Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... fhall I your unrival'd worth proclaim , Loft in the fpreading circle of your fame ! We faw you the great William's praise rehearse ,, And paint Britannia's joys in Roman verse . We heard at diftance foft , enchanting ftrains , From ...
... fhall I your unrival'd worth proclaim , Loft in the fpreading circle of your fame ! We faw you the great William's praise rehearse ,, And paint Britannia's joys in Roman verse . We heard at diftance foft , enchanting ftrains , From ...
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... 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 the blow their fury vow'd , Quell'd by his ...
... 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 the blow their fury vow'd , Quell'd by his ...
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... fhall force invade , or fraud allure ; Our great Palladium hall perform its part , Fix'd and enforin'd in every British heart . THE mind to virtue is by verse subdu'd ; And the true Poet is a publick good . This Britain feels , while ...
... fhall force invade , or fraud allure ; Our great Palladium hall perform its part , Fix'd and enforin'd in every British heart . THE mind to virtue is by verse subdu'd ; And the true Poet is a publick good . This Britain feels , while ...
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... fhall an African , fhall Juba's heir Reproach great Cato's fon , and fhow the world A virtue wanting in a Roman foul ? MARCU S. Portius , no more ! your words leave ftings behind ' em . When e'er did Juba , or did Portius , show A ...
... fhall an African , fhall Juba's heir Reproach great Cato's fon , and fhow the world A virtue wanting in a Roman foul ? MARCU S. Portius , no more ! your words leave ftings behind ' em . When e'er did Juba , or did Portius , show A ...
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... fhall rife on Roman liberty . PORTIUS . My father has this morning call'd together To this poor hall his little Roman Senate , ( The leavings of Pharfalia ) to confult [ Afide . If yet he can oppose the mighty torrent That bears If 28 ...
... fhall rife on Roman liberty . PORTIUS . My father has this morning call'd together To this poor hall his little Roman Senate , ( The leavings of Pharfalia ) to confult [ Afide . If yet he can oppose the mighty torrent That bears If 28 ...
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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