Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson to Beattie with Biographical and Critical Notices |
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Page 162
... pointed lance his pennon bore His Cretan fight , the conquer'd Minotaur : The soldiers shout around with generous rage . And in that victory their own presage . He prais'd their ardor ; inly pleas'd to see His host the flower of Grecian ...
... pointed lance his pennon bore His Cretan fight , the conquer'd Minotaur : The soldiers shout around with generous rage . And in that victory their own presage . He prais'd their ardor ; inly pleas'd to see His host the flower of Grecian ...
Page 167
... pointed lance ; Hope not , base man , unquestion'd hence to go , For I am Palamon , thy mortal foe . " Arcite , who heard his tale , and knew the man , That fields are full of eyes , and woods have ears ; His sword unsheath'd , and ...
... pointed lance ; Hope not , base man , unquestion'd hence to go , For I am Palamon , thy mortal foe . " Arcite , who heard his tale , and knew the man , That fields are full of eyes , and woods have ears ; His sword unsheath'd , and ...
Page 175
... point , but strike at length . The tourney is allow'd but one career , Of the ... pointed , or the crest ; They vanish from the barrier , speed the race , And ... lance , Take breath awhile , and to new fight advance . Full oft the rivals ...
... point , but strike at length . The tourney is allow'd but one career , Of the ... pointed , or the crest ; They vanish from the barrier , speed the race , And ... lance , Take breath awhile , and to new fight advance . Full oft the rivals ...
Page 334
... pointed lance , This way and that far - beaming o'er the plain ? Nor Visapour nor Golconda rebel ; Nor the great Sophy , with his numerous host , Lays waste the provinces ; nor glory fires To rob and to destroy , beneath the name And ...
... pointed lance , This way and that far - beaming o'er the plain ? Nor Visapour nor Golconda rebel ; Nor the great Sophy , with his numerous host , Lays waste the provinces ; nor glory fires To rob and to destroy , beneath the name And ...
Page 343
... lances arm'd . The subtle spoiler , of the beaver kind , Far off perhaps , where ... lance , unwelcome guest , Where'er he flies ; with him it sinks beneath ... pointed spears they lift him high in air ; Wriggling he hangs , and grins ...
... lances arm'd . The subtle spoiler , of the beaver kind , Far off perhaps , where ... lance , unwelcome guest , Where'er he flies ; with him it sinks beneath ... pointed spears they lift him high in air ; Wriggling he hangs , and grins ...
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