Ozymandias

Ozymandias
a well-known poem (1818) by Shelley (II). It describes a broken statue of a legendary king of ancient times, lying forgotten in the desert, with these words carved on its base:
‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’

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