The Works of the English Poets, Volume 26H. Baldwin, 1779 - 261 pages |
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... Rome , inquiring Appius prov'd : He bids the guardian of the dread abode Send in the trembling prieftefs to the god . P 150 155 160 165 175 The The reverend fire the Latian chief obey'd , And sudden LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book V. 209.
... Rome , inquiring Appius prov'd : He bids the guardian of the dread abode Send in the trembling prieftefs to the god . P 150 155 160 165 175 The The reverend fire the Latian chief obey'd , And sudden LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book V. 209.
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Nicholas Rowe Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). The reverend fire the Latian chief obey'd , And sudden feiz`d ... fires Low in the duft had laid our lofty fpires , In heaps the mouldering afhes heavy rod , 185 190 And chok'd the ...
Nicholas Rowe Samuel Johnson, Charles Bathurst (Londres). The reverend fire the Latian chief obey'd , And sudden feiz`d ... fires Low in the duft had laid our lofty fpires , In heaps the mouldering afhes heavy rod , 185 190 And chok'd the ...
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... fires , and shakes his founding röd : He lafhes now , and goads her on amain ; And now he checks her ftubborn to the rein , Curbs in her tongue , just labouring to disclose , 250 And speak that fate which in her bosom glows . Ages on ...
... fires , and shakes his founding röd : He lafhes now , and goads her on amain ; And now he checks her ftubborn to the rein , Curbs in her tongue , just labouring to disclose , 250 And speak that fate which in her bosom glows . Ages on ...
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... fire æthereal fail'd , And the dull human fenfe again prevail'd ; While Phoebus , fudden , in a murky fhade , Hid the paft vifion from the mortal maid . Thick clouds of dark oblivion rife between , And fnatch away at once the wondrous ...
... fire æthereal fail'd , And the dull human fenfe again prevail'd ; While Phoebus , fudden , in a murky fhade , Hid the paft vifion from the mortal maid . Thick clouds of dark oblivion rife between , And fnatch away at once the wondrous ...
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... fires their furies flame , Secure , and fcornful of the danger , came . Nor was he wroth to fee the madness rife , And mark the vengeance threatening in their eyes ; With pleasure could he crown their curft defigns , With rapes of ...
... fires their furies flame , Secure , and fcornful of the danger , came . Nor was he wroth to fee the madness rife , And mark the vengeance threatening in their eyes ; With pleasure could he crown their curft defigns , With rapes of ...
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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