The Poetical Preceptor: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry; Extracted from the Works of the Most Eminent English Poets. ... And Calculated for the Use, Not Only of Schools, But of Private GentlemenPrinted only for S. Crowder, 1780 - 344 pages |
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Page 113
... flain ! Oh me , gods ! e'er Hector meets his doom , All I can ask of Heav'n , an early tomb bo So fhall my days in one fad tenour run , And end with forrows as they firft begun . No parent now remains my grief to fhare , No father's aid ...
... flain ! Oh me , gods ! e'er Hector meets his doom , All I can ask of Heav'n , an early tomb bo So fhall my days in one fad tenour run , And end with forrows as they firft begun . No parent now remains my grief to fhare , No father's aid ...
Page 115
... flain he bears the reeking spoils , Whole hofts may hail him with deferv'd acclaim , And fay , this chief tranfcends his father's fame : While pleas'd amidst the gen'ral fhouts of Troy , His mother's confcious heart o'erflows with joy ...
... flain he bears the reeking spoils , Whole hofts may hail him with deferv'd acclaim , And fay , this chief tranfcends his father's fame : While pleas'd amidst the gen'ral fhouts of Troy , His mother's confcious heart o'erflows with joy ...
Page 121
... flain , The mafter faw the madness rife ; His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes : And while he heav'n and earth defy'd , Chang'd his hand and check'd his pride . He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse : He fung Darius great and ...
... flain , The mafter faw the madness rife ; His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes : And while he heav'n and earth defy'd , Chang'd his hand and check'd his pride . He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse : He fung Darius great and ...
Page 122
... flain , And unbury'd remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due " To the valiant crew : Behold how they tofs their torches on high , uto How they point to the Perfian abodes , And glitt'ring temples of their hoftile gods ...
... flain , And unbury'd remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due " To the valiant crew : Behold how they tofs their torches on high , uto How they point to the Perfian abodes , And glitt'ring temples of their hoftile gods ...
Page 134
... flain , Where Tumult and Deftruction reign ; Where mad with pain the wounded Iteed . Tramples the dying and the dead : Where giant Terror ftalks around , With fullen joy furveys the ground , And pointing to th ' enfanguin'd field Shakes ...
... flain , Where Tumult and Deftruction reign ; Where mad with pain the wounded Iteed . Tramples the dying and the dead : Where giant Terror ftalks around , With fullen joy furveys the ground , And pointing to th ' enfanguin'd field Shakes ...
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