This poem notes that "defenceless realms receive [the] sway" of the "bold Bavarian, in a luckless hour." Its speaker asks what exiled Hyde, while one figure mentioned in this poem is a "soul of fire" who besieges "Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly." That "Swedish Charles" is referenced in this poem alongside Xerxes and the "last sighs of Cardinal Wolsey." This poem, which describes the "toil, envy, and want" of a scholar's life, opens with the speaker expressing his desire to "watch the busy scenes" of lives from
This poem notes that "defenceless realms receive [the] sway" of the "bold Bavarian, in a luckless hour." Its speaker asks what exiled Hyde, while one figure mentioned in this poem is a "soul of fire" who besieges "Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly." That "Swedish Charles" is referenced in this poem alongside Xerxes and the "last sighs of Cardinal Wolsey." This poem, which describes the "toil, envy, and want" of a scholar's life, opens with the speaker expressing his desire to "watch the busy scenes" of lives from "China to Peru." It was written in imitation of Juvenal's Tenth Satire and published after its author's piece "London."  For 10 points, name this Samuel Johnson work exploring the pitfalls of people's aspirations to greatness.
This poem notes that "defenceless realms receive [the] sway" of the "bold Bavarian, in a luckless hour.
"The Vanity of Human Wishes"