Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;

The poem was the result of a friendly competition between Shelley and fellow poet Horace Smith, using the subject of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, Ozymandias being the Greek name for the pharaoh.

The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: 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. …

Near them, on the sand, Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay. The lone and level sands stretch far away.

The title “Ozymandias” refers to an alternate name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II. In the poem, Shelley describes a crumbling statue of Ozymandias as a way to portray the transience of …

‘Ozymandias’ is a sonnet by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, published in 1818. Considered Shelley’s finest poem, it offers an ironic and enduring commentary on the fleeting nature of power.

It is Shelley’s shorter poems that are chiefly read today, including ‘Ode to the West Wind’, ‘To a Skylark’ and ‘Ozymandias’. He knew John Keats and wrote a passionate elegy on his death, ‘Adonais’.

‘Ozymandias’ is written by one of the greatest 19th-century British poets, Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was first published in 1818 in The Examiner of London under Shelley’s pen name, “Gilrastes.” In this …

Two large legs of stone stand without a body, and near them a big broken stone head lies . half sunk in the sand. The traveler told the speaker that sad expressions on the statue's face indicate that the . …

Near them, on the sand, Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay. The lone and level sands stretch far away."