 And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs 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 conqu'ring force of unresisted steel?  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 369by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 348 pages
...submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' 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 ? " 1... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...submit to fate. 171 Steel could the labour of the gods destrov, 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 ? ' But... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, 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 ? CANTO... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 pages
...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 mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. . What wonder then, fair nymph! thy hairs should feel, The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel? 1... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1871 - 544 pages
...men, submit to fate ! Steel did the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' aspiring tow'rs of Troy ; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew trinmphal arches to the ground. MO What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hairs should feel The conqu'ring... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th} 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 ? CANTO... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - 552 pages
...submit to Fate ! 460 Steel could the labour of the Gods destroy, And strike to dust the imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph! thy hair should feel 465 The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel ? CANTO... | |
 | Alfred John Church - 1876 - 356 pages
...submit to fate. Steel could the labours of the gods destroy, 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, thine hairs should feel The conquering force of unresisted steel?" The... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pages
...men, submit to Fate. Steel could the later of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial powers s and a forky beard ; And four fair queens, whose hands sustain a flonn Th' expressive emblem of What wonder then, fair nymph ! thy hairs should feol The conquering force of unresisted steel ? CANTO... | |
 | James Davies - 1876 - 202 pages
...submit to fate. Steel could the labours of the gods destroy, 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, thine hairs should feel The conquering force of unresisted steel?" The... | |
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