The Works of the English Poets, Volume 36H. Hughs, 1779 - 363 pages |
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... field of fight Thofe eyes that shed infufferable light : To where the Myfians prove their martial force , And hardy Thracians tame the favage horse ; And where the far - fam'd Hippemolgian strays , Renown'd for juftice and for length of ...
... field of fight Thofe eyes that shed infufferable light : To where the Myfians prove their martial force , And hardy Thracians tame the favage horse ; And where the far - fam'd Hippemolgian strays , Renown'd for juftice and for length of ...
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... field ? On fome important message art thou bound , Or bleeds my friend by fome unhappy wound ? Inglorious here , my ... fields of fight Have prov'd thy valour , and unconquer'd might ; And " And were fome ambush for the foes defign'd ...
... field ? On fome important message art thou bound , Or bleeds my friend by fome unhappy wound ? Inglorious here , my ... fields of fight Have prov'd thy valour , and unconquer'd might ; And " And were fome ambush for the foes defign'd ...
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... field , Or bear close battle on the founding shield . Thefe can the rage of haughty Hector tame : Safe in their arms , the navy fears no flame ; Till Jove himself defcends , his bolts to shed , And hurl the blazing ruin at our head ...
... field , Or bear close battle on the founding shield . Thefe can the rage of haughty Hector tame : Safe in their arms , the navy fears no flame ; Till Jove himself defcends , his bolts to shed , And hurl the blazing ruin at our head ...
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... field , 420 Their force embodied in a tide they pour ; The rifing combat sounds along the fhore . As warring winds ... fields are lifted to the skies : Thus , by defpair , hope , rage , together driven , Met the black hosts , and ...
... field , 420 Their force embodied in a tide they pour ; The rifing combat sounds along the fhore . As warring winds ... fields are lifted to the skies : Thus , by defpair , hope , rage , together driven , Met the black hosts , and ...
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... field he measur'd with a larger stride . Him , as he stalk'd , the Cretan javelin found ; Vain was his breast - plate to repel the wound : His dream of glory loft , he plung'd to hell : His arms refounded as the boafter fell . 465 470 ...
... field he measur'd with a larger stride . Him , as he stalk'd , the Cretan javelin found ; Vain was his breast - plate to repel the wound : His dream of glory loft , he plung'd to hell : His arms refounded as the boafter fell . 465 470 ...
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