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Beauteous Semele does no less Her cruel midwife , Thunder , bless ; Whilst , sporting with the Gods on high , She ' enjoys secure their company ; Plays with lightnings as they fly , Nor trembles at the bright embraces of the Deity .
Beauteous Semele does no less Her cruel midwife , Thunder , bless ; Whilst , sporting with the Gods on high , She ' enjoys secure their company ; Plays with lightnings as they fly , Nor trembles at the bright embraces of the Deity .
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And , left the name of verse should give Malicious men pretext to misbelieve , By the Caftalian waters swear ( A sacred oath no poets dare To take in vain , No more than Gods do that of Styx propliane ) , Swear , in no city e'er before ...
And , left the name of verse should give Malicious men pretext to misbelieve , By the Caftalian waters swear ( A sacred oath no poets dare To take in vain , No more than Gods do that of Styx propliane ) , Swear , in no city e'er before ...
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... this happy man Young Chromius , too , with Jove began ; , From hence came his success , Nor ought he therefore like it less , Since the best fame is that of happiness ; For whom should we esteem above The men whom Gods do love ?
... this happy man Young Chromius , too , with Jove began ; , From hence came his success , Nor ought he therefore like it less , Since the best fame is that of happiness ; For whom should we esteem above The men whom Gods do love ?
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From what monsters he should free The earth , the air , and sea ; What mighty tyrants he should say , Greater monsters far than they ; How much at Phlægra's field the distreft Gods should owe To their great offspring here below ...
From what monsters he should free The earth , the air , and sea ; What mighty tyrants he should say , Greater monsters far than they ; How much at Phlægra's field the distreft Gods should owe To their great offspring here below ...
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... Which in no channel deigns t ' abide , Which neither banks nor dykes control : Whether th'immortal Gods he fings , In a no less immortal strain , Or the great acts of God - descended kings , Who in his numbers still survive and ...
... Which in no channel deigns t ' abide , Which neither banks nor dykes control : Whether th'immortal Gods he fings , In a no less immortal strain , Or the great acts of God - descended kings , Who in his numbers still survive and ...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1 |
| Author | Abraham Cowley |
| Editors | Samuel Johnson, C. Bathrust (Londres) |
| Publisher | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Original from | the Complutense University of Madrid |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 407 pages |
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