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Page 50
... spread , Uprears fome ancient oak his reverend head ; Chaplets and facred gifts his boughs adorn , And spoils of war by mighty heroes worn . But , the first vigour of his root now gone , He ftands dependent on his weight alone ; All ...
... spread , Uprears fome ancient oak his reverend head ; Chaplets and facred gifts his boughs adorn , And spoils of war by mighty heroes worn . But , the first vigour of his root now gone , He ftands dependent on his weight alone ; All ...
Page 60
... spread , And all demand devoted Cæfar's head . If thus , while fortune yields us her applaufe , While the gods call us on and own our cause , If thus returning conquerors they treat , How had they us'd us flying from defeat ; If fickle ...
... spread , And all demand devoted Cæfar's head . If thus , while fortune yields us her applaufe , While the gods call us on and own our cause , If thus returning conquerors they treat , How had they us'd us flying from defeat ; If fickle ...
Page 67
... spread , Where high Gebenna lifts her hoary head ; With these the Trevir , and Ligurian fhorn , Whose brow no more long falling locks adorn ; 07 Though chief amongst the Gauls he wont to deck , With ringlets comely spread , his graceful ...
... spread , Where high Gebenna lifts her hoary head ; With these the Trevir , and Ligurian fhorn , Whose brow no more long falling locks adorn ; 07 Though chief amongst the Gauls he wont to deck , With ringlets comely spread , his graceful ...
Page 72
... spreading lamps in heaven are hung . And though no gathering clouds the day control , Through fkies ferene portentous thunders roll ; Fierce blafting bolts from northern regions come , 930 And aim their vengeance at imperial Rome . The ...
... spreading lamps in heaven are hung . And though no gathering clouds the day control , Through fkies ferene portentous thunders roll ; Fierce blafting bolts from northern regions come , 930 And aim their vengeance at imperial Rome . The ...
Page 102
... spreading poplar's fhade were crown'd ; When the fun s fiery fteeds forfook their way , And downward drew to earth the burning day : When every flood and ample lake was The Po alone his channel could supply . dry 635 Hither and 645 ...
... spreading poplar's fhade were crown'd ; When the fun s fiery fteeds forfook their way , And downward drew to earth the burning day : When every flood and ample lake was The Po alone his channel could supply . dry 635 Hither and 645 ...
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Æneid againſt amidſt arms Behold beneath blood bold breaſt Cæfar camp caufe cauſe chief cloſe command courſe croud Dæmon death diftant dreadful earth ev'n facred fafe faid fame fatal fate fcorn fear feas fecret feek feems feen fhade fhall fhore fhould fide field fierce fight firft firſt fkies flain flames flaughter fled flood foldier fome foon forfook fortune foul ftand ftill ftream ftrong fuccefs fuch fure fwelling fword Gaul gods hafte hand head heaven himſelf hoftile horrid impious labours laft laſt Latian lefs length loft looſe Lucan mighty moſt Nero numbers o'er paffage paſt peace Pharfalia Phocis plain Pompey Pompey's purpoſe rage reft rife rofe Roman Rome Scythian ſhall ſhe ſhore ſkies ſky ſpoke ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood Sulpitius Verulanus ſupplies ſwift taſk thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand trembling vaft vanquish'd Virgil whofe winds yield