The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, Том 9William Miller, 1808 |
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... sent , And taught him first in Belgian walks to roar . † XXX . That old unquestioned pirate of the land , Proud Rome , with dread the fate of Dunkirk heard ; And , trembling , wished behind more Alps to stand , Although an Alexander ...
... sent , And taught him first in Belgian walks to roar . † XXX . That old unquestioned pirate of the land , Proud Rome , with dread the fate of Dunkirk heard ; And , trembling , wished behind more Alps to stand , Although an Alexander ...
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... sent The giant prince of all her watry herd ; And the isle , when her protecting Genius went , Upon his obsequies loud sighs conferred . † XXXVI . No civil broils have since his death arose , But faction now by habit does obey ; And ...
... sent The giant prince of all her watry herd ; And the isle , when her protecting Genius went , Upon his obsequies loud sighs conferred . † XXXVI . No civil broils have since his death arose , But faction now by habit does obey ; And ...
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... sent , And taught him first in Belgian walks to roar . St. XXIX . p . 13 . The poet alludes to the exertions of the six thousand British auxiliaries , whom Cromwell sent to join Marshal Turenne in Flan- ders . These veterans , seasoned ...
... sent , And taught him first in Belgian walks to roar . St. XXIX . p . 13 . The poet alludes to the exertions of the six thousand British auxiliaries , whom Cromwell sent to join Marshal Turenne in Flan- ders . These veterans , seasoned ...
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... sent by Cromwell , under the command of Penn and Venables , to attack Hispaniola . The commanders quarrelled , and the main design misgave : they took , however , the island of Jamaica , whose importance long remained unknown ; for ...
... sent by Cromwell , under the command of Penn and Venables , to attack Hispaniola . The commanders quarrelled , and the main design misgave : they took , however , the island of Jamaica , whose importance long remained unknown ; for ...
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... sent you hither ? and , pray tell me , why ? A horrid silence does invade my eye , While not one sound of voice from you I spy . But , as Dr Johnson justly remarks , we hesitate not to say , the world is invaded by darkness , which is a ...
... sent you hither ? and , pray tell me , why ? A horrid silence does invade my eye , While not one sound of voice from you I spy . But , as Dr Johnson justly remarks , we hesitate not to say , the world is invaded by darkness , which is a ...
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