The Works of the English Poets1779 |
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... fight , and the facred grove , have each of them their particular excellence , that in my opinion come very little fhort of any thing we find in Homer or Virgil . In the Fourth Book , there are a great many charm- ing incidents , and ...
... fight , and the facred grove , have each of them their particular excellence , that in my opinion come very little fhort of any thing we find in Homer or Virgil . In the Fourth Book , there are a great many charm- ing incidents , and ...
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... fight with Stronger weapons , This with more . The first surpaffes all in folid ftrength ; the latter excels in vigour and poignancy . You would think that the one founds rather a larger and deeper toned trumpet ; the other a lefs ...
... fight with Stronger weapons , This with more . The first surpaffes all in folid ftrength ; the latter excels in vigour and poignancy . You would think that the one founds rather a larger and deeper toned trumpet ; the other a lefs ...
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... fight , And eagles againft eagles bending flight ; Of blood by friends , by kindred , parents , spilt , One common horror and promifcuous guilt , Á fhatter'd world in wild disorder toft , Leagues , laws , and empire , in confufion loft ...
... fight , And eagles againft eagles bending flight ; Of blood by friends , by kindred , parents , spilt , One common horror and promifcuous guilt , Á fhatter'd world in wild disorder toft , Leagues , laws , and empire , in confufion loft ...
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... fight ; While bold ambition prompts thee in the race , And bids thy courage fcorn a fecond place . Superior power , fierce faction's dearest care , One could not brook , and one disdain'd to share . Juftly to name the better caufe were ...
... fight ; While bold ambition prompts thee in the race , And bids thy courage fcorn a fecond place . Superior power , fierce faction's dearest care , One could not brook , and one disdain'd to share . Juftly to name the better caufe were ...
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... fight ; Refiftlefs in its courfe delights to rove , And cleaves the temples of its master Jove : Alike where - e'er it paffes or returns , With equal rage the fell deftroyer burns ; Then with a whirl full in its ftrength retires , And ...
... fight ; Refiftlefs in its courfe delights to rove , And cleaves the temples of its master Jove : Alike where - e'er it paffes or returns , With equal rage the fell deftroyer burns ; Then with a whirl full in its ftrength retires , And ...
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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