The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11E. Cox, 1779 - 212 pages |
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... peace : And when this land in blood he might have laid , Brought balfam for the wounds ourselves had made .. Though now ( alas ! ) in the fad grave he lies , Yet fhall his praife for ever live , and laurels from it rise . Then , matrons ...
... peace : And when this land in blood he might have laid , Brought balfam for the wounds ourselves had made .. Though now ( alas ! ) in the fad grave he lies , Yet fhall his praife for ever live , and laurels from it rise . Then , matrons ...
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... peace , and noble liberty , Should fo much of our old disease retain , To make us furfeit into flaves again ! 80 Slaves to thofe tyrant lords whofe yoke we bore , And ferv'd fo base a bondage to before ; Yet ' twas our curfe , that ...
... peace , and noble liberty , Should fo much of our old disease retain , To make us furfeit into flaves again ! 80 Slaves to thofe tyrant lords whofe yoke we bore , And ferv'd fo base a bondage to before ; Yet ' twas our curfe , that ...
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... Peace was the choice , and their debates were clos'd . But , oh ! Through all this ifle , where it seems moft defign'd , Nothing fo hard as wifh'd - for peace to find . The elements due order here maintain , And pay their tribute in of ...
... Peace was the choice , and their debates were clos'd . But , oh ! Through all this ifle , where it seems moft defign'd , Nothing fo hard as wifh'd - for peace to find . The elements due order here maintain , And pay their tribute in of ...
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... peace must be for him design'd , For he was born to give it all mankind . By patience , mercies large , and many toils , In his own realms to calm inteftine broils , Thence every root of difcord to remove , And plant us new with unity ...
... peace must be for him design'd , For he was born to give it all mankind . By patience , mercies large , and many toils , In his own realms to calm inteftine broils , Thence every root of difcord to remove , And plant us new with unity ...
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... Peace , Large of extent , and fit for goodly ease ; Where noble order ftrikes the greedy fight With wonder , as it fills it with delight ; The maffy walls feem , as the womb of earth , Shrunk when fuch mighty quarries thence had birth ...
... Peace , Large of extent , and fit for goodly ease ; Where noble order ftrikes the greedy fight With wonder , as it fills it with delight ; The maffy walls feem , as the womb of earth , Shrunk when fuch mighty quarries thence had birth ...
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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