Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 4Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... once good days had seen : We thought our sires , not with their own content , Had , ere we came to age , our portion spent . Nor could our nobles hope their bold attempt , Who ruin'd crowns , would coronets exempt : For when , by their ...
... once good days had seen : We thought our sires , not with their own content , Had , ere we came to age , our portion spent . Nor could our nobles hope their bold attempt , Who ruin'd crowns , would coronets exempt : For when , by their ...
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... once to be What in the body natural we see ? Man's Architect distinctly did ordain The charge of muscles , nerves , and of the brain , Through viewless conduits spirits to dispense , The springs of motion from the seat of sense . " Twas ...
... once to be What in the body natural we see ? Man's Architect distinctly did ordain The charge of muscles , nerves , and of the brain , Through viewless conduits spirits to dispense , The springs of motion from the seat of sense . " Twas ...
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... once possess'd did absolutely reign : Thus with their Amazons the heroes strove , And conquer'd first those beauties they would gain . The Duke beheld , like Scipio , with disdain , That Carthage , which he ruin'd , rise once more , And ...
... once possess'd did absolutely reign : Thus with their Amazons the heroes strove , And conquer'd first those beauties they would gain . The Duke beheld , like Scipio , with disdain , That Carthage , which he ruin'd , rise once more , And ...
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... once , disdaining to be last , Solicit every gale to meet the foe . Nor did th ' encouraged Belgians long delay , But , bold in others , not themselves , they stood ; So thick , our navy scarce could steer their way , But seem'd to ...
... once , disdaining to be last , Solicit every gale to meet the foe . Nor did th ' encouraged Belgians long delay , But , bold in others , not themselves , they stood ; So thick , our navy scarce could steer their way , But seem'd to ...
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... once doubled , fear no more ; A constant trade - wind will securely blow , And gently lay us on the spicy shore . BRITANNIA REDIVIVA : A POEM ON THE PRINCE , BORN JUNE 10th , 1688 . OUR VOWS are heard by times , and Heaven taker To ...
... once doubled , fear no more ; A constant trade - wind will securely blow , And gently lay us on the spicy shore . BRITANNIA REDIVIVA : A POEM ON THE PRINCE , BORN JUNE 10th , 1688 . OUR VOWS are heard by times , and Heaven taker To ...
Common terms and phrases
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