Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... 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 labour to record his praise . ' Tis done the Heroe lives , and charms our age ! While nobler morals ...
... 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 labour to record his praise . ' Tis done the Heroe lives , and charms our age ! While nobler morals ...
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... thou taste but half the griefs That wring my foul , thou couldft not talk thus coldly . Paffion unpity'd , and fuccefless love , Plant daggers in my heart , and aggravate My other griefs . Were but my Lucia kind ! VOL . II . B POR ...
... thou taste but half the griefs That wring my foul , thou couldft not talk thus coldly . Paffion unpity'd , and fuccefless love , Plant daggers in my heart , and aggravate My other griefs . Were but my Lucia kind ! VOL . II . B POR ...
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... thou fee that Marcus is not flow To follow glory , and confefs his father . Love is not to be reafon'd down , or lost In high ambition , and a thirst of greatness ; ' Tis fecond life , it grows into the foul , Warms every vein , and ...
... thou fee that Marcus is not flow To follow glory , and confefs his father . Love is not to be reafon'd down , or lost In high ambition , and a thirst of greatness ; ' Tis fecond life , it grows into the foul , Warms every vein , and ...
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... 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 : He must not find this softness hanging on ...
... 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 : He must not find this softness hanging on ...
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... thou talk of love To Marcia , whilft her father's life's in danger ? Thou might'ft as well court the pale trembling Vestal , When the beholds the holy flame expiring . SEMPRONIUS .. The more I see the wonders of thy race , The more I'm ...
... thou talk of love To Marcia , whilft her father's life's in danger ? Thou might'ft as well court the pale trembling Vestal , When the beholds the holy flame expiring . SEMPRONIUS .. The more I see the wonders of thy race , The more I'm ...
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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