Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... Believe me , Marcus , ' tis an impious greatness , And mixt with too much horrour to be envy'd : How does the luftre of our father's actions , Through the dark cloud of Ills that cover him , Break out , and burn with more triumphant ...
... Believe me , Marcus , ' tis an impious greatness , And mixt with too much horrour to be envy'd : How does the luftre of our father's actions , Through the dark cloud of Ills that cover him , Break out , and burn with more triumphant ...
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... believe me , I could die to do it . MARCU S. Thou beft of brothers , and thou beft of Friends ! Pardon a weak diftemper'd foul , that fwells With fudden gufts , and finks as foon in calms , The fport of paflions : - but Sempronius comes ...
... believe me , I could die to do it . MARCU S. Thou beft of brothers , and thou beft of Friends ! Pardon a weak diftemper'd foul , that fwells With fudden gufts , and finks as foon in calms , The fport of paflions : - but Sempronius comes ...
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... Believe me , Syphax , there's no time to waite ; Even whilft we fpeak , our Conqueror comes on , And gathers ground upon us every moment . Alas ! thou know'ft not Cafar's active foul , With what a dreadful courfe he rushes on From war ...
... Believe me , Syphax , there's no time to waite ; Even whilft we fpeak , our Conqueror comes on , And gathers ground upon us every moment . Alas ! thou know'ft not Cafar's active foul , With what a dreadful courfe he rushes on From war ...
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... Believe me , Prince , there's not an African That traverfes our vaft Numidian defarts In quest of prey , and lives upon his bow , But better practises these boafted virtues . Coarfe are his meals , the fortune of the chace , Amidst the ...
... Believe me , Prince , there's not an African That traverfes our vaft Numidian defarts In quest of prey , and lives upon his bow , But better practises these boafted virtues . Coarfe are his meals , the fortune of the chace , Amidst the ...
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... believe thou would'ft : but tell me how ? SYPHA X. Fly from the fate that follows Cafar's foes . JUBA . My father fcorn'd to do it . SYPHA X. And therefore dy'd . JUBA . Better to die ten thousand thousand deaths , Than wound my honour ...
... believe thou would'ft : but tell me how ? SYPHA X. Fly from the fate that follows Cafar's foes . JUBA . My father fcorn'd to do it . SYPHA X. And therefore dy'd . JUBA . Better to die ten thousand thousand deaths , Than wound my honour ...
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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