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... hundred - headed guard of hell ; The snakes that o'er the Furies crawl Repose beneath the spell . Prometheus , too , and Pelops ' sire Enjoy a respite sweet from toil ; Orion stays his hunter's ire And leaves the chase awhile . XIV ...
... hundred - headed guard of hell ; The snakes that o'er the Furies crawl Repose beneath the spell . Prometheus , too , and Pelops ' sire Enjoy a respite sweet from toil ; Orion stays his hunter's ire And leaves the chase awhile . XIV ...
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... hundred flocks around you stray , A hundred beeves of Sicily , Champing the bit your coursers neigh , You're clothed with Afric's purple dye . To me a small and humble farm The Fates unfailing have allowed ; To know the Grecian Muse's ...
... hundred flocks around you stray , A hundred beeves of Sicily , Champing the bit your coursers neigh , You're clothed with Afric's purple dye . To me a small and humble farm The Fates unfailing have allowed ; To know the Grecian Muse's ...
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... hundred hands , Shall ever separate us twain ; So mighty Justice doth ordain , And such are Fate's commands . Whether ' twas Libra watched my birth , Or Scorpion , foe to sons of earth , A dreaded sign to brave , Or Capricornus , hung ...
... hundred hands , Shall ever separate us twain ; So mighty Justice doth ordain , And such are Fate's commands . Whether ' twas Libra watched my birth , Or Scorpion , foe to sons of earth , A dreaded sign to brave , Or Capricornus , hung ...
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... hundred - handed Gyas prove My words ; Orion , too , I cite , Who sought to gain chaste Dian's love , And fell subdued by virgin might . Earth o'er her giants piled groans sore , And wails her offsprings ' fate who pass , By lightning ...
... hundred - handed Gyas prove My words ; Orion , too , I cite , Who sought to gain chaste Dian's love , And fell subdued by virgin might . Earth o'er her giants piled groans sore , And wails her offsprings ' fate who pass , By lightning ...
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... hundred frightful serpents rest , Though deadly breath and horrid gore Forth from his three - tongued palate pour . Ixion veered ' twixt smile and sigh , And Tityus too — their urns stood dry Awhile as Danaus ' daughters stayed Their ...
... hundred frightful serpents rest , Though deadly breath and horrid gore Forth from his three - tongued palate pour . Ixion veered ' twixt smile and sigh , And Tityus too — their urns stood dry Awhile as Danaus ' daughters stayed Their ...
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