The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 19Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... a victor's vow : He bar'd an ancient oak of all her boughs : Then on a riling ground the trunk he plac'd ; Which with the fpoils of his dead foe he grac'd . VOL . VII . B 5 The The coat of arms by proud Mezentius worn , Now.
... a victor's vow : He bar'd an ancient oak of all her boughs : Then on a riling ground the trunk he plac'd ; Which with the fpoils of his dead foe he grac'd . VOL . VII . B 5 The The coat of arms by proud Mezentius worn , Now.
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... ground ; But when Æneas view'd the grisly wound Which Pallas in his manly bosom bore , And the fair flesh diftain'd with purple gore : First , melting into tears , the pious man Deplor'd fo fad a fight , then thus began : Unhappy youth ...
... ground ; But when Æneas view'd the grisly wound Which Pallas in his manly bosom bore , And the fair flesh diftain'd with purple gore : First , melting into tears , the pious man Deplor'd fo fad a fight , then thus began : Unhappy youth ...
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... ground ; And chofe a thousand horfe , the flower of all His warlike troops , wait the funeral : To bear him back , and share Evander's grief ( A well - becoming , but a weak relief ) . Of oaken twigs they twift an easy bier ; 90 95 Then ...
... ground ; And chofe a thousand horfe , the flower of all His warlike troops , wait the funeral : To bear him back , and share Evander's grief ( A well - becoming , but a weak relief ) . Of oaken twigs they twift an easy bier ; 90 95 Then ...
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... 'd , Betwixt their arms he finks upon the ground . Where groveling , while he lies in deep despair , He beats his breast , and rends his hoary hair . B 3 125 The The champion's chariot next is seen to roll , Befmear'd ENEIS . Book XI . 5.
... 'd , Betwixt their arms he finks upon the ground . Where groveling , while he lies in deep despair , He beats his breast , and rends his hoary hair . B 3 125 The The champion's chariot next is seen to roll , Befmear'd ENEIS . Book XI . 5.
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... ground . Thus while the Trojan and Arcadian horse , To Pallantean towers direct their course , In long proceffion rank'd ; the pious chief Stopp'd in the rear , and gave a vent to grief . The public care , he said , which war attends ...
... ground . Thus while the Trojan and Arcadian horse , To Pallantean towers direct their course , In long proceffion rank'd ; the pious chief Stopp'd in the rear , and gave a vent to grief . The public care , he said , which war attends ...
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