Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 4Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... common way Of talk , when they did to such beings pray . Nay , they that taught religion first , thought fit In verse its sacred precepts to transmit : So Solon , too , did his first statutes draw , And every little stanza was a law By ...
... common way Of talk , when they did to such beings pray . Nay , they that taught religion first , thought fit In verse its sacred precepts to transmit : So Solon , too , did his first statutes draw , And every little stanza was a law By ...
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... common cause against the enemies of piety . I intend not by this to entitle them to any of my errors ; which yet I hope are only those of charity to mankind ; and such as my own charity has caused me to commit , that of others may more ...
... common cause against the enemies of piety . I intend not by this to entitle them to any of my errors ; which yet I hope are only those of charity to mankind ; and such as my own charity has caused me to commit , that of others may more ...
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... common largess to mankind , If we consider interest , church and gain . In scanty truth thou hast confined The ... common rule was made the common prey , And at the mercy of the rabble lay : The tender page with horny fists was gall'd ...
... common largess to mankind , If we consider interest , church and gain . In scanty truth thou hast confined The ... common rule was made the common prey , And at the mercy of the rabble lay : The tender page with horny fists was gall'd ...
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... common transport could not hide ; But , like an eagre , rode in triumph o'er the tide . Thus , in alternate course , The tyrant passions , hope and fear , Did in extremes appear , And flash'd upon the soul with equal force . Thus , at ...
... common transport could not hide ; But , like an eagre , rode in triumph o'er the tide . Thus , in alternate course , The tyrant passions , hope and fear , Did in extremes appear , And flash'd upon the soul with equal force . Thus , at ...
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... common wood . This set the Heathen priesthood in a flame : For priests of all religions are the same . Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be , Stock , stone , or other homely pedigree , In his defence his servants are as boid As if he ...
... common wood . This set the Heathen priesthood in a flame : For priests of all religions are the same . Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be , Stock , stone , or other homely pedigree , In his defence his servants are as boid As if he ...
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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