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... earth . To this is added , in the most elevated ftyle , his fentiments of the Immortality of " the Soul , " and of rewards and punishments after this life . All these are touched with the niceft delicacy of expreffion and thought ...
... earth . To this is added , in the most elevated ftyle , his fentiments of the Immortality of " the Soul , " and of rewards and punishments after this life . All these are touched with the niceft delicacy of expreffion and thought ...
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... earth rejoices in thy gentler beam ; Where - e'er thou reign , with one confenting voice , The gods and nature fhall approve thy choice . But , oh ! whatever be thy godhead great , Fix not in regions too remote thy feat ; Nor deign thou ...
... earth rejoices in thy gentler beam ; Where - e'er thou reign , with one confenting voice , The gods and nature fhall approve thy choice . But , oh ! whatever be thy godhead great , Fix not in regions too remote thy feat ; Nor deign thou ...
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... earth the feas fhall in her bofom bear , While earth herself fhall hang in ambient air , While Phoebus fhall his conftant tafk renew ; While through the Zodiac night shall day pursue ; No faith , no truft , no friendship , shall be ...
... earth the feas fhall in her bofom bear , While earth herself fhall hang in ambient air , While Phoebus fhall his conftant tafk renew ; While through the Zodiac night shall day pursue ; No faith , no truft , no friendship , shall be ...
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... earth restrain The fierce Ionian and gean main ; 190 195 200 But , if the mound gives way , ftraight roaring loud In at the breach the rushing torrents croud ; Raging they meet , the dashing waves run high , And work their foamy waters ...
... earth restrain The fierce Ionian and gean main ; 190 195 200 But , if the mound gives way , ftraight roaring loud In at the breach the rushing torrents croud ; Raging they meet , the dashing waves run high , And work their foamy waters ...
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... earth trembles , and heaven thunders loud , Darts the fwift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks , and in its flight 290 The dreadful blaft confounds the gazer's fight ; Refiftlefs in its courfe delights ...
... earth trembles , and heaven thunders loud , Darts the fwift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks , and in its flight 290 The dreadful blaft confounds the gazer's fight ; Refiftlefs in its courfe delights ...
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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