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... tibi quid sanctarum inscitia legum : mSi mala condiderit in quem quis carmina , jus eft NOTES . VER . 129. And He , whofe lightning , etc. ] Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborow , who in the year 1705 took Barcelona , and in the winter ...
... tibi quid sanctarum inscitia legum : mSi mala condiderit in quem quis carmina , jus eft NOTES . VER . 129. And He , whofe lightning , etc. ] Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborow , who in the year 1705 took Barcelona , and in the winter ...
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... tibi federit . at fimul affis Mifcueris elixa , fimul conchylia turdis ; Dulcia fe in bilem vertent , ftomachoque tumultum Lenta feret pituita . f Vides , ut pallidus omnis Sell their presented partridges , and fruits , And humbly 64 ...
... tibi federit . at fimul affis Mifcueris elixa , fimul conchylia turdis ; Dulcia fe in bilem vertent , ftomachoque tumultum Lenta feret pituita . f Vides , ut pallidus omnis Sell their presented partridges , and fruits , And humbly 64 ...
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... Tibi quidnam accedet ad istam , Quam puer et validus praefumis , mollitiem ; feu Dura valetudo inciderit , feu tarda fenectus ? * Rancidum aprum antiqui laudabant : non quia nafus Illis nullus erat ; fed , credo , hac . mente , quod ...
... Tibi quidnam accedet ad istam , Quam puer et validus praefumis , mollitiem ; feu Dura valetudo inciderit , feu tarda fenectus ? * Rancidum aprum antiqui laudabant : non quia nafus Illis nullus erat ; fed , credo , hac . mente , quod ...
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... tibi iniquum , Et fruftra mortis cupidum , cum deerit egenti » As , laquei pretium . 4 Jure , inquit , Traufius iftis Jurgatur verbis : ego vectigalia magna , Divitiafque habeo tribus amplas regibus . Ergo , Quod fuperat , non eft ...
... tibi iniquum , Et fruftra mortis cupidum , cum deerit egenti » As , laquei pretium . 4 Jure , inquit , Traufius iftis Jurgatur verbis : ego vectigalia magna , Divitiafque habeo tribus amplas regibus . Ergo , Quod fuperat , non eft ...
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... tibi , funt mores , eft lingua , fidesque : NOTES . VER . 77. Here , Wifdom calls : etc. ] All from hence to -110 , is a pretty clofe tranflation : but in general done with fo masterly a fpirit , that the Original , tho ' one of the ...
... tibi , funt mores , eft lingua , fidesque : NOTES . VER . 77. Here , Wifdom calls : etc. ] All from hence to -110 , is a pretty clofe tranflation : but in general done with fo masterly a fpirit , that the Original , tho ' one of the ...
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admire atque Author bear beauty becauſe better Character Court divine equal ev'n ev'ry eyes fame father fhall fhould fome fool force foul ftill fuch fure Genius give Gold grace grave half head hear heart himſelf honour Horace hurt imitation juft keep King Knave Lady laft land laugh Laws learned live look Lord mean merit mind moral Nature never NOTES o'er once Original pleaſe Poet poor praiſe proud quae Queen quid quod rich ridicule Satire ſhall tell thefe theſe thing thoſe thought thro tibi true Truth turn verfe Verſe Vice Virtue whofe whole whoſe wife writ write
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Page 5 - Friend to my life, (which did not you prolong, The world had wanted many an idle song) What drop or nostrum can this plague remove?
Page 255 - Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God afraid of me: Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by ridicule alone.
Page 17 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Page 24 - Amphibious thing! that acting either part, The trifling head or the corrupted heart, Fop at the toilet, flatt'rer at the board, Now trips a Lady, and now struts a Lord.
Page 231 - Seen him, uncumber'd with the Venal tribe, Smile without Art, and win without a Bribe. Would he oblige me ? let me only find, He does not think me what he thinks mankind.
Page 5 - They pierce my thickets, through my grot they glide, By land, by water, they renew the charge, They stop the chariot, and they board the barge.
Page 16 - And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Page 29 - Bestia's from the throne. Born to no pride, inheriting no strife, Nor marrying discord in a noble wife, Stranger to civil and religious rage, The good man walk'd innoxious through his age. No courts he saw, no suits would ever try, Nor dar'd an oath, nor hazarded a lie.
Page 155 - Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise.
Page 23 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...