The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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Page 12
... men , more fell . Abhorr'd intent ! By frequent converfe with familiar death , To From the Palatin hill one fees most of the remark- able antiquities . To kindle brutal daring apt for war ; To lock 12 . DYER'S POEM S.
... men , more fell . Abhorr'd intent ! By frequent converfe with familiar death , To From the Palatin hill one fees most of the remark- able antiquities . To kindle brutal daring apt for war ; To lock 12 . DYER'S POEM S.
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... death To fnatch the glorious deed . Nor Trebia quell'd , Nor Thrafymene , nor Canna's bloody field , Their dauntless courage ; ftorming Hannibal In vain the thunder of the battle roll'd , The Thunder of the battle they return'd Back on ...
... death To fnatch the glorious deed . Nor Trebia quell'd , Nor Thrafymene , nor Canna's bloody field , Their dauntless courage ; ftorming Hannibal In vain the thunder of the battle roll'd , The Thunder of the battle they return'd Back on ...
Page 57
... death His blameless fellow - creatures . Let difeafe , Let wafted hunger , by destroying live ; And the permiffion ufe with trembling thanks , Meekly reluctant : ' tis the brute beyond : And And gluttons ever murder , when they kill ...
... death His blameless fellow - creatures . Let difeafe , Let wafted hunger , by destroying live ; And the permiffion ufe with trembling thanks , Meekly reluctant : ' tis the brute beyond : And And gluttons ever murder , when they kill ...
Page 72
... hour , When Nature wide around him lies fupine These sheep are called Guanapos . A province of Peru . The fleeces of Leicestershire . Coventry . And And filent , in the tangles foft involv'd Of death 72 DYER'S POEMS .
... hour , When Nature wide around him lies fupine These sheep are called Guanapos . A province of Peru . The fleeces of Leicestershire . Coventry . And And filent , in the tangles foft involv'd Of death 72 DYER'S POEMS .
Page 73
... death - like sleep : he then the moment marks , While the pale moon illumes the trembling tide , Speedy to lift the canvas , bend the oar , And waft his thefts to the perfidious foe . Happy the patriot , who can teach the means To check ...
... death - like sleep : he then the moment marks , While the pale moon illumes the trembling tide , Speedy to lift the canvas , bend the oar , And waft his thefts to the perfidious foe . Happy the patriot , who can teach the means To check ...
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