The Works of the English Poets, Volume 56J. Rivington, 1779 - 371 pages |
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... Victory , its flave . Such was thy brow Majestic , fuch thy martial port , when Gaul Fled from thy frown , and in the Danube fought A refuge from thy fword : -There , where the field Was deepest ftain'd with gore , on Hochftet's plain ...
... Victory , its flave . Such was thy brow Majestic , fuch thy martial port , when Gaul Fled from thy frown , and in the Danube fought A refuge from thy fword : -There , where the field Was deepest ftain'd with gore , on Hochftet's plain ...
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... victory ; XIV . " A dauntless nation , that from Trojan fires , " Hoftile Aufonia , to thy deftin'd shore “ Her gods , her infant fons , and aged fires , 66 Through angry feas and adverfe tempests bore : XV . " As XV . " As on high ...
... victory ; XIV . " A dauntless nation , that from Trojan fires , " Hoftile Aufonia , to thy deftin'd shore “ Her gods , her infant fons , and aged fires , 66 Through angry feas and adverfe tempests bore : XV . " As XV . " As on high ...
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... victory the joyful fame Shall from my camp to haughty Carthage fly ; Loft , loft , are all the glories of her name ! " With Afdrubal her hopes and fortune die ! XIX . " What shall the Claudian valour not perform , " Which Power Divine ...
... victory the joyful fame Shall from my camp to haughty Carthage fly ; Loft , loft , are all the glories of her name ! " With Afdrubal her hopes and fortune die ! XIX . " What shall the Claudian valour not perform , " Which Power Divine ...
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... victory which gave occafion to the Ode had made him . For these reasons , the Poet , in order to give his poem its due extent , was obliged to have recourfe to other circumstances , arifing either from the family or country of the ...
... victory which gave occafion to the Ode had made him . For these reasons , the Poet , in order to give his poem its due extent , was obliged to have recourfe to other circumstances , arifing either from the family or country of the ...
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... Victory in the Race of Single Horses . ARGUMEN T. THE fubject of this Ode being a victory obtained by Hiero in the Olympick Games , Pindar fet out with fhew- ing the fuperiority and pre - eminence of thofe Games over all others ; among ...
... Victory in the Race of Single Horses . ARGUMEN T. THE fubject of this Ode being a victory obtained by Hiero in the Olympick Games , Pindar fet out with fhew- ing the fuperiority and pre - eminence of thofe Games over all others ; among ...
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