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Above his arms , fix'd on the leafllefs wood , Appear'd his plumy creft , befmear'd with blood ; His brazen buckler on the left was feen ; Truncheons of fhiver'd lances hung between : And on the right was plac'd his corflet , bor'd ...
Above his arms , fix'd on the leafllefs wood , Appear'd his plumy creft , befmear'd with blood ; His brazen buckler on the left was feen ; Truncheons of fhiver'd lances hung between : And on the right was plac'd his corflet , bor'd ...
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A troop of Trojans mix'd with these appear , And mourning matrons with dishevel'd hair . Soon as the prince appears , they raise a cry ; All beat their breasts , and echoes rend the sky . They rear his drooping forehead from the ground ...
A troop of Trojans mix'd with these appear , And mourning matrons with dishevel'd hair . Soon as the prince appears , they raise a cry ; All beat their breasts , and echoes rend the sky . They rear his drooping forehead from the ground ...
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Then , pinion'd with their hands behind , appear Th ' unhappy captives , marching in the rear : Appointed offerings in the victor's name , To sprinkle with their blood , the funeral flame . 105 110 115 Inferior trophies by the chiefs ...
Then , pinion'd with their hands behind , appear Th ' unhappy captives , marching in the rear : Appointed offerings in the victor's name , To sprinkle with their blood , the funeral flame . 105 110 115 Inferior trophies by the chiefs ...
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... from below ; Thefe , and the bones unburn'd , in earth bestow : These relicks with their country rites they grace ; And raise a mount of turf to mark the place . But in the palace of the king , appears A fcene more ...
... from below ; Thefe , and the bones unburn'd , in earth bestow : These relicks with their country rites they grace ; And raise a mount of turf to mark the place . But in the palace of the king , appears A fcene more ...
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Supreme in power , and reverenc'd for his years , He takes the throne , and in the midst appears : Majeftically fad , he fits in ftate , And bids his envoys their fuccefs relate . When Venulus began , the murmuring found ́Was hush'd ...
Supreme in power , and reverenc'd for his years , He takes the throne , and in the midst appears : Majeftically fad , he fits in ftate , And bids his envoys their fuccefs relate . When Venulus began , the murmuring found ́Was hush'd ...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11 |
| Author | John Dryden |
| Editors | Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres) |
| Publisher | J. Rivington, 1779 |
| Original from | the Complutense University of Madrid |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 366 pages |
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