The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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... fighting , and effay'd To ftaunch the blood by breathing of the vein . XIII . Swift and refiftless through the land he past , Like that bold Greek who did the Eaft fubdue , And made to battles fuch heroic hafte , As if on wings of ...
... fighting , and effay'd To ftaunch the blood by breathing of the vein . XIII . Swift and refiftless through the land he past , Like that bold Greek who did the Eaft fubdue , And made to battles fuch heroic hafte , As if on wings of ...
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... fight ; Shock'd by a cov'nanting league's vast pow'rs , As holy and as catholic as our's : ' Till fortune's fruitless fpite had made it known , Her blows not shook but riveted his throne . Some lazy ages , lost in sleep and ease , No ...
... fight ; Shock'd by a cov'nanting league's vast pow'rs , As holy and as catholic as our's : ' Till fortune's fruitless fpite had made it known , Her blows not shook but riveted his throne . Some lazy ages , lost in sleep and ease , No ...
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... fight : So on us ftole our bleffed change ; while we Th ' effect did feel , but fcarce the manner fee . Frosts that constrain the ground , and birth deny To flow'rs that in its womb expecting lie , Do seldom their ufurping pow'r ...
... fight : So on us ftole our bleffed change ; while we Th ' effect did feel , but fcarce the manner fee . Frosts that constrain the ground , and birth deny To flow'rs that in its womb expecting lie , Do seldom their ufurping pow'r ...
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... fight of all he could behold and live ; A voice before his entry did proclaim Long - fuffering , goodness , mercy , in his name . Your pow'r to juftice doth submit your cause , Your goodness only is above the laws ; Whose rigid letter ...
... fight of all he could behold and live ; A voice before his entry did proclaim Long - fuffering , goodness , mercy , in his name . Your pow'r to juftice doth submit your cause , Your goodness only is above the laws ; Whose rigid letter ...
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... fight ; Preventing ftill your steps , and making haste To meet you often wherefoe'er you past . How shall I speak of that triumphant day , When you renew'd th ' expiring pomp of May ! ( A month that owns an interest in your name : You ...
... fight ; Preventing ftill your steps , and making haste To meet you often wherefoe'er you past . How shall I speak of that triumphant day , When you renew'd th ' expiring pomp of May ! ( A month that owns an interest in your name : You ...
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