Who can look unmoved upon the spectacle of such a Union about to fall into fragments?

Some of the columns, with elaborately carved Romanesque capitals, date from the twelfth century, and look ready to fall into fragments.

A central despotism maintained Roman unity; and, whenever its iron arm should by any means become weakened, the empire must fall into fragments.

And it is not for myself or you but for the whole world which before the end comes will seem to fall into fragments.

Knock it out and the whole edifice falls into fragments.

At that moment there was a cracking noise, and his figure fell into fragments like a pack of cards.

As he did so it became evident that his empire had no inner stability: in a very short time it fell into fragments.