Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... Heav'n the diftant shore . Secure of endless blifs , with fearless eyes , He grafps the dagger , and its point defies , And rubes out of Life , to fnatch the glorious prize . How would old Rome rejoice , to hear you tell How just her ...
... Heav'n the diftant shore . Secure of endless blifs , with fearless eyes , He grafps the dagger , and its point defies , And rubes out of Life , to fnatch the glorious prize . How would old Rome rejoice , to hear you tell How just her ...
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... Heav'n fhe fhines . All Souls College , Oxon . DIGEY COTES . Left with the Printer by an unknown hand , OW we may speak , fince Cato speaks no more ; N ' Tis praise at length , ' twas rapture all before ; When crowded theatres with Iös ...
... Heav'n fhe fhines . All Souls College , Oxon . DIGEY COTES . Left with the Printer by an unknown hand , OW we may speak , fince Cato speaks no more ; N ' Tis praise at length , ' twas rapture all before ; When crowded theatres with Iös ...
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... d in human shape he draws , What Plato thought , and God - like Cato was : No common object to your fight difplays , But what with pleasure Heav'n itself furveys ; A P A brave man fruggling in the forms of fate , [ 20 ]
... d in human shape he draws , What Plato thought , and God - like Cato was : No common object to your fight difplays , But what with pleasure Heav'n itself furveys ; A P A brave man fruggling in the forms of fate , [ 20 ]
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... Heav'n , Red with uncommon wrath , to blast the man , Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? PORTIU S. Believe me , Marcus , ' tis an impious greatnefs , And mixt with too much horror to be envy'd : How does the luftre of our ...
... Heav'n , Red with uncommon wrath , to blast the man , Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? PORTIU S. Believe me , Marcus , ' tis an impious greatnefs , And mixt with too much horror to be envy'd : How does the luftre of our ...
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... Heav'n are dark and intricate , Puzzled in mazes , and perplex'd with errors : Our understanding traces ' em in vain , Loft and bewilder'd in the fruitless search : Nor fees with how much art the windings run , Nor where the regular ...
... Heav'n are dark and intricate , Puzzled in mazes , and perplex'd with errors : Our understanding traces ' em in vain , Loft and bewilder'd in the fruitless search : Nor fees with how much art the windings run , Nor where the regular ...
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ABIGA ABIGA L Abigal æther Afide atque becauſe buſineſs BUTLER Cæfar Cafar caft Cato Cato's cauſe COACHMAN Conjurer cou'd dear death DECIUS doft thou Drum Duke of Anjou faid fame fancy FANTOM E Fantome father fecond fecret fervants fhall fhou'd firft firſt fome foon foul fpeak friends ftand ftill ftories fuch fuffer fure GARDINER Ghoft give good-natur'd hear heart Heav'n himſelf Ho--nour honour houfe houſe huſband JUBA juft LADY laft laſt loft lov'd LUCIA LUCIUS Madam mafter Marcia Marcus moſt muft muſt myſelf Numidian paffion perfon pleaſure Portius Pr'ythee praiſe Pray prefent Prince reaſon rife rifu Roman Rome ſay SCENE SEMPRONIUS ſhall ſhe Sir GEORGE ſpeak Steward ſtill ſuch Syphax talk tell thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand Tinfel TINSE TINSE L uſe VELLU virtue Widow wiſh woman wou'd САТО