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... all his limbs , 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.
... all his limbs , 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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... heaven and 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 ...
... heaven and 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 ...
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... heaven could not the thunderer obtain , Till giants wars made room for Jove to reign , Tis juft , ye gods , nor ought we to complain : Oppreft with death though dire Pharfalia groan , Though Latian blood the Punic ghofts atone ; Though ...
... heaven could not the thunderer obtain , Till giants wars made room for Jove to reign , Tis juft , ye gods , nor ought we to complain : Oppreft with death though dire Pharfalia groan , Though Latian blood the Punic ghofts atone ; Though ...
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... heaven disgrace , Nor hide from Rome her Cæfar's radiant face . Then fhall mankind confent in fweet accord , And warring nations fheath the wrathful sword ; Peace fhall the world in friendly leagues compofe , And Janus ' dreadful gates ...
... heaven disgrace , Nor hide from Rome her Cæfar's radiant face . Then fhall mankind confent in fweet accord , And warring nations fheath the wrathful sword ; Peace fhall the world in friendly leagues compofe , And Janus ' dreadful gates ...
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... 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 to rove , And cleaves ...
... 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 to rove , And cleaves ...
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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