Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... thought was first inspir'd , Twas there , to fome indulgent grove retir'd , Rome's ancient fortunes rolling in thy mind , Thy happy Mufe this manly work defign'd : Or in a dream thou fav'ft Rome's Genius fand , And , leading Cato in his ...
... thought was first inspir'd , Twas there , to fome indulgent grove retir'd , Rome's ancient fortunes rolling in thy mind , Thy happy Mufe this manly work defign'd : Or in a dream thou fav'ft Rome's Genius fand , And , leading Cato in his ...
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... thoughts of a degenerate age , To show , how endless joys from freedom Spring : How life in bondage is a worthless thing . The inborn greatness of your foul we view , You tread the paths frequented by the few . With fo much firength you ...
... thoughts of a degenerate age , To show , how endless joys from freedom Spring : How life in bondage is a worthless thing . The inborn greatness of your foul we view , You tread the paths frequented by the few . With fo much firength you ...
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Joseph Addison. Their nightly dreams their daily thoughts repeat , And pulfes high with fancy'd glories beat . So , griev'd to view the Marathonian spoils , The young Themistocles vow'd equal toils ; Did then bis fchemes of future ...
Joseph Addison. Their nightly dreams their daily thoughts repeat , And pulfes high with fancy'd glories beat . So , griev'd to view the Marathonian spoils , The young Themistocles vow'd equal toils ; Did then bis fchemes of future ...
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... thought . When e'er you traverse vaft Numidia's plains , What fluggish Briton in his Ifle remains ? When Juba Seeks the Tiger with delight , We beat the thicket , and provoke the fight . By the defcription warm'd , we fondly fweat , And ...
... thought . When e'er you traverse vaft Numidia's plains , What fluggish Briton in his Ifle remains ? When Juba Seeks the Tiger with delight , We beat the thicket , and provoke the fight . By the defcription warm'd , we fondly fweat , And ...
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... thoughts no more conceals , Forgets the woman , and her flame reveals , Well may the Prince exult with noble pride , Not for his Libyan trown , but Roman bride . But I in vain on fingle features dwell , While all the parts of the fair ...
... thoughts no more conceals , Forgets the woman , and her flame reveals , Well may the Prince exult with noble pride , Not for his Libyan trown , but Roman bride . But I in vain on fingle features dwell , While all the parts of the fair ...
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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