The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations ...J. and R. Tonson, 1767 - English poetry |
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... cause abhor ; And did not strike to hurt , but make a noise . XII , War , our confumption , was their gainful trade : We inward bled , whilft they prolong'd our pain ; He fought to end our fighting , and effay'd To ftaunch the blood by ...
... cause abhor ; And did not strike to hurt , but make a noise . XII , War , our confumption , was their gainful trade : We inward bled , whilft they prolong'd our pain ; He fought to end our fighting , and effay'd To ftaunch the blood by ...
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... caused himself to be proclaimed Duke of Milan . In 1499 he was driven from his dukedom , which he had enjoyed only feven years , by Lewis the XIIth of France , and was carried prifoner to France , where he died in confinement , A. D. ...
... caused himself to be proclaimed Duke of Milan . In 1499 he was driven from his dukedom , which he had enjoyed only feven years , by Lewis the XIIth of France , and was carried prifoner to France , where he died in confinement , A. D. ...
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... cause , Your goodness only is above the laws ; Whofe rigid letter , while pronounc'd by you , Is fofter made . So winds that tempefts brew , When through Arabian groves they take their flight , Made wanton with rich odours , lofe their ...
... cause , Your goodness only is above the laws ; Whofe rigid letter , while pronounc'd by you , Is fofter made . So winds that tempefts brew , When through Arabian groves they take their flight , Made wanton with rich odours , lofe their ...
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... cause enough of triumph for a year : Nor would your care thofe glorious joys repeat , ' Till they at once might be fecure and great : ' Till your kind beams , by their continu'd ftay , Had warm'd the ground , and call'd the damps away ...
... cause enough of triumph for a year : Nor would your care thofe glorious joys repeat , ' Till they at once might be fecure and great : ' Till your kind beams , by their continu'd ftay , Had warm'd the ground , and call'd the damps away ...
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... cause , In your tribunal most herself does please ; There only fmiles because the lives at eafe ; And , like young David , finds her ftrength the more , When difincumber'd from thofe arms fhe wore . Heaven would our royal mafter fhould ...
... cause , In your tribunal most herself does please ; There only fmiles because the lives at eafe ; And , like young David , finds her ftrength the more , When difincumber'd from thofe arms fhe wore . Heaven would our royal mafter fhould ...
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