 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1851 - 352 pages
...antiquary. See "Historical Illustrations," p. 206. STANZA cvm. There is the moral of all human tales ; jTis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory, fyc The author of the Life of Cicero, speaking of the opinion entertained of Britain by that orator... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...brightness in her eye she bore, when Rome was free. 5. There is a moral of all human tales ; 'T is but the same +rehearsal of the past: First, freedom,...history, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page, — 't is better written here, Where gorgeous tyranny had thus +amassed All treasures, all delights,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1853 - 1024 pages
...Behold the Imperial Mount ! 'IM thiu the mighty falls.61 crin. There i« the moral of all human tales ;K the closing year XJ.1II. Now Harold felt himself al...tongues a long adieu ; Now he adventured on a shore Anil History, with all her volume« vast, Hath but one page, — 'lis better written here, Where gorgeous... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1104 pages
...— Behold the Imperial Mount ! 'tis thu« the mighty CVII1. There is the moral of all human tale« ; 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory — when that fail«, Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last. And History, with all h,fj yphinips vast.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...Imperial Mount ! 'tis thus the mighty falls." Я CVII1. There is the moral of all human tales ; SJ "i'is but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory — when that foiia, Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last. And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 378 pages
...Behold the Imperial Mount! 'tis thus the mighty falls. 1 cviir. There is the moral of all human tales f 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory—when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption,—barbarism at last. 1 The Palatine is one mass... | |
 | Joseph Gales - United States - 1855 - 734 pages
...when surrounded by the gloom resulting from a view of the glorious decay and splendid ruins of Rome. " There is the moral of all human tales, "Tis but the...fails Wealth, vice, corruption — barbarism at last." We had enjoyed the blessings of freedom. We lad had a reasonable share of glory. Our arms lad been... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1855 - 728 pages
...view of the glorious ecay and splendid ruins of Rome. " There is the moral of all human tales, 'Tu but the same rehearsal of the past ; First freedom,...fails. Wealth, vice, corruption — barbarism at last" We had enjoyed the blessings of freedom. We ad had a reasonable share of glory. Our arms ad been triumphant... | |
 | Philip Schaff - History - 1855 - 300 pages
...ripe. and will yet add another proof to the sad reflection of the poet of Childe Harold: " There is a moral of all human tales; 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past; First freedom, and then glory—when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption—barbarism at last." la view of the history of the... | |
 | Henry Washington Hilliard - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1855 - 510 pages
...institutions intended to provide for the protection of human liberty. " Such is the moral of all earthly tales ; 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First freedom, and then glory ; when that fails', Corruption, slavery, barbarism at last ; And history, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page."... | |
| |
There is the moral of all human tales ; « 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory — when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption, — barbarism at last And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page... 
