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The wretched father , ere his race is run , Shall view the funeral honours of his fon . Thefe are my triumphs of the Latian war ; Fruits of my plighted faith , and boasted care . And yet , unhappy Sire , thou shalt not fee A fon , whofe ...
The wretched father , ere his race is run , Shall view the funeral honours of his fon . Thefe are my triumphs of the Latian war ; Fruits of my plighted faith , and boasted care . And yet , unhappy Sire , thou shalt not fee A fon , whofe ...
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Nor will I add new honours to thy grave ; Content with thofe the Trojan hero gave . That funeral pomp thy Phrygian friends defign'd ; In which the Tufcan chiefs and army join'd : Great spoils , and trophies gain'd by thee , they bear ...
Nor will I add new honours to thy grave ; Content with thofe the Trojan hero gave . That funeral pomp thy Phrygian friends defign'd ; In which the Tufcan chiefs and army join'd : Great spoils , and trophies gain'd by thee , they bear ...
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405 Omitting those who were in battle flain , Or borne by rolling Simois to the main : Not one but fuffer'd , and too dearly bought The prize of honour which in arms he fought , Some doom'd to death , and fome in exile driven ...
405 Omitting those who were in battle flain , Or borne by rolling Simois to the main : Not one but fuffer'd , and too dearly bought The prize of honour which in arms he fought , Some doom'd to death , and fome in exile driven ...
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Permit not , mighty man , fo mean a crew Should share fuch triumphs ; and detain from you The poft of honour , your undoubted due : Rather alone your matchlefs force employ ; To merit , what alone you must enjoy .
Permit not , mighty man , fo mean a crew Should share fuch triumphs ; and detain from you The poft of honour , your undoubted due : Rather alone your matchlefs force employ ; To merit , what alone you must enjoy .
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Then , with a grateful mien , 755 Lights from her lofty fteed the warrior queen : Her fquadron imitates , and each defcends ; Whofe common . fuit Camilla thus.commends : If fenfe of honour , if a foul secure Of inborn worth , that can ...
Then , with a grateful mien , 755 Lights from her lofty fteed the warrior queen : Her fquadron imitates , and each defcends ; Whofe common . fuit Camilla thus.commends : If fenfe of honour , if a foul secure Of inborn worth , that can ...
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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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