 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
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...thus the mighty falls. (I) CVIII. There is the moral of all human tales; (2) Т is but the .чин»: reat " Padre Alighier," I have failed in imitating that which all vict', corruption, — barbarism at last. Ami History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...hath been, that these are walls — Behold the Imperial Mount! 'tis thus the mighty falls. ' CVIII. There is the moral of all human tales ; « 'Tis but...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,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 560 pages
...hath been, that these are walls — Behold the Imperial Mount ! 'tis thus the mighty falls. (') CVIII. There is the moral of all human tales ; (') 'Tis but...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,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 548 pages
...Imperial Mount ! 'tis thus the mighty falls. (') cvin. There is the moral of all human tales ; (5) 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom and then Glory — when that fails, Wrealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last. And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - English literature - 1844 - 676 pages
...CHAPLAIN: OR, A DARK PAGE FHOM LIFE'S VOLUME. CHAPTER XI. IIJ. THE ROYAL FAVOURITE AND HER VICTIM. There is the moral of all human tales ; *Tis but the...glory — when that fails Wealth, vice, corruption. BYRON. IT would be difficult to over-estimate the influence of personal appearance. The masses rarely... | |
 | Universalism - 1858 - 906 pages
...repose ? Must it be with this as it has been with all former civilizations ? Shall its history " Be but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom...that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption — barbarism at lost?" We propose to state some of the considerations which have conducted us to the belief that these... | |
 | Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education - Church and education - 1844 - 608 pages
...past, the great sepulchre of ages, he exclaims — There is the moral of all human tales ; 'Tis hut the same rehearsal of the past : First, freedom ;...glory ; when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, harharism at last. And shall this he our history? Barharism, if not our first danger, our last, the... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - English literature - 1844 - 686 pages
...CHAPTER XLIII. THE ROYAL FAVOURITE AND HER VICTIM. There is the moral of all human tales ; 'Tis hut the same rehearsal of the past, First freedom, and...glory — when that fails Wealth, vice, corruption. BYHON. IT would be difficult to over-estimate the influence of personal appearance. The masses rarely... | |
 | Jeremiah Donovan - Rome - 1844 - 1002 pages
...magnificence and luxury, and like her gradually decline, abandoned to desertion , decay aod dilapidation; "First freedom, and then glory, — when that fails,..."Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last.'''' On the Palatine the kings of Rome, the heroes, the patriots, philosophers, orators and statesmenof... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - Italy - 1845 - 240 pages
...glorious than either. Ruins are piled on ruins till history seems but a record of overthrows. " Such is the moral of all human tales. 'Tis but the same...history with all her volumes vast," Hath but one page. Affectionately yours. 10 LETTER XXVI. Chanting of the Miserere. April. DEAR E. — One of the most... | |
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