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... night and day - fpring come , All had fubmitted to the yoke of Rome . O Rome ! if flaughter be thy only care , If fuch thy fond defire of impious war ; Turn from thyfelf , at least , the deftin'd wound , Till thou art mistress of the ...
... night and day - fpring come , All had fubmitted to the yoke of Rome . O Rome ! if flaughter be thy only care , If fuch thy fond defire of impious war ; Turn from thyfelf , at least , the deftin'd wound , Till thou art mistress of the ...
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... night ; The starry lamps fhall combat in the sky , And loft and blended in each other die ; 130 135 } 145 " Quench'd in the deep the heavenly fires fhall fall , And ocean caft abroad o'er - fpread the ball : The moon no more her well ...
... night ; The starry lamps fhall combat in the sky , And loft and blended in each other die ; 130 135 } 145 " Quench'd in the deep the heavenly fires fhall fall , And ocean caft abroad o'er - fpread the ball : The moon no more her well ...
Page 47
... night shall day pursue ; No faith , no truft , no friendship , shall be known Among the jealous partners of a throne ; But he who reigns , shall strive to reign alone . Nor feek for foreign tales to make this good , Were not our walls ...
... night shall day pursue ; No faith , no truft , no friendship , shall be known Among the jealous partners of a throne ; But he who reigns , shall strive to reign alone . Nor feek for foreign tales to make this good , Were not our walls ...
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... night , The tender ties of kindred - love were torn , Forgotten all , and bury'd in her urn . Oh ! if her death had haply been delay'd , How might the daughter and the wife perfuade ! 205 219 215 Like Like the fam'd Sabine dames fhe had ...
... night , The tender ties of kindred - love were torn , Forgotten all , and bury'd in her urn . Oh ! if her death had haply been delay'd , How might the daughter and the wife perfuade ! 205 219 215 Like Like the fam'd Sabine dames fhe had ...
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... night , A wondrous vifion ftood confeft to fight . Her awful head Rome's reverend image rear'd , Trembling and fad the matron form appear'd ; A towery crown her hoary temples bound , And her torn treffes rudely hung around : Her naked ...
... night , A wondrous vifion ftood confeft to fight . Her awful head Rome's reverend image rear'd , Trembling and fad the matron form appear'd ; A towery crown her hoary temples bound , And her torn treffes rudely hung around : Her naked ...
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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