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... Arms and the man I fing . " PERSIUS.Why name youVirgil with such fops as these ! He's truly great , and must for ever please ; Not fierce , but awful in his manly page , Bold in his ftrength , but fober in his rage . FRIEND . What poems ...
... Arms and the man I fing . " PERSIUS.Why name youVirgil with such fops as these ! He's truly great , and must for ever please ; Not fierce , but awful in his manly page , Bold in his ftrength , but fober in his rage . FRIEND . What poems ...
Page 13
... arms and legs opened in a hot bath , he fupped chearfully with his friends , and then , taking leave of them with the greatest tranquillity of mind and and the higheft contempt of death , went into the ROWE'S LUCA N.
... arms and legs opened in a hot bath , he fupped chearfully with his friends , and then , taking leave of them with the greatest tranquillity of mind and and the higheft contempt of death , went into the ROWE'S LUCA N.
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... arms , merited " to be inrolled among the gods . In that work ( continues Calliope ) thou shalt paint , in never- fading colours , the auftere virtues of Cato , who " fcorned to out - live the liberties of his country ; and the fate of ...
... arms , merited " to be inrolled among the gods . In that work ( continues Calliope ) thou shalt paint , in never- fading colours , the auftere virtues of Cato , who " fcorned to out - live the liberties of his country ; and the fate of ...
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... arms , and who were at that time masters of the world ? What a poor subject is that of the Æneid , when compared with this of the Pharfalia ! And what a defpicable figure does Aga- memnon , Homer's King of Kings , make , when com- pared ...
... arms , and who were at that time masters of the world ? What a poor subject is that of the Æneid , when compared with this of the Pharfalia ! And what a defpicable figure does Aga- memnon , Homer's King of Kings , make , when com- pared ...
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... arms , I fing . What blind , detefted madnefs could afford Such horrid licenfe to the murdering fword ? Say , Romans , whence fo dire a fury rofe , To glut with Latian blood your barbarous foes ? Could you in wars like these provoke ...
... arms , I fing . What blind , detefted madnefs could afford Such horrid licenfe to the murdering fword ? Say , Romans , whence fo dire a fury rofe , To glut with Latian blood your barbarous foes ? Could you in wars like these provoke ...
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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