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... blood the Punic ghofts atone ; Though Pompey's hapless fons renew the war , And Munda view the flaughter'd heaps from far ; Though meagre famine in Perufia reign , Though Mutina with battles fill the plain ; Though Leuca's ifle , and ...
... blood the Punic ghofts atone ; Though Pompey's hapless fons renew the war , And Munda view the flaughter'd heaps from far ; Though meagre famine in Perufia reign , Though Mutina with battles fill the plain ; Though Leuca's ifle , and ...
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... blood ? Nor did the feud for wide dominion rife , Nor was the world their impious fury's prize ; Divided power contention still affords , And for a village ftrove the petty lords . The fierce , triumvirate combin'd in peace , Preferv'd ...
... blood ? Nor did the feud for wide dominion rife , Nor was the world their impious fury's prize ; Divided power contention still affords , And for a village ftrove the petty lords . The fierce , triumvirate combin'd in peace , Preferv'd ...
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... blood Affyrian Carre's plain ; Sudden the feeming friends in arms engage , The Parthian fword let loofe the Latian rage . Ye fierce Arfacide ! ye foes of Rome , Now triumph , you have more than overcome : The vanquish'd felt your ...
... blood Affyrian Carre's plain ; Sudden the feeming friends in arms engage , The Parthian fword let loofe the Latian rage . Ye fierce Arfacide ! ye foes of Rome , Now triumph , you have more than overcome : The vanquish'd felt your ...
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... blood ; Urging advantage , he improv'd all odds , 280 And made the most of fortune and the gods ; 285 Pleas'd to o'erturn ' whate'er withheld his prize , And faw the ruin with rejoicing eyes . Such while earth trembles , and heaven ...
... blood ; Urging advantage , he improv'd all odds , 280 And made the most of fortune and the gods ; 285 Pleas'd to o'erturn ' whate'er withheld his prize , And faw the ruin with rejoicing eyes . Such while earth trembles , and heaven ...
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... blood : With glory , fyrants did their country awe , 330 And violence prescrib'd the rule to law . Hence pliant fervile voices were constrain'd , And force in popular affemblies reign'd ; Confuls and tribunes , with oppofing might ...
... blood : With glory , fyrants did their country awe , 330 And violence prescrib'd the rule to law . Hence pliant fervile voices were constrain'd , And force in popular affemblies reign'd ; Confuls and tribunes , with oppofing might ...
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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