Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... Roman ftage did ne'er his image fee , Drawn at full length ; a task referv'd for thee . By thee we view the finish'd ... Roman greatness in each action shines , Such Roman eloquence adorns your lines , That That fure the Sibylls books ...
... Roman ftage did ne'er his image fee , Drawn at full length ; a task referv'd for thee . By thee we view the finish'd ... Roman greatness in each action shines , Such Roman eloquence adorns your lines , That That fure the Sibylls books ...
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... Roman verse . We heard at diftance foft , enchanting ftrains , From blooming mountains , and Italian Plains . Virgil began in English dress to shine , His voice , his looks , his grandeur fill divine . From him too soon unfriendly you ...
... Roman verse . We heard at diftance foft , enchanting ftrains , From blooming mountains , and Italian Plains . Virgil began in English dress to shine , His voice , his looks , his grandeur fill divine . From him too soon unfriendly you ...
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... Roman bride . But I in vain on fingle features dwell , While all the parts of the fair piece excell . So rich the ftore , fo dubious is the feast , We know not , which to pass , or which to taste . The Shining incidents so justly fall ...
... Roman bride . But I in vain on fingle features dwell , While all the parts of the fair piece excell . So rich the ftore , fo dubious is the feast , We know not , which to pass , or which to taste . The Shining incidents so justly fall ...
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... Roman flame , Where fates and fenates well might lend an ear , And Kings and Priefts without a blush appear . France boafts no more , but , fearful to engage , Now firft pays homage to her rival's ftage , Haftes to learn thee , and ...
... Roman flame , Where fates and fenates well might lend an ear , And Kings and Priefts without a blush appear . France boafts no more , but , fearful to engage , Now firft pays homage to her rival's ftage , Haftes to learn thee , and ...
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... Roman Worthy on a Grecian ftage ! But where fhall Cato's praife begin or end ; Inclin'd to melt , and yet untaught to bend , The firmeft Patriot , and the gentleft Friend ! How great his genius , when the traytor croud Ready to strike ...
... Roman Worthy on a Grecian ftage ! But where fhall Cato's praife begin or end ; Inclin'd to melt , and yet untaught to bend , The firmeft Patriot , and the gentleft Friend ! How great his genius , when the traytor croud Ready to strike ...
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ABIGA ABIGA L Abigal æther Afide againſt Alcibiades atque buſineſs BUTLER Cæfar Cafar Cato Cato's cauſe COACH COACHMAN Conjurer cou'd dear death Decius doft thou Drum Duke of Anjou faid fame Fantome father fecond fecret felf fhall fhould fince firft firſt fome foon forrow foul fpeak friends ftand ftill fuccefs fuch fuffer fure fword GARDINER Ghoft give good-natur'd grief hear heart Heaven himſelf Ho--nour honour houfe houſe JUBA LADY laft laſt legs loft lov'd LUCIA LUCIU Madam mafter Marcia Marcus moſt muft muſt Numidian o'er paffion perfon pleaſure Portius Pr'ythee Pray Prince raiſe reaſon rife Roman Roman Senate Rome SCENE ſee ſelf SEMPRONIUS ſhall ſhe Sir GEORGE ſpeak SYPHA SYPHA X talk tell thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand Tinfel TINSE TINSE L VELLU virtue woman wou'd САТО