 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1830 - 330 Seiten
...gradually destroyed; and these structures, which have resisted the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky and the stroke of the lightning, shall...his pyramids, and the most humble and insignificant insects shall undermine and sap the foundations of his colossal works, and make their habitations amongst... | |
 | 1830 - 398 Seiten
...gradually destroyed; and these structures, which have resisted the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky and the stroke of the lightning, shall...his pyramids, and the most humble and insignificant insects shall undermine and sap the foundations of his colossal works, and make their habitations amongst... | |
 | 1830 - 440 Seiten
...those structures which have resisted the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky, and the stroke of lightning, shall yield to the operation of the dews...lineaments of his mortal beauty, so the lichens and moss, and the most insignificant plants, shall feed upon his columns and his pyramids, and the most... | |
 | 1830 - 466 Seiten
...those structures which have resisted the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky, and the stroke of lightning, shall yield to the operation of the dews...lineaments of his mortal beauty, so the lichens and moss, and the most insignificant plants, shall feed upon his columns and his pyramids, and the most... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1838 - 284 Seiten
...walls for defence, and the splendid monuments by which he has endeavoured to give eternity even to his perishable remains, are gradually destroyed; and these...influences ; and as the worm devours the lineaments of his moral beauty, so the lichens and the moss, and the most insignificant plants shall feed upon his columns... | |
 | 1852 - 590 Seiten
...those structures which have resisted the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky, and the stroke of lightning, shall yield to the operation of the dews...lineaments of his mortal beauty, so the lichens and moss, and the most insignificant plants, shall feed upon his column and pyramids, and the most humble... | |
 | 1844 - 276 Seiten
...by water, and tortures water by fire to change, to modify, or destroy the natural forms of things. But in some lustrums his works begin to change, and...his pyramids, and the most humble and insignificant insects shall undermine and sap the foundations of his colossal works, nnd make their habitations amongst... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1889 - 208 Seiten
...gradually destroyed; and these structures, which have resisted the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky, and the stroke of the lightning, shall...lichens and the moss and the most insignificant plants 190 CONSOLATIONS IN TRAVEL. shall feed upon his columns and Ms pyramids, and the most humble and insignificant... | |
 | 1830 - 412 Seiten
...gradually destroyed ; and these structures, which have i . !' : ' 1 1 the waves of the ocean, the tempests of the sky and the stroke of the lightning, shall...his pyramids, and the most humble and insignificant insects shall undermine and sap the foundations of his colossal works, and make their habitations amongst... | |
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... formed of granite and ribbed with iron, and his walls for defence, and the splendid monuments by which he has endeavoured to give eternity even to his perishable remains, are gradually destroyed; and these structures, which have resisted the waves... 