The Works of the English Poets, Volume 26H. Baldwin, 1779 - 261 pages |
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Page 204
... Roman state , In foreign feats , confulting , meanly fate . No face of war the grave affembly wears , But civil power in peaceful pomp appears : The purple order to their place refort , While waiting lictors guard the crouded court . No ...
... Roman state , In foreign feats , confulting , meanly fate . No face of war the grave affembly wears , But civil power in peaceful pomp appears : The purple order to their place refort , While waiting lictors guard the crouded court . No ...
Page 210
... Roman's purpose tries : What curious hopes thy wandering fancy move , The filent Delphic oracle to prove ? In vain , Aufonian Appius , art thou come ; Long has our Phoebus and his cave been dumb . Whether , difdaining us , the facred ...
... Roman's purpose tries : What curious hopes thy wandering fancy move , The filent Delphic oracle to prove ? In vain , Aufonian Appius , art thou come ; Long has our Phoebus and his cave been dumb . Whether , difdaining us , the facred ...
Page 211
... Roman foon the fraud efpy'd , And , Hope not thou to ' fcape my rage , he cry'd ; Sore fhalt thou rue thy fond deceit , profane , ( The gods and Appius are not mock'd in vain ) Unless thou ceafe thy mortal founds to tell , Unless thou ...
... Roman foon the fraud efpy'd , And , Hope not thou to ' fcape my rage , he cry'd ; Sore fhalt thou rue thy fond deceit , profane , ( The gods and Appius are not mock'd in vain ) Unless thou ceafe thy mortal founds to tell , Unless thou ...
Page 212
... Roman deftiny diftinguish'd took , And kept it careful in her facred book ; 265 So now , Phemonoë , in crouds of thought , The fingle doom of Latian Appius fought . Nor in that mafs , where multitudes abound , A private fortune can with ...
... Roman deftiny diftinguish'd took , And kept it careful in her facred book ; 265 So now , Phemonoë , in crouds of thought , The fingle doom of Latian Appius fought . Nor in that mafs , where multitudes abound , A private fortune can with ...
Page 244
... Roman state . Cæfar , intent upon his hoftile fon , Demands a conqueft here , and here alone ; Neglects what laurels captive towns must yield , And fcorns the harveft of the Grecian field . } Impatient he provokes the fatal day , Ordain ...
... Roman state . Cæfar , intent upon his hoftile fon , Demands a conqueft here , and here alone ; Neglects what laurels captive towns must yield , And fcorns the harveft of the Grecian field . } Impatient he provokes the fatal day , Ordain ...
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Ægypt Ægyptian arms behold beneath blood breaſt burning Cæfar caufe cauſe chief command courſe croud Dæmon daring death diftant doom dreadful earth eaſe Emathia's ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fame fands fatal fate fcorn fear feas fecret fecure feek fhade fhall fhore fide field fierce fight firft firſt fix'd fkies flain flame flies flood foldier fome foon fortune foul ftands ftill ftream fuccefs fuch fudden fwelling fword gods hand head heaven Jove juft labours laft land laſt Latian loft Mede Meroë mighty mournful numbers o'er pain Parthian peace Pharfalia's Pharian PHARSALIA plain poiſon Pompey Pompey's Pothinus proud Ptolemy rage reft rife Roman Rome Rome's Scythian ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhore ſhould ſkies ſky ſpoil ſpoke ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood ſword taſk tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand vanquish'd victor waſte Where-e'er whofe winds yield