Miscellaneous works in verse and prose, Volume 2Tonson, 1736 |
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... thought that fwell'd a Roman breast . We trace each hint that could thy foul inspire With Virgil's judgment , and with Lucan's fire ; We know thy worth , and , give us leave to boast , We moft admire , because we know thee moft ...
... thought that fwell'd a Roman breast . We trace each hint that could thy foul inspire With Virgil's judgment , and with Lucan's fire ; We know thy worth , and , give us leave to boast , We moft admire , because we know thee moft ...
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... thoughts are fir'd . In Rome had you efpous'd the vanquish'd caufe , Enflam'd her fenate , and upheld her laws ; Your many scenes had liberty rejlor'd , And given the juft fuccefs to Cato's fword : O'er Cæfar's arms your genius had ...
... thoughts are fir'd . In Rome had you efpous'd the vanquish'd caufe , Enflam'd her fenate , and upheld her laws ; Your many scenes had liberty rejlor'd , And given the juft fuccefs to Cato's fword : O'er Cæfar's arms your genius had ...
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... Virtue confeft in human shape he draws , What Plato thought , and God - like Cato was : No common object to your fight displays , But what with pleasure Heaven it self furveys ; A A brave man ftruggling in the storms of fate , [ 20 ]
... Virtue confeft in human shape he draws , What Plato thought , and God - like Cato was : No common object to your fight displays , But what with pleasure Heaven it self furveys ; A A brave man ftruggling in the storms of fate , [ 20 ]
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... thoughts in paffion ( tis the fureft way ; ) I'll bellow out for Rome and for my country , And mouth at Cæfar ' till I shake the Senate . Your cold hypocrifie's a ftale device , A worn out trick : would't thou be thought in earnest ...
... thoughts in paffion ( tis the fureft way ; ) I'll bellow out for Rome and for my country , And mouth at Cæfar ' till I shake the Senate . Your cold hypocrifie's a ftale device , A worn out trick : would't thou be thought in earnest ...
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... thought , till the concluding stroke Determines all , and closes our defign . SYPHAX folus . I'll try if yet I can reduce to reason [ Exit . This head - firong youth , and make him fpurn at Cato . The time is fhort , Cafar comes rufhing ...
... thought , till the concluding stroke Determines all , and closes our defign . SYPHAX folus . I'll try if yet I can reduce to reason [ Exit . This head - firong youth , and make him fpurn at Cato . The time is fhort , Cafar comes rufhing ...
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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