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Page 157
... sword amidst his aged breaft : And though life's gushing streams the weapon stain , Headlong he leaps amidft the greedy main ; While this laft wifh ran ever in his mind , To die , and leave his darling fon behind ; Eager to part , his ...
... sword amidst his aged breaft : And though life's gushing streams the weapon stain , Headlong he leaps amidft the greedy main ; While this laft wifh ran ever in his mind , To die , and leave his darling fon behind ; Eager to part , his ...
Page 162
... swords fome clear the woody way ; Nor death , nor wounds , their enemies annoy , While other ufes now their arms employ . Their chief the danger from afar survey'd , And bade the horfe fly timely to their aid . In order just the ready ...
... swords fome clear the woody way ; Nor death , nor wounds , their enemies annoy , While other ufes now their arms employ . Their chief the danger from afar survey'd , And bade the horfe fly timely to their aid . In order just the ready ...
Page 170
... swords shall meet ; No blind pretence of ignorance remains , The blood they fhed must flow from Roman veins . Oh ! fatal truce ! the brand of guilty Rome ! From thee worfe wars and redder flaughters come . See ! with what free and ...
... swords shall meet ; No blind pretence of ignorance remains , The blood they fhed must flow from Roman veins . Oh ! fatal truce ! the brand of guilty Rome ! From thee worfe wars and redder flaughters come . See ! with what free and ...
Page 171
... swords to share ; Yet fomething , abject as you are , from you , Something to virtue and the laws is due : A fecond praise ev'n yet you may partake ! Fight , and be vanquish'd for your country's fake . 345 350 Can Can you , while fate ...
... swords to share ; Yet fomething , abject as you are , from you , Something to virtue and the laws is due : A fecond praise ev'n yet you may partake ! Fight , and be vanquish'd for your country's fake . 345 350 Can Can you , while fate ...
Page 176
... sword has newly past , And the firft pungent pains and anguish last ; While full with life the turgid vessels rise , And the warm juice the fpritely nerve supplies ; Each finewy limb with fiercer force is prest , And rage redoubles in ...
... sword has newly past , And the firft pungent pains and anguish last ; While full with life the turgid vessels rise , And the warm juice the fpritely nerve supplies ; Each finewy limb with fiercer force is prest , And rage redoubles in ...
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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