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... still watching for its day : Hence perjuries in every wrangling court ; And war , the needy bankrupt's last resort . 340 345 350 355 Now Cæfar , marching fwift with winged haste , The fummits of the frozen Alps had paft ; With vast ...
... still watching for its day : Hence perjuries in every wrangling court ; And war , the needy bankrupt's last resort . 340 345 350 355 Now Cæfar , marching fwift with winged haste , The fummits of the frozen Alps had paft ; With vast ...
Page 60
... still be thought no crime , His breach of laws , and triumph ere the time ? Still fhall he gather honours and command , And grafp all rule in his rapacious hand ? 560 564 } 570 575 What What need I name the violated laws , And famine ...
... still be thought no crime , His breach of laws , and triumph ere the time ? Still fhall he gather honours and command , And grafp all rule in his rapacious hand ? 560 564 } 570 575 What What need I name the violated laws , And famine ...
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... still : A thousand flaughters , and ten thousand fears , She whispers in the trembling vulgar's ears . Now comes a frighted meffenger , to tell Of ruins which the country round befel ; The foe to fair Mevania's walls is paft , 819 825 ...
... still : A thousand flaughters , and ten thousand fears , She whispers in the trembling vulgar's ears . Now comes a frighted meffenger , to tell Of ruins which the country round befel ; The foe to fair Mevania's walls is paft , 819 825 ...
Page 70
... still unknowing where To fly from danger , or for aid repair . Hafty and headlong differing paths they tread , As blind impulfe and wild distraction lead ; The croud , a hurrying , heartless train , fucceed . Who that the lamentable ...
... still unknowing where To fly from danger , or for aid repair . Hafty and headlong differing paths they tread , As blind impulfe and wild distraction lead ; The croud , a hurrying , heartless train , fucceed . Who that the lamentable ...
Page 77
... still , The never - failing harbinger of ill : Lo ! by the fibrous liver's rifing head , A fecond rival prominence is fpread ; All funk and poor the friendly part appears , And a pale , fickly , withering visage wears ; While high and ...
... still , The never - failing harbinger of ill : Lo ! by the fibrous liver's rifing head , A fecond rival prominence is fpread ; All funk and poor the friendly part appears , And a pale , fickly , withering visage wears ; While high and ...
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Æneid againſt amidſt arms Behold beneath blood bold breaſt Cæfar camp caufe cauſe chief cloſe command courſe croud Dæmon death diftant dreadful earth ev'n facred fafe faid fame fatal fate fcorn fear feas fecret feek feems feen fhade fhall fhore fhould fide field fierce fight firft firſt fkies flain flames flaughter fled flood foldier fome foon forfook fortune foul ftand ftill ftream ftrong fuccefs fuch fure fwelling fword Gaul gods hafte hand head heaven himſelf hoftile horrid impious labours laft laſt Latian lefs length loft looſe Lucan mighty moſt Nero numbers o'er paffage paſt peace Pharfalia Phocis plain Pompey Pompey's purpoſe rage reft rife rofe Roman Rome Scythian ſhall ſhe ſhore ſkies ſky ſpoke ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood Sulpitius Verulanus ſupplies ſwift taſk thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand trembling vaft vanquish'd Virgil whofe winds yield