 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 406 pages
...the third Canto. Steel did the labours of the gods deftroy, And ftriketo duft th'imperial tow'rsof Troy. Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Here he moft impudently attributes the demolition of Dunkirk, not to the pleafure of her Majefty, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...And ftrike to duft th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, 175 And hew triumphal arches to the ground. "What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hairs fhould feel, The conqu'ring force df unrefifted fteel ? IMITATIONS. VER. 177. Hie quoque... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...fubmit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the Gods deftroy, And ftrike to duft th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. 176 What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hairs fhould feel The conqu'ring force of unrefifted Heel ?... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...fate f Steel could the labour of the Gods deftroy, And ftrike to duft th' imperial tow'rs of Troy j Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. 1 76 What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hairs mould feel The conqu'ring force of unrefifted fteet ?... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1762 - 480 pages
...caft, When hufbands, or whenlapdogs, breathe their -fafc i i432 B£AU? v or LANGUAGE. Ch,X#fff< Again, Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Again, She fees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Juft in the jaws of ruin, and codille. Again,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...louder fhrieks to pitying Heav'n are caft, "When hufbands, or when lapdogs, breathe their laft. Again: Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Again : . She fees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Juft in the jaws of ruin, and codille. Again... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...fubmit to fate! Steel could the labour of tne Gods deftroy, And ftrike to duft th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound,...arches to the ground. What wonder, then, fair Nymph ! thy hairs fhould feel The conqu'ring force of unrefifted fteel ? But anxious cares the peniive Nymph... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 352 pages
...the third canto. Steel did the labours of the gods deftroy^ And ftrike to duft tb* imperial tow'rs of Troy, Steel could the works of mortal pride confound. And hew triumphal arches to the ground, Here he moft impudently attributes the demolition of Dunkirk^ not to the pleafure of her majefty, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...And ftrike to duft th' imperial tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, 17$ And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair Nymph ! thy hairs ftionld feel The conqu'ring force of unrefifted fteel? VIE. 165. jitalamis] A famous book... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...louder fhrieks to pitying Heav'n are caft, When hmbands, or when lap dogs, breathe their laft. Again : Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Again : She fees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Juft in the jaws of ruin, and codille. Again... | |
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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... 
