The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's VirgilH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... forces back they drew , Quitted the province Fate referv'd for you . In vain thus Philip did the Persians storm ; A work his fon was deftin'd to perform . " O had Rofcommon liv'd to hail the day , “ And fing loud Pæans through the ...
... forces back they drew , Quitted the province Fate referv'd for you . In vain thus Philip did the Persians storm ; A work his fon was deftin'd to perform . " O had Rofcommon liv'd to hail the day , “ And fing loud Pæans through the ...
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Samuel Johnson. Exert your utmost power , my lingering charms , And force my Daphnis to my longing arms . See , while my last endeavours I delay , The waking ashes rife , and round our altars play ! Run to the threshold , Amaryllis ...
Samuel Johnson. Exert your utmost power , my lingering charms , And force my Daphnis to my longing arms . See , while my last endeavours I delay , The waking ashes rife , and round our altars play ! Run to the threshold , Amaryllis ...
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... force . In my fmall obfervations of man- kind , I have ever found , that fuch as are not rather too full of fpirit when they are young , degenerate to dulness in their age . Sobriety in our riper years is the effect of a well ...
... force . In my fmall obfervations of man- kind , I have ever found , that fuch as are not rather too full of fpirit when they are young , degenerate to dulness in their age . Sobriety in our riper years is the effect of a well ...
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... to remove , Prefers the fields below to those above . But thou , propitious Cæfar ! guide my course , And , to my bold endeavours , add thy force . 55 60 Pity Pity the Poet's and the Ploughman's cares , Intereft thy GEORGIC I. 93.
... to remove , Prefers the fields below to those above . But thou , propitious Cæfar ! guide my course , And , to my bold endeavours , add thy force . 55 60 Pity Pity the Poet's and the Ploughman's cares , Intereft thy GEORGIC I. 93.
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... arts explore ; From furrow'd fields to reap the foodful store : And force the veins of clashing flints t ' expire The lurking feeds of their celestial fire . 205 Then 210 Then firft on feas the hollow'd alder fwam ; I 98 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL .
... arts explore ; From furrow'd fields to reap the foodful store : And force the veins of clashing flints t ' expire The lurking feeds of their celestial fire . 205 Then 210 Then firft on feas the hollow'd alder fwam ; I 98 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL .
Често срещани думи и фрази
Æneas Æneid Æneis againſt Amyntas arms Auguftus becauſe beſt betwixt Cæfar Carthage cauſe chearful courſe crown'd Daphnis defcended defign defire Dido earth Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fame fate fear feas fecret fecure feem fenfe fhade fhall fhepherd fhew fhore fide fight fing fire firft firſt flain flocks flood foes foil fome fong fpring ftreams fubject fuch fummer fure fwain fweet fword Georgic goddeſs gods Grecian ground heaven hero himſelf honour Ilioneus Jupiter labour laft laſt leaſt lefs Lordſhip mafter moſt Mufe muft muſt night numbers nymphs o'er obferved Ovid plain pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet praiſe prefent Priam promiſe purſue rage raiſe reafon reft reſt reſtrain rifing Segrais ſhall ſhe ſhould ſkies ſpace ſtand ſtate thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tranflation trees Trojan Troy Turnus Tyrian uſe verfe verſe vines Virgil whofe whoſe winds woods youth
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