 And strike to dust the imperial towers of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hairs should feel The conquering force of unresisted steel?  Catullus, Tibullus, and Propertius - Page 90by James Davies - 1876 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 pages
...take treats, or assignations give, So long my honour, name, and praise shall live! 170 What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate! Steel could the labour of the Gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...treats, or assignations give, So long my honour, name, and praise shall live !' iro What Time would spare, from steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th} imperial towers of Troy ; Steel could the works... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - 552 pages
...take treats, or assignations give, So long my honour, name, and praise shall live! What Time wou'd spare, from Steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to Fate ! 460 Steel could the labour of the Gods destroy, And strike to dust the imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1875 - 794 pages
...Blind to former as to future fate, What mortal knows his prc-existent state ? POPE. What time would spare, from steel receives its date ; And monuments, like men, submit to fate. POPE. With beating hearts the dire event they wait, Anxious and trembling for the birth of fate. POPE.... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...take treats, or assignations giv 'So long my honor, name, arid praise, shall live. What time would s appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a y» nr later of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial powers of Troy , Steel could the works of... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...treats, or assignations give, So long my honour, name, and praise, shall live !' 170 What time would spare, from steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust the imperial powers of Troy ; Steel could the works... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - English literature - 1877 - 564 pages
...air, Or in a coach and six the British Fair, As long as Atalantis shall be read, *** .What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the Gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of... | |
 | Lord William Pitt Lennox - England - 1878 - 322 pages
...nymphs take treats or assignations give, So long my honour, name, and praise shall live. What time would spare, from steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate. Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust the imperial tow'rs of Troy. Steel could the works of... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1878 - 788 pages
...Blind to former as to future fate, What mortal knows his pre-existent state ? POPE. What time would spare, from steel receives its date; And monuments, like men, submit to fate. POPE. With beating hearts the dire event they wait, Anxious and trembling for the birth of fate. POPE.... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 642 pages
...take treats, or assignations give, So long my honour, name, and praise shall live ! What time would spare, from steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works... | |
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