The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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Page 12
... defperate 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.
... defperate 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.
Page 25
... most by fraud or force amafs'd ? Who most can charm corruption with his doles ? He be the monarch of the state ; and lo Didius , vile usurer , through the crowd he mounts Beneath his feet the Roman eagle cowers , And the red arrows fill ...
... most by fraud or force amafs'd ? Who most can charm corruption with his doles ? He be the monarch of the state ; and lo Didius , vile usurer , through the crowd he mounts Beneath his feet the Roman eagle cowers , And the red arrows fill ...
Page 44
... most asfail'd , Feeble , defencelefs : lenient be thy care : But fpread around thy tendereft diligence In flowery fpring - time , when the new - dropt lamb , Tottering with weakness by his mother's fide , Feels the fresh world about him ...
... most asfail'd , Feeble , defencelefs : lenient be thy care : But fpread around thy tendereft diligence In flowery fpring - time , when the new - dropt lamb , Tottering with weakness by his mother's fide , Feels the fresh world about him ...
Page 58
... most delights , And feeble fleeces of diffemper'd sheep , Whither the haftens , by the morbid scent Allur'd ; * The country about Rofs , in Herefordshire . Allur'd ; as the swift eagle to the fields Of 58 DYER'S POEM S.
... most delights , And feeble fleeces of diffemper'd sheep , Whither the haftens , by the morbid scent Allur'd ; * The country about Rofs , in Herefordshire . Allur'd ; as the swift eagle to the fields Of 58 DYER'S POEM S.
Page 64
... most renown'd , And fertile Syria's and Judæa's land , Hermou , and Seir , and Hebron's brooky fides : Twice with the murex ' crimfon hue they ting'd The fhining fleeces : hence their gorgeous wealth ; And hence arofe the walls of ...
... most renown'd , And fertile Syria's and Judæa's land , Hermou , and Seir , and Hebron's brooky fides : Twice with the murex ' crimfon hue they ting'd The fhining fleeces : hence their gorgeous wealth ; And hence arofe the walls of ...
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