The Works of the English Poets, Volume 26H. Baldwin, 1779 - 261 pages |
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Page 207
... arms , and blindly wait th ' event . Appius alone , impatient to be taught , 95 100 With what the threatening future times were fraught , With bufy curiosity explores The dreadful purpose of the heavenly powers . To Delphos ftraight he ...
... arms , and blindly wait th ' event . Appius alone , impatient to be taught , 95 100 With what the threatening future times were fraught , With bufy curiosity explores The dreadful purpose of the heavenly powers . To Delphos ftraight he ...
Page 216
... arms would rife ? If Rome ' s too little , what can e'er fuffice ? Oh , fee at length ! with pity , Cæfar , fee , 380 385 Thefe withering arms , thefe hairs grown white for thee . In painful wars our joyless days have past , Let weary ...
... arms would rife ? If Rome ' s too little , what can e'er fuffice ? Oh , fee at length ! with pity , Cæfar , fee , 380 385 Thefe withering arms , thefe hairs grown white for thee . In painful wars our joyless days have past , Let weary ...
Page 217
... arms he led , Is now no more our chieftain , but our mate ; 4.10 Guilt equal , gives equality of ftate . Nor fhall his foul ingratitude prevail , Nor weigh our merits in his partial scale ; He views our labours with a fcornful glance ...
... arms he led , Is now no more our chieftain , but our mate ; 4.10 Guilt equal , gives equality of ftate . Nor fhall his foul ingratitude prevail , Nor weigh our merits in his partial scale ; He views our labours with a fcornful glance ...
Page 220
... arms he spies , An ignominious runagate he flies . 505 Such fhall you prove . Nor is it worth my care , Whether to Pompey's aid your arms you bear : Who quits his leader , wherefoe'er he go , Flies like a traitor , and becomes my foe ...
... arms he spies , An ignominious runagate he flies . 505 Such fhall you prove . Nor is it worth my care , Whether to Pompey's aid your arms you bear : Who quits his leader , wherefoe'er he go , Flies like a traitor , and becomes my foe ...
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... arms fucceed , 674 And fee his vanquish'd fon untimely bleed ; Till he beholds his afhes on the ftrand , Views his pale head within a villain's hand ; Till Pompey's fate fhall Cæfar's tears demand . The latter yet his eager rage ...
... arms fucceed , 674 And fee his vanquish'd fon untimely bleed ; Till he beholds his afhes on the ftrand , Views his pale head within a villain's hand ; Till Pompey's fate fhall Cæfar's tears demand . The latter yet his eager rage ...
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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