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... blood at once from every part " Ran purple poifon down , and drain'd the fainting heart . Blood falls for tears , and o'er his mournful face " The ruddy drops their tainted paffage trace . « Where - e'er the liquid juices find a way ...
... blood at once from every part " Ran purple poifon down , and drain'd the fainting heart . Blood falls for tears , and o'er his mournful face " The ruddy drops their tainted paffage trace . « Where - e'er the liquid juices find a way ...
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... blood ; and he made appear , in the exercife of the fupreme power , a noble and gene- rous inclination to clemency upon all occafions : even Lucan , .. C 3 Lucan , though never fo much his enerhy , has ROWE'S LUCA N. 21.
... blood ; and he made appear , in the exercife of the fupreme power , a noble and gene- rous inclination to clemency upon all occafions : even Lucan , .. C 3 Lucan , though never fo much his enerhy , has ROWE'S LUCA N. 21.
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... 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 how commendable foever the zeal of a writer may be against the ...
... 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 how commendable foever the zeal of a writer may be against the ...
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... blood by friends , by kindred , parents , spilt , One common horror and promifcuous guilt , Á fhatter'd world in wild disorder toft , Leagues , laws , and empire , in confufion loft ; Of all the woes which civil difcords bring , And ...
... blood by friends , by kindred , parents , spilt , One common horror and promifcuous guilt , Á fhatter'd world in wild disorder toft , Leagues , laws , and empire , in confufion loft ; Of all the woes which civil difcords bring , And ...
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... blood remains to glut thy fword . But fee ! her hands on her own vitals feize , And no deftruction but her own can please . Behold her fields unknowing of the plow ! Behold her palaces and towers laid low ! See where o'erthrown the ...
... blood remains to glut thy fword . But fee ! her hands on her own vitals feize , And no deftruction but her own can please . Behold her fields unknowing of the plow ! Behold her palaces and towers laid low ! See where o'erthrown the ...
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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