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... Peace fhall the world in friendly leagues compofe , And Janus ' dreadful gates for ever close . To me thy prefent godhead stands confeft , Oh let thy facred fury fire my breaft ! So thou vouchsafe to hear , let Phoebus dwell Still ...
... Peace fhall the world in friendly leagues compofe , And Janus ' dreadful gates for ever close . To me thy prefent godhead stands confeft , Oh let thy facred fury fire my breaft ! So thou vouchsafe to hear , let Phoebus dwell Still ...
Page 46
... peace was driven away by one confent . But thus the malice of our fate commands , And nothing great to long duration stands ; Afpiring Rome had risen too much in height , And funk beneath her own unwieldy weight . So fhall one hour at ...
... peace was driven away by one confent . But thus the malice of our fate commands , And nothing great to long duration stands ; Afpiring Rome had risen too much in height , And funk beneath her own unwieldy weight . So fhall one hour at ...
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... peace , Preferv'd the bond but for a little space , Still with an aukward disagreeing grace . ' Twas not a league by inclination made , But bare agreement , fuch as friends perfuade . 170 180 } 185 Defire of war in either chief was feen ...
... peace , Preferv'd the bond but for a little space , Still with an aukward disagreeing grace . ' Twas not a league by inclination made , But bare agreement , fuch as friends perfuade . 170 180 } 185 Defire of war in either chief was feen ...
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... peace , and sheath the ruthless sword . But this the fatal fifters doom deny'd ; The friends were fever'd , when the ... peaceful gown , And civil functions weigh'd the foldier down ; 245 E Difus'd Difus'd to arms , he turn'd him to the ...
... peace , and sheath the ruthless sword . But this the fatal fifters doom deny'd ; The friends were fever'd , when the ... peaceful gown , And civil functions weigh'd the foldier down ; 245 E Difus'd Difus'd to arms , he turn'd him to the ...
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... peace and injur'd laws ! ( he faid . ) Since faith is broke , and leagues are fet afide , Henceforth thou , goddess Fortune , art my guide ; Let fate and war the great event decide . He fpoke ; and , on the dreadful task intent , Speedy ...
... peace and injur'd laws ! ( he faid . ) Since faith is broke , and leagues are fet afide , Henceforth thou , goddess Fortune , art my guide ; Let fate and war the great event decide . He fpoke ; and , on the dreadful task intent , Speedy ...
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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