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Page 14
... 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 , " There ...
... 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 , " There ...
Page 43
... once in various beauty fpread , With yellow harvefts and the flowery mead , Displays a wild uncultivated face , 55 Which bushy brakes and brambles vile difgrace : No human footstep prints th ' untrodden green , No chearful maid nor ...
... once in various beauty fpread , With yellow harvefts and the flowery mead , Displays a wild uncultivated face , 55 Which bushy brakes and brambles vile difgrace : No human footstep prints th ' untrodden green , No chearful maid nor ...
Page 50
... once he was . So , in the field with Ceres ' bounty spread , Uprears fome ancient oak his reverend head ; Chaplets and facred gifts his boughs adorn , And spoils of war by mighty heroes worn . But , the first vigour of his root now gone ...
... once he was . So , in the field with Ceres ' bounty spread , Uprears fome ancient oak his reverend head ; Chaplets and facred gifts his boughs adorn , And spoils of war by mighty heroes worn . But , the first vigour of his root now gone ...
Page 52
... once the great Dictator held the plow . Rome , ever fond of war , was tir'd with eafe ; Ev'n liberty had loft the power to please : Hence rage and wrath their ready minds invade , And want could every wickedness perfuade : Hence impious ...
... once the great Dictator held the plow . Rome , ever fond of war , was tir'd with eafe ; Ev'n liberty had loft the power to please : Hence rage and wrath their ready minds invade , And want could every wickedness perfuade : Hence impious ...
Page 56
... once forsake their beds ; Hafty they fnatch the weapons , which among Their houfhold - gods in peace had refted long ; Old bucklers of the covering hides bereft , The mouldering frames disjoin'd and barely left ; Swords with foul ruft ...
... once forsake their beds ; Hafty they fnatch the weapons , which among Their houfhold - gods in peace had refted long ; Old bucklers of the covering hides bereft , The mouldering frames disjoin'd and barely left ; Swords with foul ruft ...
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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