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... fate commands , And nothing great to long duration stands ; Afpiring Rome had risen too much in height , And funk beneath her own unwieldy weight . So fhall one hour at last this globe controul , Break up the vast machine , diffolve the ...
... fate commands , And nothing great to long duration stands ; Afpiring Rome had risen too much in height , And funk beneath her own unwieldy weight . So fhall one hour at last this globe controul , Break up the vast machine , diffolve the ...
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... and annals feen ; But ' twas a valour , reftlefs , unconfin'd , Which no fuccefs could fate , nor limits bind ; € 2.50 } 256 260 265 270 ~~ 275 ' Twas ' Twas shame , a foldier's fhame untaught to yield 50 % ROWE'S POEM S.
... and annals feen ; But ' twas a valour , reftlefs , unconfin'd , Which no fuccefs could fate , nor limits bind ; € 2.50 } 256 260 265 270 ~~ 275 ' Twas ' Twas shame , a foldier's fhame untaught to yield 50 % ROWE'S POEM S.
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... fate and war the great event decide . He fpoke ; and , on the dreadful task intent , Speedy to near Ariminum he bent ; To him the Balearic fling is flow , And the fhaft loiters from the Parthian bow . With eager marches fwift he reach'd ...
... fate and war the great event decide . He fpoke ; and , on the dreadful task intent , Speedy to near Ariminum he bent ; To him the Balearic fling is flow , And the fhaft loiters from the Parthian bow . With eager marches fwift he reach'd ...
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... fate we rather had been plac'd Upon the confines of the utmost east ! 450 The frozen north much better might we know , Mountains of ice , and everlasting ( now . Better with wandering Scythians choose to roam , Than fix in fruitful ...
... fate we rather had been plac'd Upon the confines of the utmost east ! 450 The frozen north much better might we know , Mountains of ice , and everlasting ( now . Better with wandering Scythians choose to roam , Than fix in fruitful ...
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... fate , impatient of delay , Force every foft relenting thought away . A lucky chance a fair pretence supplies , And juftice in his favour feems to rife . New accidents new ftings to rage fuggeft , And fiercer fires inflame the warrior's ...
... fate , impatient of delay , Force every foft relenting thought away . A lucky chance a fair pretence supplies , And juftice in his favour feems to rife . New accidents new ftings to rage fuggeft , And fiercer fires inflame the warrior's ...
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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