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Not the OP, but it's from Ozymandias, by Percy Shelley. It's a poem inspired by some archeological discoveries in Egypt, whose main message is that no matter h
by slau 9y ago
Not the OP, but it's from Ozymandias, by Percy Shelley.
It's a poem inspired by some archeological discoveries in Egypt, whose main message is that no matter how vast or powerful an empire is, all that will remain---over time---are ruins, if at all.
Not entirely irrelevant; although maybe not quite in line with what this board usually discusses.
- abiox 9y agoi get where it's from - i guess to me the theme is more about hubris. in the sense it was quoted here, it could apply to basically any artifact one encounters.