The Works of the English Poets, Volume 36H. Hughs, 1779 - 363 pages |
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... blood , From milk , innoxious , feek their fimple food : Jove fees delighted ; and avoids the scene Of guilty Troy , of arms , and dying men : No aid , he deems , to either host is given , While his high law suspends the powers of ...
... blood , From milk , innoxious , feek their fimple food : Jove fees delighted ; and avoids the scene Of guilty Troy , of arms , and dying men : No aid , he deems , to either host is given , While his high law suspends the powers of ...
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... each impatient limb , and brace my arm . This ready arm , unthinking , shakes the dart ; The blood pours back , and fortifies my heart ; 3 105 110 Singly , Singly , methinks , yon towering chief I meety And POPE'S HOMER .
... each impatient limb , and brace my arm . This ready arm , unthinking , shakes the dart ; The blood pours back , and fortifies my heart ; 3 105 110 Singly , Singly , methinks , yon towering chief I meety And POPE'S HOMER .
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... blood to see your glory loft ! Nor deem this day , this battle , all you lofe ; A day more black , a fate more vile , enfues . Let each reflect , who prizes fame or breath , On endless infamy , on instant death , For lo ! the fated time ...
... blood to see your glory loft ! Nor deem this day , this battle , all you lofe ; A day more black , a fate more vile , enfues . Let each reflect , who prizes fame or breath , On endless infamy , on instant death , For lo ! the fated time ...
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... blood ; So these the chief : great Ajax from the dead Strips his bright arms , Oïleus lops his head : Tofs'd like a ball , and whirl'd in air away , At Hector's feet the gory visage lay . 270 The God of Ocean , fir'd with stern disdain ...
... blood ; So these the chief : great Ajax from the dead Strips his bright arms , Oïleus lops his head : Tofs'd like a ball , and whirl'd in air away , At Hector's feet the gory visage lay . 270 The God of Ocean , fir'd with stern disdain ...
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... blood . The Trojan weapon whizz'd along in air , The Cretan faw , and fhunn'd the brazen spear : Sent from an arm fo ftrong , the miffive wood Stuck deep in earth , and quiver'd where it stood . But Oenomas receiv'd the Cretan's stroke ...
... blood . The Trojan weapon whizz'd along in air , The Cretan faw , and fhunn'd the brazen spear : Sent from an arm fo ftrong , the miffive wood Stuck deep in earth , and quiver'd where it stood . But Oenomas receiv'd the Cretan's stroke ...
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Achilles Æneas Ajax Antilochus arms Atrides Automedon blood bofom bold brave breaſt breath chariot chief cloſe courfers courſe dart dead death defcends diftant divine dreadful duft Ev'n eyes facred faid falchion fall fame fate fhade fhall fhore fide field fierce fight filver fire firſt flain flame flew flies fome forrows foul fpear ftern ftill ftream fuch fury glory god-like Goddeſs Gods gore Grecian Greece Greeks hand Heaven Hector hero himſelf hoft honours Idomeneus Ilion javelin Jove Jove's king laft lance laſt Lycian Merion mortal Neptune o'er Oïleus Patroclus Peleus Pelides Phoebus pierc'd plain Polydamas Priam prize purſue race rage refound rife round ſaid Scamander ſhade ſhakes ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhips ſhore ſhould Simoïs ſkies ſpear ſpoke ſpread ſtand ſteeds ſtill ſtood Teucer thee thefe theſe Thetis thofe thoſe thou thunder trembling Trojan Troy warriour whofe whoſe wound youth