The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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... ; Nor could he war with bodies void of breath . A king , they hop'd , would hear a king's request : Whofe fon he once was call'd , and once his guest . Their Their fuit , which was too juft to be deny'd 6 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL ..
... ; Nor could he war with bodies void of breath . A king , they hop'd , would hear a king's request : Whofe fon he once was call'd , and once his guest . Their Their fuit , which was too juft to be deny'd 6 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL ..
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... Whofe holy foul the ftroke of fortune fled : Præscious of ills , and leaving me behind , To drink the dregs of life by fate affign'd . Beyond the goal of nature I have gone ; My Pallas late set out , but reach'd too foon . If , from my ...
... Whofe holy foul the ftroke of fortune fled : Præscious of ills , and leaving me behind , To drink the dregs of life by fate affign'd . Beyond the goal of nature I have gone ; My Pallas late set out , but reach'd too foon . If , from my ...
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... Whofe mighty trunk had better grac'd the wood . If Pallas had arriv'd , with equal length 271 Of years , to match thy bulk with equal ftrength . But why , unhappy man , doft thou detain These troops to view the tears thou fhed'ft in ...
... Whofe mighty trunk had better grac'd the wood . If Pallas had arriv'd , with equal length 271 Of years , to match thy bulk with equal ftrength . But why , unhappy man , doft thou detain These troops to view the tears thou fhed'ft in ...
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... whofe brother led Our armies to revenge his injur'd bed , In Egypt loft ; Ulyffes , with his men , Have feen Charybdis , and the Cyclops den : Why fhould I name Idomeneus , in vain , Reftor'd to fceptres , and expell'd again ? Or young ...
... whofe brother led Our armies to revenge his injur'd bed , In Egypt loft ; Ulyffes , with his men , Have feen Charybdis , and the Cyclops den : Why fhould I name Idomeneus , in vain , Reftor'd to fceptres , and expell'd again ? Or young ...
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... whofe ambition ( let me dare to say , Fear fet apart , though death is in my way ) The plains of Latium run with blood around ; So many valiant heroes bite the ground : Dejected grief in every face appears ; A town in mourning , and a ...
... whofe ambition ( let me dare to say , Fear fet apart , though death is in my way ) The plains of Latium run with blood around ; So many valiant heroes bite the ground : Dejected grief in every face appears ; A town in mourning , and a ...
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