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... breast the prophet's fury met , The father's fondness , and the poet's wit . Here all confent in wonder and in praise , And to the unknown Poet altars raise ; Which thou must needs accept with equal joy , As when Æneas heard the wars of ...
... breast the prophet's fury met , The father's fondness , and the poet's wit . Here all confent in wonder and in praise , And to the unknown Poet altars raise ; Which thou must needs accept with equal joy , As when Æneas heard the wars of ...
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... breast diffolv'd into a tide : Thus on our stubborn language he prevails , And makes the Helicon in which he fails ; The dialect , as well as fenfe , invents , And with his poem a new speech presents . 15 20 Hail then , thou matchless ...
... breast diffolv'd into a tide : Thus on our stubborn language he prevails , And makes the Helicon in which he fails ; The dialect , as well as fenfe , invents , And with his poem a new speech presents . 15 20 Hail then , thou matchless ...
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... breast , While in fuch charming notes divinely fings The best of Poets of the best of Kings . TO MR . DRYDEN , ON HIS RELIGIO LAICI . 39 30 60 65 J. ADAMS . THOSE gods the pious Ancients did adore , They learnt in verse devoutly to ...
... breast , While in fuch charming notes divinely fings The best of Poets of the best of Kings . TO MR . DRYDEN , ON HIS RELIGIO LAICI . 39 30 60 65 J. ADAMS . THOSE gods the pious Ancients did adore , They learnt in verse devoutly to ...
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... breasts had civiliz'd . How great were then our Charles ' woes , who thus Was forc'd to suffer for himself and us ! He ... breast , Which by his virtue were with laurels drest . As fouls reach heav'n while yet in bodies pent , So did he ...
... breasts had civiliz'd . How great were then our Charles ' woes , who thus Was forc'd to suffer for himself and us ! He ... breast , Which by his virtue were with laurels drest . As fouls reach heav'n while yet in bodies pent , So did he ...
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... breast His penfive counsels balanc'd to and fro : He griev'd the land he freed should be oppreft , And he lefs for it than ufurpers do . XI . His gen'rous mind the fair ideas drew Of fame and honour , which in dangers lay ; 28 32 36 40 ...
... breast His penfive counsels balanc'd to and fro : He griev'd the land he freed should be oppreft , And he lefs for it than ufurpers do . XI . His gen'rous mind the fair ideas drew Of fame and honour , which in dangers lay ; 28 32 36 40 ...
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