 AND thou hast walked about (how strange a story!) In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous Of which the very ruins are tremendous.  Spirit of the English Magazines - Seite 811821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 Seiten
...walk'd about (how strange a story !) In Thebes' f streets three thousand years ago. When the MemnoniumJ was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow...stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous. 2. Speak ! for thou long enough hast acted Dummy, Thou hast a tongue — come let us hear its tune... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 Seiten
...ADDRESS TO AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY. AND thou hast walked about, (how strange a story !) In Thebes's street three thousand years ago ; When the Memnonium was...overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Qf which the very ruins are tremendous. Speak ! for thou long enough hast acted dummy, — Thou hast... | |
 | 1840 - 516 Seiten
...opened, and the embalmed mummy half unswathed. " And thou hast walked about, how strange a story ! In Thebes' streets, three thousand years ago, When...stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous." It may not be so with all, but it is with many, that the very sight of these remnants of former ages,... | |
 | Sarah Rogers Haight - 1840 - 320 Seiten
...sad remains of the principal temple and courts of Carnac, and endeavour to imagine what they were " Three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in...temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the Tery ruins are tremendous." Around us are tall obelisks still erect, while others are prostrate and... | |
 | Lyre - 1841 - 374 Seiten
...BELZONI'S EXHIBITION. BY HORACE SMITH. AND thou hast walked about — how strange a story ! — In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago ! When the Memnonium...ruins are tremendous ! Speak, for thou long enough hast acted Dummy ! Thou hast a tongue — come — let us hear its tune ! Thou'rt standing on thy legs,... | |
 | Lyre - 1841 - 366 Seiten
...thou hast walked about — how strange a story ! — In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago 1 When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And Time...ruins are tremendous ! Speak, for thou long enough hast acted Dummy ! Thou hast a tongue — come — let us hear its tune ! Thou'rt standing on thy legs,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1841 - 316 Seiten
...London, 1. AND thou hast walk'd about (how strange a story !. In Thebes' streets three thousand yeais ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And...stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous. 2. Speak ! for thou long enough hast acted Dummy. Thou hast a tongue — come, let us hear its tune;... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 Seiten
...conqueror of death ! ADDRESS TO AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY, And thou hastwalk'd about (2)— how strange a story !In Thebes' streets three thousand years ago , When...all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow (3) Those temples, palaces, and piles (4) stupendous (H). Of which the very ruins are tremendous. Why... | |
 | Benjamin Moore Norman - 1843 - 418 Seiten
...of the present generation of civilized men walking the streets of this once mighty city, and amid " Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous." For a long time I was so distracted with the multitude of objects which crowded upon my mind, that... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 Seiten
...overthrow AND thou hast walked about, (how strange a story!) In Thebes's street three thousand years ago; Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous. Tell us, for doubtless thou canst recollect, Was Cheops or Cephrenes architect Of either pyramid that... | |
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