The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's VirgilH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... Hero , though yourself were free ; And disentangled from the war of wit ; You , who fecure might other dangers fee , And fafe from all malicious cenfures fit . VII . Yet because facred Virgil's noble Muse , O'erlay'd by fools , was ...
... Hero , though yourself were free ; And disentangled from the war of wit ; You , who fecure might other dangers fee , And fafe from all malicious cenfures fit . VII . Yet because facred Virgil's noble Muse , O'erlay'd by fools , was ...
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... heroes seen , and gods and heroes fee . The jarring nations he in peace shall bind , And with paternal virtues rule mankind . Unbidden earth fhall wreathing ivy bring And fragrant herbs ( the promises of fpring ) , As her firft ...
... heroes seen , and gods and heroes fee . The jarring nations he in peace shall bind , And with paternal virtues rule mankind . Unbidden earth fhall wreathing ivy bring And fragrant herbs ( the promises of fpring ) , As her firft ...
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... heroes , whofe ethereal root Is Jove himself , and Cæfar is the fruit . Tros and his race the fculptor fhall employ ; And he the god , who built the walls of Troy . Envy herself , at laft grown pale and dumb , ( By Cæfar combated and ...
... heroes , whofe ethereal root Is Jove himself , and Cæfar is the fruit . Tros and his race the fculptor fhall employ ; And he the god , who built the walls of Troy . Envy herself , at laft grown pale and dumb , ( By Cæfar combated and ...
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... heroes more majestic shade ; And youths on funeral piles before their parents laid . All these Cocytus bounds with fqualid reeds , With muddy ditches , and with deadly weeds : And baleful , Styx encompaffes around , With nine flow ...
... heroes more majestic shade ; And youths on funeral piles before their parents laid . All these Cocytus bounds with fqualid reeds , With muddy ditches , and with deadly weeds : And baleful , Styx encompaffes around , With nine flow ...
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... , Hippomedon , Tydeus , or fome other of his feven champions ( who are heroes all alike ) , or more properly for the tragical end of the two brothers , brothers , whofe exequies the next fucceffor had leisure to 208 DEDICATION .
... , Hippomedon , Tydeus , or fome other of his feven champions ( who are heroes all alike ) , or more properly for the tragical end of the two brothers , brothers , whofe exequies the next fucceffor had leisure to 208 DEDICATION .
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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