The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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Page 77
... thofe of Troy , requir'd . Now Turnus rolls aloof o'er empty plains , And here and there fome ftraggling foes he gleans . His flying courfers please him lefs and lefs , Afham'd of eafy fight , and cheap fuccefs . Thus half contented ...
... thofe of Troy , requir'd . Now Turnus rolls aloof o'er empty plains , And here and there fome ftraggling foes he gleans . His flying courfers please him lefs and lefs , Afham'd of eafy fight , and cheap fuccefs . Thus half contented ...
Page 78
... thofe above fo fmall compaffion fhow , ) Receive a foul unfully'd yet with shame , Which not belies my great- forefathers ' name . 935 940 He faid : and while he spoke , with flying speed , 945 Came Sages , urging on his foamy steed ...
... thofe above fo fmall compaffion fhow , ) Receive a foul unfully'd yet with shame , Which not belies my great- forefathers ' name . 935 940 He faid : and while he spoke , with flying speed , 945 Came Sages , urging on his foamy steed ...
Page 95
... thofe faults , of which I have too liberally arraigned others . " Cynthius aurem vellet ,. & admonuit . ” It is enough for me , if the government will let me pafs unquestioned . In the mean time , Lam obliged , in gratitude , to return ...
... thofe faults , of which I have too liberally arraigned others . " Cynthius aurem vellet ,. & admonuit . ” It is enough for me , if the government will let me pafs unquestioned . In the mean time , Lam obliged , in gratitude , to return ...
Page 96
... thofe from whom I have received the favours which they have offered to one of a different perfuafion ? amongst whom I cannot omit naming the earls of Derby and of Peterborough . To the first of these , I have not the honour to be known ...
... thofe from whom I have received the favours which they have offered to one of a different perfuafion ? amongst whom I cannot omit naming the earls of Derby and of Peterborough . To the first of these , I have not the honour to be known ...
Page 97
... thofe editions in Latin ; amongst which , I could not but prefer the Dauphine's , as the laft , the shorteft , and the moft judicious . Fa- brini I had also fent me from Italy ; but either he un- derstands Virgil but very imperfectly ...
... thofe editions in Latin ; amongst which , I could not but prefer the Dauphine's , as the laft , the shorteft , and the moft judicious . Fa- brini I had also fent me from Italy ; but either he un- derstands Virgil but very imperfectly ...
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Æneas Æneid againſt alfo alſo amongſt arms becauſe Befides beſt betwixt breaſt Cafaubon caufe crimes defign defire doft eaſe Ennius Ev'n eyes facred fafely faid falutes fame fate fatire fatyrs fear feems fenfe fent fhall fhould fide fight fince fire firft firſt flain flave fleep foes fome foul ftill fubject fuch fure fword give gods Grecians hand head heaven himſelf honour Horace huſband Jove Juturna Juvenal laft laſt Latin leaſt lefs Livius Andronicus loft lord Lucilius mafter moft moſt muſt myſelf noble numbers o'er Pacuvius Perfius perfons pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetry praiſe prefent purſue Quintilian raiſe reafon reft refuſe reſt rife Roman Rome SATIRE ſcarce Sejanus ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtore ſtreet thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou art Trojan Turnus uſe verfe verſe vices Virgil virtue whofe wife worfe Would't thou