The Works of the English Poets, Volume 30J. Nichols, 1779 - 304 pages |
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... king ; Who flew the Earth - born Race , and measures Right To Heaven's great habitants ? Dictaan hear'ft thou More joyful , or Lycæan , long difpute VOL . II . C And And various thought has trac❜d . On Ida's mount , PRIOR'S ~ POEMS .
... king ; Who flew the Earth - born Race , and measures Right To Heaven's great habitants ? Dictaan hear'ft thou More joyful , or Lycæan , long difpute VOL . II . C And And various thought has trac❜d . On Ida's mount , PRIOR'S ~ POEMS .
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... king , thy tender limbs : he wrapt them In purple bands : the gave the precious pledge To prudent Neda , charging her to guard thee , Careful and fecret ; Neda , of the nymphs That tended the great birth , next Philyre And Styx , the ...
... king , thy tender limbs : he wrapt them In purple bands : the gave the precious pledge To prudent Neda , charging her to guard thee , Careful and fecret ; Neda , of the nymphs That tended the great birth , next Philyre And Styx , the ...
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... king . When thy great will Commands thy chariot forth ; impetuous ftrength And fiery fwiftnefs wing the rapid wheels , Inceffant ; high the eagle flies before thee . And oh as I and mine confult thy augur , Grant the glad omen ; let thy ...
... king . When thy great will Commands thy chariot forth ; impetuous ftrength And fiery fwiftnefs wing the rapid wheels , Inceffant ; high the eagle flies before thee . And oh as I and mine confult thy augur , Grant the glad omen ; let thy ...
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... kings ; and kings of Jove . And , as their actions tend fubordinate To what thy will defigns , thou giv'ft the means Porportion'd to the work ; thou fee'ft impartial How they thofe means employ . Each monarch rules His different realin ...
... kings ; and kings of Jove . And , as their actions tend fubordinate To what thy will defigns , thou giv'ft the means Porportion'd to the work ; thou fee'ft impartial How they thofe means employ . Each monarch rules His different realin ...
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... king , And theme of verfe perpetual . From his robe Flows light ineffable : his harp , his quiver , And Lictian bow , are gold : with golden fandals His feet are fhod ; how rich ! how beautiful ! Beneath his steps the yellow mineral ...
... king , And theme of verfe perpetual . From his robe Flows light ineffable : his harp , his quiver , And Lictian bow , are gold : with golden fandals His feet are fhod ; how rich ! how beautiful ! Beneath his steps the yellow mineral ...
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