The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Том 35Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... deaths , that no two heroes are wounded in the fame manner ; and fuch a profufion of noble ideas , that every battle rifes above the laft in greatnefs , horror , and confufion . It is certain there is not near that number of images and ...
... deaths , that no two heroes are wounded in the fame manner ; and fuch a profufion of noble ideas , that every battle rifes above the laft in greatnefs , horror , and confufion . It is certain there is not near that number of images and ...
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... deaths , that no two heroes are wounded in the fame manner ; and such a profusion of noble ideas , that every battle rifes above the last in greatnefs , horror , and confufion . It is certain there is not near that number of images and ...
... deaths , that no two heroes are wounded in the fame manner ; and such a profusion of noble ideas , that every battle rifes above the last in greatnefs , horror , and confufion . It is certain there is not near that number of images and ...
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... death , when I reflect on the enjoyment of fo many agreeable obliga- tions , and eafy friendships , which make the fatisfaction of life . This diftinction is the more to be acknow- ledged , as it is fhewn to one whose pen has never gra ...
... death , when I reflect on the enjoyment of fo many agreeable obliga- tions , and eafy friendships , which make the fatisfaction of life . This diftinction is the more to be acknow- ledged , as it is fhewn to one whose pen has never gra ...
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... death Achilles fhall remain , Though proftrate Greece fhould bleed at every vein : 445 The raging chief in frantic paffion loft , Blind to himself , and useless to his hoft , Unfkill'd to judge the future by the past , In blood and ...
... death Achilles fhall remain , Though proftrate Greece fhould bleed at every vein : 445 The raging chief in frantic paffion loft , Blind to himself , and useless to his hoft , Unfkill'd to judge the future by the past , In blood and ...
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... death , and bring The Greeks to know the curse of such a king : Let Agamemnon lift his haughty head O'er all his wide dominion of the dead , And mourn in blood , that e'er he durft disgrace The boldeft warriour of the Grecian race ...
... death , and bring The Greeks to know the curse of such a king : Let Agamemnon lift his haughty head O'er all his wide dominion of the dead , And mourn in blood , that e'er he durft disgrace The boldeft warriour of the Grecian race ...
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Achilles Æneas againſt Agamemnon Ajax arms Atrides bands bold brave breaſt cauſe chariot chief cloſe counfels courfers courſe crown'd daring dart defcend Diomed divine dreadful Eurypylus Ev'n eyes facred faid fame fate fent fhall fhining fhore fide field fierce fight filent filver fire firft firſt fix'd flain flames flaughter flew fome foul fpear ftrength fuch fury glory Goddeſs Gods Grecian Greece Greeks ground hafte hand Heaven Hector heroes himſelf hoft hoftile Homer honours hoſt Idomeneus Iliad immortal javelin Jove king lance laſt Lycian Menelaus mighty monarch moſt muſt Neftor numbers o'er Oïleus Pallas Pandarus Patroclus pierc'd plain praiſe Priam prince Pylian race rage raiſe rifing ſhade ſhakes ſhall ſhips ſhore ſhould Simoïs ſkies ſpear ſpoils ſpoke ſpread ſtand ſtate ſteeds ſtood thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thunder toils trembling Trojan troops Troy Tydeus Tydides Ulyffes Virgil walls warriour whofe whoſe wound
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