 There is the moral of all human tales ; « 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory — when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page...  Bizarre: For Fireside and Wayside - Page 2741858Full view - About this book
 | Ignotus Coaxus (pseud.) - Great Britain - 1835 - 224 pages
...a tale, to which their dust is the moral, " Behold the imperial mount! tis thus the mighty falls." There is the moral of all human tales, 'Tis but the...same rehearsal of the past, First freedom, and then glory—when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption,—harbarism at last. Such, it is but too true, has... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 pages
...Imperial Mount ! 'tis thus the mighty falls. (') CVIII. There is the moral of all human tales ; (2) 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom...History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page, — 'tis better written here, Where gorgeous Tyranny hath thus amass'd All treasures, all delights,... | |
 | Asia - 1836 - 624 pages
...nobles, princes, and courtiers are blended with the plebeian multitude : Asiat. Jour. NSVoL.19. No.73. H There is the moral of all human tales ; "Tis but the same rehearsal of the past,— First freedom, nnd then glory ; when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption— barbarism at last, And history with all... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 480 pages
...Imperial Mount! 'tis thus the mighty falls. (1) CVIII. There is the moral of all human tales ; (2) T is but the same rehearsal of the past. First Freedom...History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page, — 'tis better written here, Where gorgeous Tyranny hath thus anmss'd All treasures, all delights... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 356 pages
...the Imperial Mount ! 't is thus the mighty falls. l CVIII. There is the moral of all human tales ; 2 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom,...fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last. ! The Palatine is one mass of ruins, particularly on the side towards the Circus Maximus. The very... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 982 pages
...Imperial MOUD t ! Ч is thus the mighty blls. rl) CVHI. Toerc is the moral of all human tales ; (2) Т «but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom...fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last. Aad His ton', with all her volumes vasl, Hath bat one page, — 'tie better written here, WbiTr gorgeous... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 352 pages
...Imperial Mount ! 't is thus the mighty falls. l cvm. There is the moral of all human tales ; 2 'Tis hut the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and...Glory — when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, — harharism at last. 1 The Palatine is one mass of ruins, particularly on the side towards the Circus... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1840 - 800 pages
...shall be Her resurrection ; all beside decay. There is the moral of all human tales ; 'T is but thc same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then...History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page, — 'tis better written here. " This moral of all human tales, this rehearsal of the past, this one... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1841 - 474 pages
...research hath been, that these are walls — Behold the Imperial Mount ! 'tis thus the mighty falls. cvm. There is the moral of all human tales ; "Tis but the...last. And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but oxe page, — 'tis better written here, Where gorgeous Tyranny had thus amass'd All treasures, all... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - Civilization - 1841 - 350 pages
...and Virgil's lay, And Livy's pictured page : but these shall be Her resurrection; all be ide decay. There is the moral of all human tales; 'Tis but the...Freedom, and then Glory; when that fails, Wealth, Vif-e, Corruption, Barbarism at last; And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page,—... | |
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