The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, Volume 4William Miller, 1808 |
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... standing armies had given discipline and mili- tary skill their natural and decisive superiority over untaught strength , and enthusiastic valour . But the memory of what had been , was still familiar to the popular mind , and preserved ...
... standing armies had given discipline and mili- tary skill their natural and decisive superiority over untaught strength , and enthusiastic valour . But the memory of what had been , was still familiar to the popular mind , and preserved ...
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... stand still ; And , not concurring to thy life , I kill . Thou canst no title to my duty bring ; I am not thy subject , and my soul's thy king . Farewell ! When I am gone , There's not a star of thine dare stay with thee : I'll whistle ...
... stand still ; And , not concurring to thy life , I kill . Thou canst no title to my duty bring ; I am not thy subject , and my soul's thy king . Farewell ! When I am gone , There's not a star of thine dare stay with thee : I'll whistle ...
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... stand to the award of my ene- mies , so neither dare I trust the partiality of my friends : I make my last appeal to your royal high- ness , as to a sovereign tribunal . Heroes should only be judged by heroes ; because they only are ...
... stand to the award of my ene- mies , so neither dare I trust the partiality of my friends : I make my last appeal to your royal high- ness , as to a sovereign tribunal . Heroes should only be judged by heroes ; because they only are ...
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... stands , with reverence more profound , His well - taught courser , kneeling , touched the ground ; Thence raised , he sidelong bore his rider on , Still facing , till he out of sight was gone . Boab . You praise him like a friend ; and ...
... stands , with reverence more profound , His well - taught courser , kneeling , touched the ground ; Thence raised , he sidelong bore his rider on , Still facing , till he out of sight was gone . Boab . You praise him like a friend ; and ...
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... stand , And with his jetty hoof spurned back the sand ; Then , leaping forth , he bellowed out aloud : The amazed assistants back each other crowd , While monarch - like he ranged the listed field ; Some tossed , some gored , some ...
... stand , And with his jetty hoof spurned back the sand ; Then , leaping forth , he bellowed out aloud : The amazed assistants back each other crowd , While monarch - like he ranged the listed field ; Some tossed , some gored , some ...
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