Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... tear . J. HUGHES . WHAT do we fee ! is Cato then become ACC A greater name in Britain than in Rome ? Does mankind now admire his virtues more , Tho ' Lucan , Horace , Virgil wrote before ? How will Pofterity this truth explain ? " Cato ...
... tear . J. HUGHES . WHAT do we fee ! is Cato then become ACC A greater name in Britain than in Rome ? Does mankind now admire his virtues more , Tho ' Lucan , Horace , Virgil wrote before ? How will Pofterity this truth explain ? " Cato ...
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... tears he faw .. How 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 ...
... tears he faw .. How 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 ...
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... the ftream refines , ' Till by degrees the floating mirrour fhines ? While hurricanes in circling eddies play , Tear up the fands , and fweep whole plains away , We We fhrink with horror , and confefs our fear , [ 12 ]
... the ftream refines , ' Till by degrees the floating mirrour fhines ? While hurricanes in circling eddies play , Tear up the fands , and fweep whole plains away , We We fhrink with horror , and confefs our fear , [ 12 ]
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... tears flow nobly , fhed for all mankind . How do our fouls with gen'rous pleasure glow ! " Our hearts exulting , while our eyes o'erflow , When thy firm Hero ftands beneath the weight Of all his fufferings venerably great ; Rome's poor ...
... tears flow nobly , fhed for all mankind . How do our fouls with gen'rous pleasure glow ! " Our hearts exulting , while our eyes o'erflow , When thy firm Hero ftands beneath the weight Of all his fufferings venerably great ; Rome's poor ...
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... tears . Yet with fuch wondrous art your skilful hand Does all the paffions of the foul command , That even my grief to praise and wonder turn'd , And envy'd the great death which first I mourn'd . What pen but yours could draw the ...
... tears . Yet with fuch wondrous art your skilful hand Does all the paffions of the foul command , That even my grief to praise and wonder turn'd , And envy'd the great death which first I mourn'd . What pen but yours could draw the ...
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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