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... Rage fires their fouls with jealousy of fame , And emulation fans the rifing flame . Thee Pompey thy past deeds by turns infest ,. And jealous glory burns within thy breast ; Thy fam'd piratic laurel feems to fade , Beneath fuccefsful ...
... Rage fires their fouls with jealousy of fame , And emulation fans the rifing flame . Thee Pompey thy past deeds by turns infest ,. And jealous glory burns within thy breast ; Thy fam'd piratic laurel feems to fade , Beneath fuccefsful ...
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... rage the fell deftroyer burns ; Then with a whirl full in its ftrength retires , And recollects the force of all its scatter'd fires . Motives like thefe the leading chiefs infpir'd ; But other thoughts the meaner vulgar fir'd . Thofe ...
... rage the fell deftroyer burns ; Then with a whirl full in its ftrength retires , And recollects the force of all its scatter'd fires . Motives like thefe the leading chiefs infpir'd ; But other thoughts the meaner vulgar fir'd . Thofe ...
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... rage and wrath their ready minds invade , And want could every wickedness perfuade : Hence impious power was firft efteem'd a good , 325 Worth being fought with arms , and bought with blood : With glory , fyrants did their country awe ...
... rage and wrath their ready minds invade , And want could every wickedness perfuade : Hence impious power was firft efteem'd a good , 325 Worth being fought with arms , and bought with blood : With glory , fyrants did their country awe ...
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... rage , With thee my arms no impious war fhall wage . On him thy hate , on him thy curfe bestow , Who would perfuade thee Cæfar is.thy foe ; And fince to thee I confecrate my toil , 370 } އ 380 Oh favour thou my caufe , and on thy ...
... rage , With thee my arms no impious war fhall wage . On him thy hate , on him thy curfe bestow , Who would perfuade thee Cæfar is.thy foe ; And fince to thee I confecrate my toil , 370 } އ 380 Oh favour thou my caufe , and on thy ...
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... laft was left alone . At length the morn , the dreadful morn arofe , Whose beams the firft tumultuous rage disclose : } 420 425 E 4 Whether } 430 435 Whether the ftormy fouth prolong'd the night LUGAN'S PHARSALIA , Book I. 55.
... laft was left alone . At length the morn , the dreadful morn arofe , Whose beams the firft tumultuous rage disclose : } 420 425 E 4 Whether } 430 435 Whether the ftormy fouth prolong'd the night LUGAN'S PHARSALIA , Book I. 55.
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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