 | Leipzig (Germany), Battle of, 1813 - 1814 - 42 pages
...without shame, the diadem of the Caesars! Through this pantomime- of his policy, fortune played the down to his caprices. At his touch, Crowns crumbled, beggars...reigned, systems Vanished, the wildest theories took tke colour of- his whim, and all that were venerable, and all that was novel, changed places with the... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1817 - 680 pages
...Brutus,* he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Csesars ! " Throughout this pantomime of his policy, Fortune played the clown...rapidity of a drama. Even apparent defeat assumed tlie appearance of victory — his flight from Egypt confirmed his destiny — ruin itself only elevated... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision flashed upon his councils; and Through this pantomime of his policy, Fortune played...his touch, crowns crumbled, beggars reigned, systems vanistied, the wildest theories took the colour of his whim, and all that was venerable, and all that... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore wiihout shame, the diadem of the Caesars ! Through this pantomime of his policy, fortune played...systems vanished, the wildest theories took the colour ot his whim ; all that was venerable, and all that was novel, changed places with the rapidity of a... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Casars ! " Through this pantomime of his policy, fortune played...theories took the colour of his whim, and all that wan venerable and all that was novel changed place with the rapidity of a drama. Kven apparent defeat... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...in the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame the diadem of the Caesars. Through this pantomime of his policy, Fortune played...theories took the colour of his whim, and all that was novel, changed places with the rapidity of a drama. Even apparent defeat assumed the appearance of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 482 pages
...the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Cœsars ! " Through this pantomime of his policy, fortune played...beggars reigned, systems vanished ; the wildest theories look the colour of his whim, and all that WHS venerable and all that was novel changed place with the... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...in the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without ame, the diadem of the Caesars! Through this pantomime of his policy, fortune played the clown to his caprices^jAt his touch, crowns crumbled, beggars reigned, systems vanished, the wildest theories took... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Caesars ! Through this pantomime of policy, fortune played the clown to his caprices....reigned, systems vanished, the wildest theories took the color of his whim, and all that was venerable, and all that was novel, changed places with the rapidity... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1837 - 334 pages
...shame the diadem of the Caesars. Through this pantomime of his policy, Fortune played the clown of his caprices. At his touch crowns crumbled, beggars...the wildest theories took the colour of his whim, aud all that was novel, changed places with the rapidity of a drama. Even apparent defeat assumed the... | |
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... despotism. A professed catholic, he imprisoned the pope ; a pretended patriot, he impoverished the country ; and, in the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Caesars ! Through this pantomime of policy,... 
