Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... thought was firft infpir'd ; ' Twas there , to fome indulgent grove retir'd , 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 ...
... thought was firft infpir'd ; ' Twas there , to fome indulgent grove retir'd , 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 ...
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... thoughts of a degenerate age , To show , how endless joys from freedom spring : How life in bondage is a worthless thing . The inborn greatness of your foul we view , You tread the paths frequented by the few . With so much frength you ...
... thoughts of a degenerate age , To show , how endless joys from freedom spring : How life in bondage is a worthless thing . The inborn greatness of your foul we view , You tread the paths frequented by the few . With so much frength you ...
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Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell. Their nightly dreams their daily thoughts repeat , And pulfes high with fancy'd glories beat . So , griev'd to view the Marathonian spoils , The young Themiftocles vow'd equal toils ; Did then his fchemes ...
Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell. Their nightly dreams their daily thoughts repeat , And pulfes high with fancy'd glories beat . So , griev'd to view the Marathonian spoils , The young Themiftocles vow'd equal toils ; Did then his fchemes ...
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... thought . When e'er you traverse vaft Numidia's plains , What fluggish Briton in his Isle remains ? When Juba feeks the Tiger with delight , We beat the thicket , and provoke the fight . By the defcription warm'd , we fondly feat , And ...
... thought . When e'er you traverse vaft Numidia's plains , What fluggish Briton in his Isle remains ? When Juba feeks the Tiger with delight , We beat the thicket , and provoke the fight . By the defcription warm'd , we fondly feat , And ...
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... thoughts no more conceals , Forgets the woman , and her flame reveals , Well may the Prince exult with noble pride ; Not for his Libyan crown , but Roman bride . But I in vain on fingle features dwell , While all the parts of the fair ...
... thoughts no more conceals , Forgets the woman , and her flame reveals , Well may the Prince exult with noble pride ; Not for his Libyan crown , but Roman bride . But I in vain on fingle features dwell , While all the parts of the fair ...
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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