 What does not fade ? The tower that long had stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base.  The Doctor's window - Page 1781897 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...nature; thus (so heav'n ordain'd it) life 530 Destroys itself ; and could these laws have cliang'd Nestor might now the fates of Troy relate ; And Homer...stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds, 533 Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty... | |
 | James Storer - 1809 - 208 pages
...embattled tops were probably of the latter materials ; but these have chiefly fallen to the ground. What does not fade ? The tower that long had stood...sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. ARMSTRONG. Above the gateway ¡sa spacious room, denominated the refectory, ascended... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 448 pages
...with the greatest safety, erect • batter) within SCO yards of the eamc. in. t;xe CaiHe of " \Vhat does not fade :' The tower that long had stood, "...warring winds. "Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer— Tune, " Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base : " And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass " Descend... | |
 | Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 454 pages
...where it was not defend" ed with the river Nidd;" and where he numbered eleven or twelve towers. " What does not fade > The tower that long had stood, " The crush of thunder, aud the warring winds. " Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer— Time, " Now hangs in doubtful ruins... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...death Of Nature; thus (so Heaven ordain'd it) life Destroys itself.; and could these laws have changM Nestor might now the fates of Troy relate ; And Homer...sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend : the Babylonian spires are sunk ;... | |
 | James Storer - 1810 - 492 pages
...material«; but these have chiefly fallen to the ground. What does not fade Î The tower that long bad stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds,...sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its hase. ARMSTRONG. Above the gateway is a spacious room, denominated the refectory, ascended... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...fates of Troy relate ; And Homer live immortal as his song. \Vhatdoes not fade? the tower that long bad stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds,...sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend : the Babylonian spires are sunk; Achaia,... | |
 | Thomas Garnett - 1811 - 402 pages
...monument of the mutability of human grandeur, and of the all-destructive hand of Time. .",-? .. i. WHAT does not fade ? The tower that long had stood...sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base.* ON a small island, not far from the castle, called Fraoch Ettan, are likewise the ruins... | |
 | Thomas Hinderwell - 1811 - 458 pages
...form an assemblage beautiful beyond conception. 97 " What does not fade? The tower, that long hath stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds,...but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er it's base : And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass Descend — the Babylonian spires are sunk... | |
 | John Britton, John Hodgson - 1812 - 1036 pages
...Hist, of Knaresbrough, p. 43. •• The tower that long had stood, The crush of thunder, the waning winds ; Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer, time. Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its hase." ARMSrRONG. " From viewing these mouldering remains of pride and dominion" says the... | |
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