Poems on Several Occasions: To which are Added, the Tragedies of Julius Caesar, and Marcus BrutusRobert and Andrew Foulis, 1752 - 280 pages |
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... against me thy strongest forces call , And on my head let all the tempest fall ; No mean retreat shall any weakness show , But calmly I'll expect the fatal blow ; My limbs not trembling , in my mind no fear Plaints in my mouth , nor in ...
... against me thy strongest forces call , And on my head let all the tempest fall ; No mean retreat shall any weakness show , But calmly I'll expect the fatal blow ; My limbs not trembling , in my mind no fear Plaints in my mouth , nor in ...
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... have been still refus'd . Since each has in his bofom nurst A falfe and fawning foe ; ' Tis just and wife , by ftriking firft , To ' fcape the fatal blow . To AMORETTA . WHEN I held out against your eyes SONGS AND VERSES . 23.
... have been still refus'd . Since each has in his bofom nurst A falfe and fawning foe ; ' Tis just and wife , by ftriking firft , To ' fcape the fatal blow . To AMORETTA . WHEN I held out against your eyes SONGS AND VERSES . 23.
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... against your eyes , You took the fureft courfe A heart unwary to furprize , You ne'er could take by force . However , tho ' I strive no more , The fort will now be priz'd ; Which , if furrender'd up before , Perhaps had been defpis'd ...
... against your eyes , You took the fureft courfe A heart unwary to furprize , You ne'er could take by force . However , tho ' I strive no more , The fort will now be priz'd ; Which , if furrender'd up before , Perhaps had been defpis'd ...
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... Against the groffest follies they declaim , Hard they purfue , but hunt ignoble game . Nothing is easier than fuch blots to hit , And but the talent of a vulgar wit : Besides , ' tis labour loft ; for who would teach SLY to write , or ...
... Against the groffest follies they declaim , Hard they purfue , but hunt ignoble game . Nothing is easier than fuch blots to hit , And but the talent of a vulgar wit : Besides , ' tis labour loft ; for who would teach SLY to write , or ...
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... against our rules ; For they are fops , the others are but fools : Who would not be as filly as DR , Or dull as W- -LY , rather than CR ? The cunning courtier fhould be flighted too , Who with dull knav'ry makes so much ado , Till the ...
... against our rules ; For they are fops , the others are but fools : Who would not be as filly as DR , Or dull as W- -LY , rather than CR ? The cunning courtier fhould be flighted too , Who with dull knav'ry makes so much ado , Till the ...
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againſt ANTONY Athens becauſe befides beſt breaſt BRUTUS CAESAR CASCA CASSIUS caufe cauſe charms CITIZEN DECIUS BRUTUS defire deſerve deſpair DOLABELLA eaſe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred faid fake fame fate fatire fault fear feem fenfe fhall fhew fighs fight fince firſt flaves fome foon foul friendſhip fubject fucceed fuch fure Gods greateſt grief heart Heav'n himſelf honour infpires itſelf joys juft JUNIA juſt kindneſs laſt leaſt lefs loft lov'd LUCILIUS mankind maſter mind moſt mufe muſt myſelf ne'er noble o'er ourſelves paſſion paſt pleaſe pleaſure POMPEY PORTIA pow'r praiſe publick raiſe reaſon reſt Roman Rome ſay SCENE ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhine ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtrong ſuch thee themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand TITINIUS TREBONIUS uſe VARIUS virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſh worſe wretched yourſelf