The Works of the English Poets1779 |
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... yield , For the loft blood which ftains yon northern field ; 550 For wounds , for winter camps , for Alpine fnow ... yields us her applaufe , While the gods call us on and own our cause , If thus returning conquerors they treat , How had ...
... yield , For the loft blood which ftains yon northern field ; 550 For wounds , for winter camps , for Alpine fnow ... yields us her applaufe , While the gods call us on and own our cause , If thus returning conquerors they treat , How had ...
Page 62
Samuel Johnson. Perhaps , for that too boldly I withstand , Nor yield my conquering eagles on command ; Since the Cilician pirate ftrikes his fail , Since o'er the Pontic king thy arms prevail ; Since the poor prince , a weary life o'er ...
Samuel Johnson. Perhaps , for that too boldly I withstand , Nor yield my conquering eagles on command ; Since the Cilician pirate ftrikes his fail , Since o'er the Pontic king thy arms prevail ; Since the poor prince , a weary life o'er ...
Page 63
... yield To dart the javelin , and to lift the fhield ; While these remain , my general , wilt thou own The vile dominion of the lazy gown ? Wilt thou the lordly fenate choose to bear , Rather than conquer in a civil war ? With thee the ...
... yield To dart the javelin , and to lift the fhield ; While these remain , my general , wilt thou own The vile dominion of the lazy gown ? Wilt thou the lordly fenate choose to bear , Rather than conquer in a civil war ? With thee the ...
Page 71
... yields herself the victor's easy prize . The camp intrench'd secureft flumbers yields , Though hoftile arms befet the neighbouring fields ; Rude banks of earth the hafty foldier rears , And in the turfy wall forgets his fears : While ...
... yields herself the victor's easy prize . The camp intrench'd secureft flumbers yields , Though hoftile arms befet the neighbouring fields ; Rude banks of earth the hafty foldier rears , And in the turfy wall forgets his fears : While ...
Page 76
... yields him to the fatal blow The gufhing veins no chearful crimson pour , But stain with poisonous black the facred floor . The paler prophet ftood with horror ftruck ; Then with a hafty hand the entrails took , And fought the angry ...
... yields him to the fatal blow The gufhing veins no chearful crimson pour , But stain with poisonous black the facred floor . The paler prophet ftood with horror ftruck ; Then with a hafty hand the entrails took , And fought the angry ...
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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