The Works of the English Poets, Volume 36H. Hughs, 1779 - 363 pages |
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... wide horizon fhut him from their view . Th ' infpiring God , Oïleus ' active fon Perceiv'd the first , and thus to Telamon : 95 Some God , my friend , fome God in human form Favouring defcends , and wills to stand the ftorm . 100 Not ...
... wide horizon fhut him from their view . Th ' infpiring God , Oïleus ' active fon Perceiv'd the first , and thus to Telamon : 95 Some God , my friend , fome God in human form Favouring defcends , and wills to stand the ftorm . 100 Not ...
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... wide ) The glittering javelin pierc'd the tough bull - hide ; But pierc'd not through : unfaithful to his hand , The point broke short , and sparkled in the fand . The Trojan warriour , touch'd with timely fear , On the rais'd orb to ...
... wide ) The glittering javelin pierc'd the tough bull - hide ; But pierc'd not through : unfaithful to his hand , The point broke short , and sparkled in the fand . The Trojan warriour , touch'd with timely fear , On the rais'd orb to ...
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... Merion fnatch'd a spear , And breathing flaughter follow'd to the war . So Mars armipotent invades the plain ( The wide deftroyer of the race of man ) . 385 Terrour , Terrour , his best - lov'd fon , attends his ILIAD , BOOK XIII .
... Merion fnatch'd a spear , And breathing flaughter follow'd to the war . So Mars armipotent invades the plain ( The wide deftroyer of the race of man ) . 385 Terrour , Terrour , his best - lov'd fon , attends his ILIAD , BOOK XIII .
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... Wide on the left the force of Greece commands , And conquest hovers o'er th ' Achaian bands : With fuch a tide fuperior virtue fway'd , And he that shakes the folid earth , gave aid . 850 But in the center Hector fix'd remain'd , Where ...
... Wide on the left the force of Greece commands , And conquest hovers o'er th ' Achaian bands : With fuch a tide fuperior virtue fway'd , And he that shakes the folid earth , gave aid . 850 But in the center Hector fix'd remain'd , Where ...
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... Wide o'er the blafted fields the tempeft sweeps ; Then , gather'd , fettles on the hoary deeps ; Th ' afflicted deeps tumultuous mix and roar ; The waves behind impel the waves before , Wide - rolling , foaming high , and tumbling to ...
... Wide o'er the blafted fields the tempeft sweeps ; Then , gather'd , fettles on the hoary deeps ; Th ' afflicted deeps tumultuous mix and roar ; The waves behind impel the waves before , Wide - rolling , foaming high , and tumbling to ...
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