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And on the pedestal, these words appear:

            My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;

            Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

            Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

            Of that  colossal Wreck, boundless and bare

            The lone and level sands stretch far away.”




                                                                                    –By Percey Bysshe Shelley






                Word Meanings



             antique                    referring to something old or ancient

             vast                       extremely large or immense
             trunkless                  lacking the main body or trunk

             visage                     a person’s face or facial expression

             half sunk                  partially buried in the ground or sand
             shattered                  broken into pieces

             frown                      an expression of displeasure or unhappiness

             wrinkled                   having small folds  or lines on the surface, often due to age
                                        or stress.

             sneer                      a facial expression of contempt or scorn, often shown through
                                        a raised corner of the lip

             stamped                    marked or impressed with a particular characteristic
             mocked                     ridiculed or imitated in a scornful or derisive manner

             pedestal                   a base or support on which something stands, like a statue

             colossal                   extremely large in size or scale
















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