The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's VirgilH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... present scene of life . Rural recreations abroad , and books at home , are the innocent pleafures of a man who is early wife ; and gives for- tune no more hold of him , than of neceffity he must . It is good , on fome occafions , to ...
... present scene of life . Rural recreations abroad , and books at home , are the innocent pleafures of a man who is early wife ; and gives for- tune no more hold of him , than of neceffity he must . It is good , on fome occafions , to ...
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... presents which the nymphs prepare . 60 White lilies in full canisters they bring , With all the glories of the purple spring . The daughters of the flood have search'd the mead . For violets pale , and cropp'd the poppies head ; The 65 ...
... presents which the nymphs prepare . 60 White lilies in full canisters they bring , With all the glories of the purple spring . The daughters of the flood have search'd the mead . For violets pale , and cropp'd the poppies head ; The 65 ...
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... present has defign'd : I saw two stock - doves billing , and ere long Will take the neft , and hers fhall be the young . MEN . Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found , And stood on tip - toes , reaching from the ground ; I fent Amyntas ...
... present has defign'd : I saw two stock - doves billing , and ere long Will take the neft , and hers fhall be the young . MEN . Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found , And stood on tip - toes , reaching from the ground ; I fent Amyntas ...
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... present war of the Christians against the Turk ; every year they gain a victory , and by that a town ; but if they are once defeated , they lose a pro- vince at a blow , and endanger the safety of the whole empire . You , my lord ...
... present war of the Christians against the Turk ; every year they gain a victory , and by that a town ; but if they are once defeated , they lose a pro- vince at a blow , and endanger the safety of the whole empire . You , my lord ...
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... present stock and future hope away . A dire example of this truth appears : When , after fuch a length of rolling years , We fee the naked Alps , and thin remains Of scatter'd cotts , and yet unpeopled plains : Once fill'd with grazing ...
... present stock and future hope away . A dire example of this truth appears : When , after fuch a length of rolling years , We fee the naked Alps , and thin remains Of scatter'd cotts , and yet unpeopled plains : Once fill'd with grazing ...
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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