The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11H. Baldwin, 1779 |
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... my royal fire disclose A dreadful story , big with future woes ; How mov'd with wrath , that careless we convey Promifcuous every guest to every bay , 200 Stern Stern Neptune rag'd ; and how by his command Firm ODYSSEY , 9 Book XIII .
... my royal fire disclose A dreadful story , big with future woes ; How mov'd with wrath , that careless we convey Promifcuous every guest to every bay , 200 Stern Stern Neptune rag'd ; and how by his command Firm ODYSSEY , 9 Book XIII .
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... dreadful hill . 210 215 The monarch spoke : they trembled and obey'd , Forth on the fands the victim oxen led : The gather'd tribes before the altars stand , And chiefs and rulers , a majestic band . The King of Ocean all the tribes ...
... dreadful hill . 210 215 The monarch spoke : they trembled and obey'd , Forth on the fands the victim oxen led : The gather'd tribes before the altars stand , And chiefs and rulers , a majestic band . The King of Ocean all the tribes ...
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... dreadful day of fight Know , I am with thee , ftrong in all my might . If thou but equal to thyfelf be found , What gasping numbers then shall press the ground ! What human victims ftain the feastful floor ! How wide the pavements float ...
... dreadful day of fight Know , I am with thee , ftrong in all my might . If thou but equal to thyfelf be found , What gasping numbers then shall press the ground ! What human victims ftain the feastful floor ! How wide the pavements float ...
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... dreadful fight we move , By mighty Pallas , and by thundering Jove . Sufficient they ( Telemachus rejoin'd ) Against the banded powers of all mankind : They , high enthron'd above the rolling clouds ; Wither the ftrength of man , and ...
... dreadful fight we move , By mighty Pallas , and by thundering Jove . Sufficient they ( Telemachus rejoin'd ) Against the banded powers of all mankind : They , high enthron'd above the rolling clouds ; Wither the ftrength of man , and ...
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... dreadful story she defcends : Her hafty steps a damfel - train attends . Full where the dome its fhining valves expands , Sudden before the rival powers she stands : And , veiling decent with a modest shade Her cheek , indignant to ...
... dreadful story she defcends : Her hafty steps a damfel - train attends . Full where the dome its fhining valves expands , Sudden before the rival powers she stands : And , veiling decent with a modest shade Her cheek , indignant to ...
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