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Samuel Johnson. Wh winter's hand the Scythian feas constrains , 35 And binds the frozen floods in crystal chains ... hands on her own vitals feize , And no deftruction but her own can please . Behold her fields unknowing of the plow ...
Samuel Johnson. Wh winter's hand the Scythian feas constrains , 35 And binds the frozen floods in crystal chains ... hands on her own vitals feize , And no deftruction but her own can please . Behold her fields unknowing of the plow ...
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... hands have laid Hefperia wafte . But if our fates feverely have decreed No way but this for Nero to fucceed ; If only thus our heroes can be gods , And earth must pay for their divine abodes ; If heaven could not the thunderer obtain ...
... hands have laid Hefperia wafte . But if our fates feverely have decreed No way but this for Nero to fucceed ; If only thus our heroes can be gods , And earth must pay for their divine abodes ; If heaven could not the thunderer obtain ...
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... hand ; Or if thou choose the empire of the day , And make the fun's unwilling fteeds obey ; Aufpicious if thou drive the flaming team , While earth rejoices in thy gentler beam ; Where - e'er thou reign , with one confenting voice , The ...
... hand ; Or if thou choose the empire of the day , And make the fun's unwilling fteeds obey ; Aufpicious if thou drive the flaming team , While earth rejoices in thy gentler beam ; Where - e'er thou reign , with one confenting voice , The ...
Page 53
... his flackening steps were ftay'd . 365 O thou ( at length he cry'd ) whofe hand controls The forky fire , and rattling thunder rolls ; E 3 360 Who C Who from thy capitol's exalted height , Doft o'er LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book I. 53.
... his flackening steps were ftay'd . 365 O thou ( at length he cry'd ) whofe hand controls The forky fire , and rattling thunder rolls ; E 3 360 Who C Who from thy capitol's exalted height , Doft o'er LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book I. 53.
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... hand , Couch'd on the earth the doubtful falvage lies , And waits a while till all his fury rife ; His lafhing tail provokes his fwelling fides , 399 And high upon his neck , his mane with horror rides Then if at length the flying dart ...
... hand , Couch'd on the earth the doubtful falvage lies , And waits a while till all his fury rife ; His lafhing tail provokes his fwelling fides , 399 And high upon his neck , his mane with horror rides Then if at length the flying dart ...
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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