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... an ancient oak of all her boughs : Then on a rifing ground the trunk he plac'd ; Which with the spoils of his dead foe he grac'd . VOL . VIL B 5 The The coat of arms by proud Mezentius worn , Now TRANSLATIONS FROM JUVENAL Page 46 94.
... an ancient oak of all her boughs : Then on a rifing ground the trunk he plac'd ; Which with the spoils of his dead foe he grac'd . VOL . VIL B 5 The The coat of arms by proud Mezentius worn , Now TRANSLATIONS FROM JUVENAL Page 46 94.
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The coat of arms by proud Mezentius worn , Now on a naked fhag in triumph borne , Was hung on high ; and glitter'd from afar : A trophy facred to the god of war . Above his arms , fix'd on the leafllefs wood , Appear'd his plumy creft ...
The coat of arms by proud Mezentius worn , Now on a naked fhag in triumph borne , Was hung on high ; and glitter'd from afar : A trophy facred to the god of war . Above his arms , fix'd on the leafllefs wood , Appear'd his plumy creft ...
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Befides , the spoils of foes in battle flain , When he descended on the Latian plain : Arms , trappings , horfes , by the herfe he led In long array ( th ' atchievements of the dead ) . Then , pinion'd with their hands behind , appear ...
Befides , the spoils of foes in battle flain , When he descended on the Latian plain : Arms , trappings , horfes , by the herfe he led In long array ( th ' atchievements of the dead ) . Then , pinion'd with their hands behind , appear ...
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And arm'd against an unoffending man , Who fought your friendship ere the war began ! You beg a truce , which I would gladly give , Not only for ... Left me for Turnus ; Turnus then should try His caufe in arms , to conquer or to die .
And arm'd against an unoffending man , Who fought your friendship ere the war began ! You beg a truce , which I would gladly give , Not only for ... Left me for Turnus ; Turnus then should try His caufe in arms , to conquer or to die .
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O curft effay of arms , difaftrous doom , Prelude of bloody fields , and fights to come ! Hard elements of inaufpicious war , Vain vows to heaven , and unavailing care ! Thrice happy thou , dear partner of my bed , Whofe holy foul the ...
O curft effay of arms , difaftrous doom , Prelude of bloody fields , and fights to come ! Hard elements of inaufpicious war , Vain vows to heaven , and unavailing care ! Thrice happy thou , dear partner of my bed , Whofe holy foul the ...
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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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