Men cannot guess th'Events of future Time,
;
None can the Rise or Fall of Empires know,
Where Pow'r now , it may as sudden .
has oft, and oft has haughty ,
Indulg'd their Hopes of universal Reign,
And in revolving Years may oft again.
The Gods awhile seem to design no less,
And smiling, flatter Princes with Success.
By wond'rous Turns the heav'nly Pow'rs are known,
And baffled Schemes superiour Guidance own.
Heav'n has set Bounds to ev'ry rising State,
And Kingdoms have their  fix'd by Fate.