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... Cæfar , could never have stooped fo vilely low , as to celebrate a tyrant and a monfter in fuch an open manner . I know fome Commentators have judged that compliment to Nero to be meant ironically ; but it feems to me plain to be in the ...
... Cæfar , could never have stooped fo vilely low , as to celebrate a tyrant and a monfter in fuch an open manner . I know fome Commentators have judged that compliment to Nero to be meant ironically ; but it feems to me plain to be in the ...
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... Cæfar , profane thou " not through envy the funeral monuments of these << great patriots , that fell here facrifices to thy1ambi- ❝tion . If there may be allowed any renown to a “ Roman Muse , while Homer's verses shall be " thought ...
... Cæfar , profane thou " not through envy the funeral monuments of these << great patriots , that fell here facrifices to thy1ambi- ❝tion . If there may be allowed any renown to a “ Roman Muse , while Homer's verses shall be " thought ...
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... Cæfar in particular , as I can do in the narration of the prin- cipal events and feries of his ftory . He is not ... Cæfar's nature to be guilty of . Cæfar was certainly a man far from re- venge , or delight in blood ; and he made appear ...
... Cæfar in particular , as I can do in the narration of the prin- cipal events and feries of his ftory . He is not ... Cæfar's nature to be guilty of . Cæfar was certainly a man far from re- venge , or delight in blood ; and he made appear ...
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... Cæfar , fince it was from him that Nero de- rived that power to use mankind as he did ? Thofe that lived in Lucan's time , did not confider fo much what Cæfar was in his own perfon , or temper , as what he was the occafion of to them ...
... Cæfar , fince it was from him that Nero de- rived that power to use mankind as he did ? Thofe that lived in Lucan's time , did not confider fo much what Cæfar was in his own perfon , or temper , as what he was the occafion of to them ...
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... Cæfar would have esteemed it one of the greatest felicities of his , to have had it in his power to pardon him . I would not be thought to make an apology for Lucan's thus traducing the memory of Cæfar ; but would only beg the fame ...
... Cæfar would have esteemed it one of the greatest felicities of his , to have had it in his power to pardon him . I would not be thought to make an apology for Lucan's thus traducing the memory of Cæfar ; but would only beg the fame ...
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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