 sivua
...reflect in solitude on his own treachery, and on the " mutability of all human affairs ;" " Leaving a name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral or adorn a tale." When Buonaparte first arrived in Italy, he entertained most imperfect notions, with regard j... | |
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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. 
