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... land flows in the pouring main , Now rears the land its rifing head again , And feas and earth alternate rule maintain . If driven by winds from the far distant pole , This way and that , the floods revolving roll ; Or if , compell'd by ...
... land flows in the pouring main , Now rears the land its rifing head again , And feas and earth alternate rule maintain . If driven by winds from the far distant pole , This way and that , the floods revolving roll ; Or if , compell'd by ...
Page 67
... lands , and other foes engage . You too , ye bards ! whom facred raptures fire , To chaunt your heroes to your country's lyre ; F 2 775 780 785 Who Who confecrate , in your immortal strain , Brave patriot LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book I 61.
... lands , and other foes engage . You too , ye bards ! whom facred raptures fire , To chaunt your heroes to your country's lyre ; F 2 775 780 785 Who Who confecrate , in your immortal strain , Brave patriot LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book I 61.
Page 92
... land , To fink of old by death's deftructive hand ; Battles with multitudes have ftrown the plain , And many perish on the ftormy main : Earthquakes deftroy , malignant vapours blast , And plagues and famines lay whole nations wafte ...
... land , To fink of old by death's deftructive hand ; Battles with multitudes have ftrown the plain , And many perish on the ftormy main : Earthquakes deftroy , malignant vapours blast , And plagues and famines lay whole nations wafte ...
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... land ? Could this renown , could these atchievements build A tomb for Sylla in the Martian field ? Again , behold the circling woes return , Again the curfe of civil wars we mourn ; Battles and blood , and vengeance , fhall fucceed ...
... land ? Could this renown , could these atchievements build A tomb for Sylla in the Martian field ? Again , behold the circling woes return , Again the curfe of civil wars we mourn ; Battles and blood , and vengeance , fhall fucceed ...
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... 910 And proud Sophene veils her wealthy towers : The Jews I tam'd , who with religion bow To fome myfterious name , which none befide them know . Is there a land , to fum up all at Is LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book II . III.
... 910 And proud Sophene veils her wealthy towers : The Jews I tam'd , who with religion bow To fome myfterious name , which none befide them know . Is there a land , to fum up all at Is LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book II . III.
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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