The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... dreadful Fate declare , Nor fhin'd , but for one greater king before . Though now ( alas ! ) in the fad grave he lies , Yet fhall his praise for ever live , and laurels from it rife . For this great day were equal joys prepar'd , The ...
... dreadful Fate declare , Nor fhin'd , but for one greater king before . Though now ( alas ! ) in the fad grave he lies , Yet fhall his praise for ever live , and laurels from it rife . For this great day were equal joys prepar'd , The ...
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... dreadful grew . But , like that Hercules when Love crept in , And th ' hero to his diftaff drew , His foes that found him faw he was but man : So when my faithlefs Clio by her fnare } Had brought him to her arms , and I furpriz'd him ...
... dreadful grew . But , like that Hercules when Love crept in , And th ' hero to his diftaff drew , His foes that found him faw he was but man : So when my faithlefs Clio by her fnare } Had brought him to her arms , and I furpriz'd him ...
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... dreadful boar . Between two feas a little ifthmus lies , Where on each fide the beating billows rife , There in Trazena I thy love will meet , More bleft and pleas'd than in my native Crete . As we could wish , old Thefeus is away At ...
... dreadful boar . Between two feas a little ifthmus lies , Where on each fide the beating billows rife , There in Trazena I thy love will meet , More bleft and pleas'd than in my native Crete . As we could wish , old Thefeus is away At ...
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... dreadful form is near . The bleating flocks in wild confusion stray , The early larks forfake their wandering way , And ceafe to welcome - in the new - born day . Each nymph possest with a distracted fear , Disorder'd hangs her loofe ...
... dreadful form is near . The bleating flocks in wild confusion stray , The early larks forfake their wandering way , And ceafe to welcome - in the new - born day . Each nymph possest with a distracted fear , Disorder'd hangs her loofe ...
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... dreadful in the fight ! Shall he , fhall ever he , who now commands So many thousand hearts , and tongues , and hands ; Shall ever he , by fome ftrange crime of fate , Fall under the ignoble vulgar's hate ? Who knows ? the turns of ...
... dreadful in the fight ! Shall he , fhall ever he , who now commands So many thousand hearts , and tongues , and hands ; Shall ever he , by fome ftrange crime of fate , Fall under the ignoble vulgar's hate ? Who knows ? the turns of ...
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Acontius arms beauty beſt bleffings bleft breaſt Cæfar Cæfar's charms Cyclops Cydippe dæmon Daphnis defign defire delight dreft e'er eaſe Ev'n eyes facred fafe fair falfe fame fate fatire fear feem'd fhall fhame fhew fhining fhore fighs fince firft firſt flain flave fmile foft fome fong fools foul ftill fuch fure fwain grace grave he lies hand heart heaven herſelf himſelf Hippolytus honour juſt kind king laft laſt laurels lefs lov'd Lucretius mighty mind moft MOPSUS moſt Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er noble nymph o'er OVID paſt peace pleaſe pleaſure Poet praiſe pride rage rais'd raiſe reft rife riſe royal ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtar ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtreams Tartuffe tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand triumph Twas twill verfe virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wonder