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Edwin Atherstone Quotes

1788–1872 England

Edwin Atherstone (1788 - 1872) was an English Romantic poet, known chiefly for his epic poems The Fall of Nineveh and Israel in Egypt. They are based on ancient history and The Bible.

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In flame and smoke the wondrous city sinks!
Her walls are gone! her palaces are dust!
The desert is around her, and within!
Like shadows have the mighty passed away!

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edwin Atherstone (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.