The Works of the English Poets1779 |
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... force of custom , and the defign he had to induce the generality of readers to fall in love with liberty , and abhor flavery , the principal defign of the poem , induced him to embellish it with fome fables , that without them his books ...
... force of custom , and the defign he had to induce the generality of readers to fall in love with liberty , and abhor flavery , the principal defign of the poem , induced him to embellish it with fome fables , that without them his books ...
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... force of an inimitable eloquence . Among Lucan's few mistakes in matters of fact , may be added those of geography and aftronomy ; but finding Mr. Rowe has taken fome notice of them in his notes , I fhall fay nothing of them . Lucan had ...
... force of an inimitable eloquence . Among Lucan's few mistakes in matters of fact , may be added those of geography and aftronomy ; but finding Mr. Rowe has taken fome notice of them in his notes , I fhall fay nothing of them . Lucan had ...
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... force . The Tenth Book , imperfect as it is , gives us , among other things , a view of the Egyptian magnificence , with a curious account of the then - received opinions of the increase and decrease of the river Nile . From the variety ...
... force . The Tenth Book , imperfect as it is , gives us , among other things , a view of the Egyptian magnificence , with a curious account of the then - received opinions of the increase and decrease of the river Nile . From the variety ...
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... force combine ? What means this frantic league in which you join ? Mistaken men who hope to fhare the spoil , And hold the world within one common toil ! While earth the feas fhall in her bofom bear , While earth herself fhall hang in ...
... force combine ? What means this frantic league in which you join ? Mistaken men who hope to fhare the spoil , And hold the world within one common toil ! While earth the feas fhall in her bofom bear , While earth herself fhall hang in ...
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... force of all its scatter'd fires . Motives like thefe the leading chiefs infpir'd ; But other thoughts the meaner vulgar fir'd . Thofe fatal feeds luxurious vices fow , 4295 300 Which ever lay a mighty people low . To Rome the vanquish ...
... force of all its scatter'd fires . Motives like thefe the leading chiefs infpir'd ; But other thoughts the meaner vulgar fir'd . Thofe fatal feeds luxurious vices fow , 4295 300 Which ever lay a mighty people low . To Rome the vanquish ...
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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