Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... Rome's ancient fortunes rolling in thy mind , Thy happy Mufe this manly work defign'd : Or in a dream thou farw'ft Rome's Genius ftand , And , leading Cato in his facred hand , Point out th ' immortal subject of thy lays , And ask this ...
... Rome's ancient fortunes rolling in thy mind , Thy happy Mufe this manly work defign'd : Or in a dream thou farw'ft Rome's Genius ftand , And , leading Cato in his facred hand , Point out th ' immortal subject of thy lays , And ask this ...
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... Rome , turn thy mournful eyes from Africk's fhore , • Nor in her fands thy Cato's tomb explore ! When thrice fix hundred times the circling Sun His annual race shall thro ' the Zodiack run , An Ifle remote his monument shall rear , 6 ...
... Rome , turn thy mournful eyes from Africk's fhore , • Nor in her fands thy Cato's tomb explore ! When thrice fix hundred times the circling Sun His annual race shall thro ' the Zodiack run , An Ifle remote his monument shall rear , 6 ...
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... Rome's poor remains still shelt'ring by his fide , With confcious virtae , and becoming pride . The aged Oak thus rears his head in air , His fap exhaufted , and his branches bare ; ' Midft forms and earthquakes he maintains his ftate ...
... Rome's poor remains still shelt'ring by his fide , With confcious virtae , and becoming pride . The aged Oak thus rears his head in air , His fap exhaufted , and his branches bare ; ' Midft forms and earthquakes he maintains his ftate ...
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... Rome , and figh for Cato's fate . Here taught how ancient Heroes rose to fame , Our Britons croud , and catch the Roman flame , Where fates and fenates well might lend an ear , And Kings and Priefts without a blush appear . France ...
... Rome , and figh for Cato's fate . Here taught how ancient Heroes rose to fame , Our Britons croud , and catch the Roman flame , Where fates and fenates well might lend an ear , And Kings and Priefts without a blush appear . France ...
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... Rome rejoice , to hear you tell How juft her Patriot liv'd , how great he fell ! Recount his wondrous probity and truth , And form new Juba's in the British youth . Their generous fouls , when he refigns his breath , Are pleas'd with ...
... Rome rejoice , to hear you tell How juft her Patriot liv'd , how great he fell ! Recount his wondrous probity and truth , And form new Juba's in the British youth . Their generous fouls , when he refigns his breath , Are pleas'd with ...
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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