The works of Horace, Volume 1W. Flexney, Mess. Johnson, and T. Caslon, 1767 |
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Page 11
... mother of Romulus , was caft into the Tiber ; and hence ( as fome will have it ) poetically called his wife . It is likely fhe was very fond to walk by that pleasant river , till she was wed- ded to the place . PROSE INTERPRETATION ...
... mother of Romulus , was caft into the Tiber ; and hence ( as fome will have it ) poetically called his wife . It is likely fhe was very fond to walk by that pleasant river , till she was wed- ded to the place . PROSE INTERPRETATION ...
Page 51
... mother's art , The loud cascade , the rapid wind Cou'd ftop and ears to oaks impart , To his foft airs inclin'd ? First then the ufual form of praise Is his , who men and Gods impow'rs , The earth , the fea , the world he fways , The ...
... mother's art , The loud cascade , the rapid wind Cou'd ftop and ears to oaks impart , To his foft airs inclin'd ? First then the ufual form of praise Is his , who men and Gods impow'rs , The earth , the fea , the world he fways , The ...
Page 68
... mother , put what end you please to thofe flanderous iambics ; either in the flames , or , if you have a fancy for it , the Adriatic fea . Neither Cybele , nor the Pythian poffeffor of the priests , fo fhakes the foul in the inmost ...
... mother , put what end you please to thofe flanderous iambics ; either in the flames , or , if you have a fancy for it , the Adriatic fea . Neither Cybele , nor the Pythian poffeffor of the priests , fo fhakes the foul in the inmost ...
Page 80
... mother of the defires , and the son of the The- ban Semele , and wanton licentioufnefs , injoin me to render up my heart to the love - intrigues that I had left off . The brightness of Glycera , fhining purer than the Parian marble ...
... mother of the defires , and the son of the The- ban Semele , and wanton licentioufnefs , injoin me to render up my heart to the love - intrigues that I had left off . The brightness of Glycera , fhining purer than the Parian marble ...
Page 81
... mother of the fierce defires And Semele the Theban's fon infpires , And wanton wilfulness affures To render up my heart to fresh amours . Bright Glycera my foul inflames , Whose lustre e'en the Parian polish fhames , And her sweet ...
... mother of the fierce defires And Semele the Theban's fon infpires , And wanton wilfulness affures To render up my heart to fresh amours . Bright Glycera my foul inflames , Whose lustre e'en the Parian polish fhames , And her sweet ...
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