The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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... firft fruits of war , a facrifice . Turnus fhall stand extended on the pain ; And in this.omen is already flain . Prepar'd in arms , purfue your happy chance : That none unwarn'd , may plead his ignorance : And I , at heaven's appointed ...
... firft fruits of war , a facrifice . Turnus fhall stand extended on the pain ; And in this.omen is already flain . Prepar'd in arms , purfue your happy chance : That none unwarn'd , may plead his ignorance : And I , at heaven's appointed ...
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John Dryden Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). But firft the corpfe of our unhappy friend , 40 . To the fad city of Evander send : Who not inglorious in his age's bloom Was hurry'd hence by too fevere a doom . " 50 55 . Thus ...
John Dryden Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). But firft the corpfe of our unhappy friend , 40 . To the fad city of Evander send : Who not inglorious in his age's bloom Was hurry'd hence by too fevere a doom . " 50 55 . Thus ...
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... Firft for his friends he won the fatal fhore , And fent whole herds of flaughter'd foes before : A death too great , too glorious to deplore . Nor will I add new honours to thy grave ; Content with thofe the Trojan hero gave . That ...
... Firft for his friends he won the fatal fhore , And fent whole herds of flaughter'd foes before : A death too great , too glorious to deplore . Nor will I add new honours to thy grave ; Content with thofe the Trojan hero gave . That ...
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... Firft in the council - hall to fteer the state ; And ever foremost in a tongue - debate . While our ftrong walls fecure us from the foe , Ere yet with blood our ditches overflow : But let the potent orator declaim , 599 And with the ...
... Firft in the council - hall to fteer the state ; And ever foremost in a tongue - debate . While our ftrong walls fecure us from the foe , Ere yet with blood our ditches overflow : But let the potent orator declaim , 599 And with the ...
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... firft they fume the facred shrine ; Then in this common fupplication join : patronefs of arms , unspotted maid , Propitious hear , and lend thy Latins aid : Break fhort the pirate's lance ; pronounce his fate , And lay the Phrygian low ...
... firft they fume the facred shrine ; Then in this common fupplication join : patronefs of arms , unspotted maid , Propitious hear , and lend thy Latins aid : Break fhort the pirate's lance ; pronounce his fate , And lay the Phrygian low ...
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Æneas Æneid againſt alfo alſo amongſt arms becauſe Befides beſt betwixt breaſt Cafaubon caufe crimes defign defire doft eaſe Ennius Ev'n eyes facred fafely faid falutes fame fate fatire fatyrs fear feems fenfe fent fhall fhould fide fight fince fire firft firſt flain flave fleep foes fome foul ftill fubject fuch fure fword give gods Grecians hand head heaven himſelf honour Horace huſband Jove Juturna Juvenal laft laſt Latin leaſt lefs Livius Andronicus loft lord Lucilius mafter moft moſt muſt myſelf noble numbers o'er Pacuvius Perfius perfons pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetry praiſe prefent purſue Quintilian raiſe reafon reft refuſe reſt rife Roman Rome SATIRE ſcarce Sejanus ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtore ſtreet thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou art Trojan Turnus uſe verfe verſe vices Virgil virtue whofe wife worfe Would't thou