The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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... those who live . I came not hither but by heaven's command , And fent by Fate to fhare the Latian land . Nor wage I wars unjuft ; your king deny'd My proffer'd friendship , and my promis'd bride . Left me for Turnus ; Turnus then should ...
... those who live . I came not hither but by heaven's command , And fent by Fate to fhare the Latian land . Nor wage I wars unjuft ; your king deny'd My proffer'd friendship , and my promis'd bride . Left me for Turnus ; Turnus then should ...
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... those , Latians and Trojans , now no longer foes , Mix'd in the woods , for funeral piles prepare , To fell the timber , and forget the war . Loud axes through the groaning groves refound : Oak , mountain - afh , and poplar , fpread the ...
... those , Latians and Trojans , now no longer foes , Mix'd in the woods , for funeral piles prepare , To fell the timber , and forget the war . Loud axes through the groaning groves refound : Oak , mountain - afh , and poplar , fpread the ...
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... those who round the wafted fires remain , Perform the laft fad office to the flain : They rake the yet warm afhes , from below ; Thefe , and the bones unburn'd , in earth bestow : These relicks with their country rites they grace ; And ...
... those who round the wafted fires remain , Perform the laft fad office to the flain : They rake the yet warm afhes , from below ; Thefe , and the bones unburn'd , in earth bestow : These relicks with their country rites they grace ; And ...
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... needlefs ill your ancestors abhor'd ) . We ( for myself I fpeak , and all the name Of Grecians , who to Troy's deftruction came ) 380 385 390 Omitting Omitting those who were in battle flain , Or borne 14 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL .
... needlefs ill your ancestors abhor'd ) . We ( for myself I fpeak , and all the name Of Grecians , who to Troy's deftruction came ) 380 385 390 Omitting Omitting those who were in battle flain , Or borne 14 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL .
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John Dryden Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). 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 ...
John Dryden Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). 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 ...
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