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... battle of Pharfalia , and the thundering wars of that great captain , who , by the renown of his arms , merited " to be inrolled among the gods . In that work ( continues Calliope ) thou shalt paint , in never- fading colours , the ...
... battle of Pharfalia , and the thundering wars of that great captain , who , by the renown of his arms , merited " to be inrolled among the gods . In that work ( continues Calliope ) thou shalt paint , in never- fading colours , the ...
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... the late two famous wars , how differently almost every battle and fiege has been reprefented , and fometimes by thofe of the fame fide , when at the fame time time there be a thoufand living witnefles , ready to 20 PREFACE TO.
... the late two famous wars , how differently almost every battle and fiege has been reprefented , and fometimes by thofe of the fame fide , when at the fame time time there be a thoufand living witnefles , ready to 20 PREFACE TO.
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... battle , taking delight in that horrid landfkip of Slaughter and Blood , and for- bidding the bodies of fo many brave Romans to be either buried or burnt ? Not any one passage of Cæfar's life gives countenance to a ftory like this : and ...
... battle , taking delight in that horrid landfkip of Slaughter and Blood , and for- bidding the bodies of fo many brave Romans to be either buried or burnt ? Not any one passage of Cæfar's life gives countenance to a ftory like this : and ...
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... battle of Pharfalia , which in my opinion furpaffes all I ever read , for the eafy nobleness of expreffion , the proper topics to animate his foldiers , and the force of an inimitable eloquence . Among Lucan's few mistakes in matters of ...
... battle of Pharfalia , which in my opinion furpaffes all I ever read , for the eafy nobleness of expreffion , the proper topics to animate his foldiers , and the force of an inimitable eloquence . Among Lucan's few mistakes in matters of ...
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... battle of Pharfalia in particular , to know how many rivers there are in Theffaly , or which of its mountains lies East or Weft . But if these be faults in Lucan , they are fuch as will be found in the most admired poets , nay , and ...
... battle of Pharfalia in particular , to know how many rivers there are in Theffaly , or which of its mountains lies East or Weft . But if these be faults in Lucan , they are fuch as will be found in the most admired poets , nay , and ...
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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