The Works of the English Poets1779 |
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Page 12
... thousand monftrous cruelties of his life , and the continued abuse of the imperial power . Rome had groaned long under the weight of them , till at length feveral of the firft rank , headed by Piso , formed ma confpiracy to rid the ...
... thousand monftrous cruelties of his life , and the continued abuse of the imperial power . Rome had groaned long under the weight of them , till at length feveral of the firft rank , headed by Piso , formed ma confpiracy to rid the ...
Page 17
... thousand times better in verfe . " One day ( fays he ) when these wars shall " be spoken - of in ages yet to come , and among na- ❝tions far remote from this clime , whether from the " voice of fame alone , or the real value I have ...
... thousand times better in verfe . " One day ( fays he ) when these wars shall " be spoken - of in ages yet to come , and among na- ❝tions far remote from this clime , whether from the " voice of fame alone , or the real value I have ...
Page 30
... thousand ❝ tears . Here is ( fays he ) a forry hero in paganism , " who would have made an admirable faint among " fome chriftians . " In fhort , it is St. Evremont's opinion , " he was fitter to make a founder of an order than a ftate ...
... thousand ❝ tears . Here is ( fays he ) a forry hero in paganism , " who would have made an admirable faint among " fome chriftians . " In fhort , it is St. Evremont's opinion , " he was fitter to make a founder of an order than a ftate ...
Page 43
... thousands crowded in the noisy street , No found is heard of human voices now , But whistling winds through empty dwellings blow ; 60 While paffing strangers wonder , if they fpy One fingle While LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , BOOK I. 43 Wh ...
... thousands crowded in the noisy street , No found is heard of human voices now , But whistling winds through empty dwellings blow ; 60 While paffing strangers wonder , if they fpy One fingle While LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , BOOK I. 43 Wh ...
Page 50
... thousand fairer trees the field supplies , That rich in youthful verdure round him rife ; Fix'd in his ancient ftate he yields to none , And wears the honours of the grove alone . But Cæfar's greatnefs , and his ftrength , was more Than ...
... thousand fairer trees the field supplies , That rich in youthful verdure round him rife ; Fix'd in his ancient ftate he yields to none , And wears the honours of the grove alone . But Cæfar's greatnefs , and his ftrength , was more Than ...
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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