 | John Smith, George Canning, John Hookham Frere, Robert Percy Smith - 1788 - 476 pages
...Leuftra fay, let Mantinea tell, How great Epamlnondas fought and fell ! Nor war's vaft art alone adorn' d thy fame, "But mild Philofophy endear'd thy name."...admiring eye, How Plato thought, how Socrates could die fr To bend the arch, to bid the column rife, And the tall pile afpiring pierce the ikies. The awful... | |
 | George Canning - 1793 - 270 pages
...in. vain. Let Leuftra fay, let Mantinea tell, How great Epaminondas fought an.i fell ! Nor war's vafl art alone adorn'd thy fame, " But mild Philofophy...column rife, And the tall pile afpiring pierce the fkies. The awful fane magnificently great, With pidlur'd pomp to grace, aad fculptur'd ftate, This... | |
 | 1806 - 672 pages
...war's vast art alone adoruM thy famu, ' But mild philosophy endear'd thy name." Who knows not, sees not with admiring eye, How Plato thought, how Socrates could die ? • . *' To- bend the arch or bid the column rise j And the tall pile aspiring to the skies; The awful scene piagnificently great,... | |
 | George Canning - 1825 - 312 pages
...war's vast art alone adorn'd thy fame, " But mild philosophy endear'd thy name.'' Who knows not, sees not with admiring eye, How Plato thought, how Socrates could die ? To bend the arch, to bid the column rise, And the tall pile aspiring pierce the skies, The awful fane magnificently great, With pictur'd... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1827 - 106 pages
...war's vast art alone adorned thy fame, " But mild philosophy endear'd thy name." Who knows not, sees not with admiring eye, How Plato thought, how Socrates could die? To bend the arch, to bid the column rise, And the tall pile aspiring pierce the skies ; The awful scene magnificently great, With pictur'd... | |
 | George Canning - 1844 - 646 pages
...war's vast art alone adorn'd thy fame " But mild philosophy endear'd thy name." Who knows not, sees not, with admiring eye, How Plato thought, how Socrates could die? To bend the arch, to bid the column rise, And the tall pile aspiring pierce the skies, The awful fane, magnificently great, With pictured... | |
 | George Canning, John Hookham Frere, George Ellis - 1890 - 456 pages
...vain. Let Leuctra say, let Mantinea tell, How great Epaminondas fought and fell ! Who knows not, sees not with admiring eye, How Plato "thought, how Socrates could die ? To bend the arch, to bid the column rise, And the tall pile aspiring pierce the skies, The awful fane magnificently great, With pictured... | |
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Who knows not, sees not with admiring eye, How Plato thought, how Socrates could die ? To bend the arch, to bid the column rise, And the tall pile aspiring pierce the skies, The awful fane magnificently great, With... 