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** A pillar in his lair bears this line from an old poem {{spoiler|I am Ozymadias, king of kings. See my work ye mighty and despair.}} |
** A pillar in his lair bears this line from an old poem {{spoiler|I am Ozymadias, king of kings. See my work ye mighty and despair.}} |
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*** {{spoiler|The irony, of course, is that it's taken from a [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] poem showing how great works crumble over time.}} In the original context it becomes: |
*** {{spoiler|The irony, of course, is that it's taken from a [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] poem showing how great works crumble over time.}} In the original context it becomes: |
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{{quote|And on the pedestal these words appear: |
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My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. |
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. |
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[[Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair|Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.]] |
[[Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair|Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.]] |
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Nothing beside remains |
Nothing beside remains}} |
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* Subversion in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'': "S for Stupendous! T for Tiger, ferocity of! U for underwear, red! P for Power, incredible! E for Excellent physique! N for, um, something, well I'll get back to that. D for Determination! U for... wait, how do you spell this? Is it 'I'?" |
* Subversion in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'': "S for Stupendous! T for Tiger, ferocity of! U for underwear, red! P for Power, incredible! E for Excellent physique! N for, um, something, well I'll get back to that. D for Determination! U for... wait, how do you spell this? Is it 'I'?" |
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* Projectra's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' v.3: |
* Projectra's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' v.3: |
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