The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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Page 198
... thee his bounties I repaid , And early wifdom to thy foul convey'd : Great as thou art , my leffons made thee brave , A child I took thee , but a hero gave . Thy infant breaft alike affection fhew'd ; Still in my arms ( an ever ...
... thee his bounties I repaid , And early wifdom to thy foul convey'd : Great as thou art , my leffons made thee brave , A child I took thee , but a hero gave . Thy infant breaft alike affection fhew'd ; Still in my arms ( an ever ...
Page 203
... thee with a heart that cannot yield . Yet think , a day will come , when fates decree And angry gods , fhall wreak this wrong on thee ; Phoebus and Paris fhall avenge my fate , And ftretch thee here before this Scaan gate . How ...
... thee with a heart that cannot yield . Yet think , a day will come , when fates decree And angry gods , fhall wreak this wrong on thee ; Phoebus and Paris fhall avenge my fate , And ftretch thee here before this Scaan gate . How ...
Page 207
... thee . But Agamemnon's refolution feems to have been fhaken before this ; for in the ninth book he was for quitting the field , and behaved fo as to give umbrage to all the allies . The critics indeed endeavour to exculpate the general ...
... thee . But Agamemnon's refolution feems to have been fhaken before this ; for in the ninth book he was for quitting the field , and behaved fo as to give umbrage to all the allies . The critics indeed endeavour to exculpate the general ...
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