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... Rome , born at Corduba in Spain , about the year of our Saviour 39 , in the reign of Caligula . His family had been transplanted from Italy to Spain a confiderable time before , and were invested with feveral dignities and employments ...
... Rome , born at Corduba in Spain , about the year of our Saviour 39 , in the reign of Caligula . His family had been transplanted from Italy to Spain a confiderable time before , and were invested with feveral dignities and employments ...
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... to be queftioned , but befides the masters I have named , he had likewise the example and instructions of his uncle Seneca , the most confpicuous man then of Rome for learning , B 4 learning , wit , and morals . Thus he fet ROWE'S LUCAN .
... to be queftioned , but befides the masters I have named , he had likewise the example and instructions of his uncle Seneca , the most confpicuous man then of Rome for learning , B 4 learning , wit , and morals . Thus he fet ROWE'S LUCAN .
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... Rome for that purpose . Every one knows , that Nero , for the five firft years of his reign , either really was , or pretended to be , endowed with all the amiable qualities that became an emperor and a phi- lofopher . It must have been ...
... Rome for that purpose . Every one knows , that Nero , for the five firft years of his reign , either really was , or pretended to be , endowed with all the amiable qualities that became an emperor and a phi- lofopher . It must have been ...
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... Rome against 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 ...
... Rome against 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 ...
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... Rome had groaned long under the weight of them , till at length feveral of the firft rank , headed by Piso , formed ma confpiracy to rid the world of that abandoned wretch , Lucan hated him upon a double score ; as his his country's ...
... Rome had groaned long under the weight of them , till at length feveral of the firft rank , headed by Piso , formed ma confpiracy to rid the world of that abandoned wretch , Lucan hated him upon a double score ; as his his country's ...
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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