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And yet , unhappy Sire , thou shalt not fee A fon , whofe death difgrac'd his ancestry ; Thou shalt not blush , old man , however griev'd : Thy Pallas no difhoneft wound receiv'd . He dy'd no death to make thee with , too late ...
And yet , unhappy Sire , thou shalt not fee A fon , whofe death difgrac'd his ancestry ; Thou shalt not blush , old man , however griev'd : Thy Pallas no difhoneft wound receiv'd . He dy'd no death to make thee with , too late ...
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A king , they hop'd , would hear a king's request : Whofe fon he once was call'd , and once his guest . 1:50 155 Their fuit , which was too just to be deny'd Their 6 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL ..
A king , they hop'd , would hear a king's request : Whofe fon he once was call'd , and once his guest . 1:50 155 Their fuit , which was too just to be deny'd Their 6 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL ..
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... 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 ftroke ...
... 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 ftroke ...
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Ev'n thou , O Turnus , hadst a trophy stood , Whofe mighty trunk had better grac'd the wood . If Pallas had arriv'd , with equal length 265 Of years , to match thy bulk with equal strength .
Ev'n thou , O Turnus , hadst a trophy stood , Whofe mighty trunk had better grac'd the wood . If Pallas had arriv'd , with equal length 265 Of years , to match thy bulk with equal strength .
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Witness the veffels by Minerva tofs'd In ftorms , the vengeful Capharean coast ; Th ' Eubean rocks ; the prince , whofe brother led Our armies to revenge his injur'd bed , In Egypt loft ; Ulyffes , with his men , Have feen Charybdis ...
Witness the veffels by Minerva tofs'd In ftorms , the vengeful Capharean coast ; Th ' Eubean rocks ; the prince , whofe brother led Our armies to revenge his injur'd bed , In Egypt loft ; Ulyffes , with his men , Have feen Charybdis ...
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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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