 | Abraham Gesner - Geology - 1836 - 348 pages
...long Imd stood The crash of thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base ; And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass Descend ; the Dabylonian spires are sunk : Achain, Rome, and Egypt, moulder down. Time shakes the sfable tyranny... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...comprchended. 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. And flinty...down. Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And totterjng' empires crush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all those... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 pages
...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. And flinty...down. Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires crush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old ; And all those... | |
 | Henry Neele - English poetry - 1839 - 264 pages
...thunder, and the warring winds, Shook by the slow, but sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruin o'er its base ; And flinty pyramids, and walls of...down ; Time shakes the stable tyranny of Thrones, And tottering Empires sink with their own weight : This huge rotundity we tread grows old, And all those... | |
 | Women - 1842 - 346 pages
...the slow, but sure destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruins o'er its base, And flinty pyramid?, and walls of brass Descend ; the Babylonian spires...sunk, Achaia, Rome and Egypt moulder down. Time shakes tile stable tyranny of throne.% And tottering empires rush by their own weight. This huge rotundity... | |
 | 1842 - 622 pages
...its base, And flinty pyramid?, and walls of brass Descend ; the Babylonian spires are sunk, Achala, Rome and Egypt moulder down. Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And. tottering empires rush by their own weight. This huge rotundity on which we tread, £rows old, And... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...thunder, and the warring winds, Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruin o'er its base : And flinty pyramids, and walls of...down. Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires crush by their own weight. This huge rotundity we tread grows old : And all those... | |
 | 1844 - 778 pages
...thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the sure but slow destroyer, Time, Now hangs in doubtful ruin o'er its base ; And flinty pyramids and walls of brass...down ; Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires sink with theirown weight." It is a voice from heaven that tells us that all flesh... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...long had stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the slow but sure destroyer Time, fears it heeded not» ; Achala, Rome, and Egypt moulder down. Time «hakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...long had stood The crush of thunder and the warring winds, Shook by the slow hut eure destroyer Time, but owing to the existing hostilities, he could not proceed, and w walla of brass Descend. The Babylonian spires arc sunk ; Achaia, Rome, and Hgypt moulder down. Time... | |
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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. And flinty pyramids, and walls of brass, Descend : the Babylonian spires are sunk ; Achaia, Rome, and Egypt, moulder down.... 
