Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 4Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... arms , a sullen interval of war : [ skies Thus when black clouds draw down the labouring Ere yet abroad the winged thunder flies , A horrid stillness first invades the ear , And in that silence we the tempest fear . Th ' ambitious Swede ...
... arms , a sullen interval of war : [ skies Thus when black clouds draw down the labouring Ere yet abroad the winged thunder flies , A horrid stillness first invades the ear , And in that silence we the tempest fear . Th ' ambitious Swede ...
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... arms oppose His father's rebels , and his brother's foes ; The more oppress'd , the higher still he rose : Those were the preludes of his fate , That form'd his manhood , to subdue The hydra of the many - headed hissing crew . As after ...
... arms oppose His father's rebels , and his brother's foes ; The more oppress'd , the higher still he rose : Those were the preludes of his fate , That form'd his manhood , to subdue The hydra of the many - headed hissing crew . As after ...
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... arms dispose Her land to civilize as to subdue . Nor was he like those stars which only shine When to pale mariners they storms portend ; He had his calmer influence , and his mien Did love and majesty together blend . ' Tis true his ...
... arms dispose Her land to civilize as to subdue . Nor was he like those stars which only shine When to pale mariners they storms portend ; He had his calmer influence , and his mien Did love and majesty together blend . ' Tis true his ...
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... arms t ' assist the Jebusite ; Or if they should , their interest soon would break , And with such odious aid make David weak . All sorts of men , by my successful arts , Abhorring kings , estrange their alter'd hearts From David's rule ...
... arms t ' assist the Jebusite ; Or if they should , their interest soon would break , And with such odious aid make David weak . All sorts of men , by my successful arts , Abhorring kings , estrange their alter'd hearts From David's rule ...
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... arms accuse ; These arms may sons against their fathers use ; And ' tis my wish the next successor's reign May make no other Israelite complain . Youth , beauty , graceful action , seldom fail ; But common interest always will prevail ...
... arms accuse ; These arms may sons against their fathers use ; And ' tis my wish the next successor's reign May make no other Israelite complain . Youth , beauty , graceful action , seldom fail ; But common interest always will prevail ...
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Anchises arms Ascanius Ausonian bear beauty behold beneath bless'd blood breast breath call'd charms Chaucer coursers cries crowd crown'd dare death delight design'd Dido divine E'en earth eyes fair fame fatal fate father fear fight fire fix'd flame foes force fortune gods grace grief ground hand happy haste head heart heaven honour hope Jebusites Jove Juturna king labour land Latian Latium light live lord maid Messapus Mezentius mighty mind Mnestheus MOPSUS mournful Muse never night numbers nymphs o'er once Ovid pain Pallas peace plain poem poet praise prince queen race rage reign rest rising Rutulian sacred shade shining shore sight Simoïs skies smile soft song SONNET soul sound stood sweet sword tears tempest tender thee Theseus thine thou thought toil trembling Trojan Turnus Twas Tyrian verse Virgil virtue winds wood youth