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... time , did not confider fo much what Cæfar was in his own perfon , or temper , as what he was the occafion of to them . It is very probable , there 1 there were a great many dreadful stories of him hand- 22 PREFACE TOS.
... time , did not confider fo much what Cæfar was in his own perfon , or temper , as what he was the occafion of to them . It is very probable , there 1 there were a great many dreadful stories of him hand- 22 PREFACE TOS.
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Samuel Johnson. there were a great many dreadful stories of him hand- ed about by tradition among the multitude ; and even men of fenfe might give credit to them fo far as to forget his clemency , and remember his ambition , tỏ ... hand- ...
Samuel Johnson. there were a great many dreadful stories of him hand- ed about by tradition among the multitude ; and even men of fenfe might give credit to them fo far as to forget his clemency , and remember his ambition , tỏ ... hand- ...
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... hand till he had read them . Antiochus , ftartled at the command that was contained in them , to stop the progress of his victories , asked a short time to con- fider of it . Popilius makes a circle about him with a ftick he had in his hand ...
... hand till he had read them . Antiochus , ftartled at the command that was contained in them , to stop the progress of his victories , asked a short time to con- fider of it . Popilius makes a circle about him with a ftick he had in his hand ...
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... , the first sign of life we find in him , is his groaning ; then he lifts up " hands to heaven , and , in all appearance , would " " his " implore 66 implore its fuccour , if the condition wherein the ROWE'S LUCAN . 29.
... , the first sign of life we find in him , is his groaning ; then he lifts up " hands to heaven , and , in all appearance , would " " his " implore 66 implore its fuccour , if the condition wherein the ROWE'S LUCAN . 29.
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... fecret fountain fpringing cleaves the ground ; Where fouthern funs with double ardour rife , Flame o'er the land , and fcorch the mid - day fkies ; 30 Where Wh winter's hand the Scythian feas constrains , 35 And 42 ROWE'S POEM S.
... fecret fountain fpringing cleaves the ground ; Where fouthern funs with double ardour rife , Flame o'er the land , and fcorch the mid - day fkies ; 30 Where Wh winter's hand the Scythian feas constrains , 35 And 42 ROWE'S POEM 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