 If from thy hands alone my death can be, I am immortal and a god to thee. If I would kill thee now, thy fate's so low, That I must stoop ere I can give the blow : But mine is fixed so far above thy crown, That all thy men, Piled on thy back, can never...  University of Nevada Studies - Page 77by University of Nevada - 1908Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...any other of the Philomathematicks, would have given " him satisfaction in the point. " If I could kill thee now, thy fate's so low, " That I must stoop, ere I can give the blow, •« But mine is fixt so far above thy crown, " That all thy men, " Piled on thy back, can never pull it down. " Now... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...Wit* ness the famous speech of Almanzor. " Almanz. To live ! If from thy hands alone my death can be, I am immortal, and a god to thee. If I would kill...I must stoop ere I can give the blow ; But mine is fixed so far above thy crown, That all thy men, Piled on thy back, can never call it down \ But, at... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...any other of the Philomathcmaticks, would have given tf him satisfaction in the point. " If I could kill thee now, thy fate's so low, " That I must stoop, ere I can give the blow, " But mine is fixt so far above thy crown, " That all thy men, " Piled on thy back, can never pull it down. " Now... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...Witness the famous speech of Almanzor : " Almanz. To live ! If from thy hands alone my death can be, j I am immortal, and a god to thee. If I would kill...I must stoop ere I can give the blow : But mine is fixed so far above thy crown, That all thy men, Piled on thy back, can never pull it down : But, at... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...thickly sown through the piece ; for example the following rant. If from thy hands alone my Heath can be, I am immortal, and a God to thee. If I would kill thee now, thy I'ate's so low, That I must stoop ere I can give the blow. But mine is fixed so far above thy crown,... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...Wi£-- ,ness the famous speech of Almanzor. " Almanz. To live ! If from thy hands alone my death can be, I am immortal, and a god to thee. If I would kill...I must stoop ere I can give the blow: But mine is fixed so far above thy crown, That all thy men, Piled on thy back, can never call it down : But, at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...any other of the Philo-mathe" maticks, would have given him satisfaction in the " point. " If I could kill thee now, thy fate's so low, " That I must stoop, ere I can give the blow. " But mine is fixt so far abov.e thy crown, " That all thy men, " Piled on thy back; can never pull it down. " Now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...any other of the Philo-mathemati.cks, would have given him satisfaction in the point. " If 1 could kill thee now, thy fate's so low, That I must stoop, ere 1 can give the blow. But mine is fixt so far above thy crown, That all thy men, Filed on thy back,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...or any other of the Philo-mathematicks, would have given him satisfaction in the point. " If I could kill thee now, thy fate's so low, " That I must stoop, ere I can give the blow. " But mine is fixt so far above thy crown, " That all thy men, " Piled on thy back, can never pull it down. *' Now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...any other of the philo-mathe" matics, would have given him satisfaction in the " point. " If I could kill thee now, thy fate's so low " That I must stoop ere I can give the blow. " But mine is fixt so far above thy crown, " That all thy men, " Piled on thy back, can never pull it down. " Now... | |
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