...pretensions of tyrannous regimes. The prophets would have appreciated Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias": I met a traveller from an antique land...those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on those lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these...

...developed. Ozymandias is a poem about the law that can be read in the shadow of A Defence of Poetry: I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: 'Two...those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on those lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed; 25 Shelley PB, 'A Defence...

...days required the ability of a sculptor. The poetry of Shelley is appropriate here: I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless...those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on those lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal these...

...ekphrastically recapimlates the sculptor's representation of the ignominious tyrant. Two vast and trtmk1ess legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . Near them,...Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things. As he here presents the dilemma of manner and matter in artistic mimesis, the sculptor's truth, "stamped...

...of Egypt OZYMANDIAS OF EGYPT / met a traveller from an antique land Who said : Two vast and trunkkss legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the...sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things, The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed : And on the pedestal...

...both beautiful and terrible, entitled by one of Rameses' many names, "Ozymandias": / met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless...sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, A nd wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which...

...Shakespeare. Oxford University Press. Speech Representation and Irony in Shelley's Ozymandias Peter Blair I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two...stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, 4 Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command Tell...

...Blake; Classic Poetry - An Illustrated Collection by Michael Rosen (Walker Books) Name:... .. Date: I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two...yet survive (stamped on these lifeless things), The heart that mocked them and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is...

...monuments do not provide an everlasting memorial. No one described that better than Percy Bysshe Shelley in Ozymandias: I met a traveller from an antique land...in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shatter 'd visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor...

...Easter Island equally well; perhaps it will someday evoke to others the ruins of our own civilization: / met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two...Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sun/(, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that...