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... light . The falvage kind forfook the defert wood , And in the streets difclos'd their horrid brood . Then speaking beasts with human founds were heard , And monftrous births the teeming mothers fcar'd . 960 965 Among Among the croud ...
... light . The falvage kind forfook the defert wood , And in the streets difclos'd their horrid brood . Then speaking beasts with human founds were heard , And monftrous births the teeming mothers fcar'd . 960 965 Among Among the croud ...
Page 79
... lights are darken'd all and gone , And Mars now lords it o'er the heavens alone.1125 Orion's ftarry falchion blazing wide , Refulgent glitters by his dreadful fide . War comes , and falvage flaughter muft abound , The fword of violence ...
... lights are darken'd all and gone , And Mars now lords it o'er the heavens alone.1125 Orion's ftarry falchion blazing wide , Refulgent glitters by his dreadful fide . War comes , and falvage flaughter muft abound , The fword of violence ...
Page 85
... gripe forfook ; Thick flashing flames a light unusual gave , And fudden fhone around the gloomy cave ; G & 95 100 105 115 110 120 Dreadful Dreadful the Gods of guilt before him stood , And LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book II . 85.
... gripe forfook ; Thick flashing flames a light unusual gave , And fudden fhone around the gloomy cave ; G & 95 100 105 115 110 120 Dreadful Dreadful the Gods of guilt before him stood , And LUCAN'S PHARSALIA , Book II . 85.
Page 95
... Light particles and idle atoms fly , Tofs'd by the winds , and scatter'd round the sky ; While the more folid parts the force refift , And fix'd and ftable on the centre reft . } 400 405 } 418 $ 415 420 Cæfar fhall hear with joy , that ...
... Light particles and idle atoms fly , Tofs'd by the winds , and scatter'd round the sky ; While the more folid parts the force refift , And fix'd and ftable on the centre reft . } 400 405 } 418 $ 415 420 Cæfar fhall hear with joy , that ...
Page 96
... light , And leave the wretched world in endless night .; If Chaos fhould in heaven and earth prevail , And univerfal nature's frame fhould fail : What Stoic would not the misfortune share , And think that defolation worth his care ...
... light , And leave the wretched world in endless night .; If Chaos fhould in heaven and earth prevail , And univerfal nature's frame fhould fail : What Stoic would not the misfortune share , And think that defolation worth his care ...
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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