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... not agreeable to his Notes ? In the ift Æneid we have the following Pas- fage . 66 Or Harpalyce of Thrace , " When Steeds fhe tires , and outftrips Hebrus Stream . Dr. Dr. Trapp's Notes . " What is the Meaning of ( 64 )
... not agreeable to his Notes ? In the ift Æneid we have the following Pas- fage . 66 Or Harpalyce of Thrace , " When Steeds fhe tires , and outftrips Hebrus Stream . Dr. Dr. Trapp's Notes . " What is the Meaning of ( 64 )
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... Harpalyce ; volucremque fuga prævertitur Eurum . " Or fwift Harpalyce of Thrace , whose speed " Outflew the Wings of Winds , and tir'd the ra- pid Steed . F Pit . Can Can it be faid that this Tranflation is inferior to ( 65 )
... Harpalyce ; volucremque fuga prævertitur Eurum . " Or fwift Harpalyce of Thrace , whose speed " Outflew the Wings of Winds , and tir'd the ra- pid Steed . F Pit . Can Can it be faid that this Tranflation is inferior to ( 65 )
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