The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 33Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1823 - English poetry |
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... virtue and desire of fame , Where justice gives the laurel ; in his eye The ' inextinguishable spark , which fires The souls of patriots ; while his brow supports Undaunted valour , and contempt of death . Serene he cast his looks ...
... virtue and desire of fame , Where justice gives the laurel ; in his eye The ' inextinguishable spark , which fires The souls of patriots ; while his brow supports Undaunted valour , and contempt of death . Serene he cast his looks ...
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... virtue is deriv'd , Who for his country dies , that moment proves Most happy , as most virtuous . Such our lot . But go , Megistias ; instantly prepare The sacred fuel , and the victim due , That to the Muses ( so by Sparta's law We are ...
... virtue is deriv'd , Who for his country dies , that moment proves Most happy , as most virtuous . Such our lot . But go , Megistias ; instantly prepare The sacred fuel , and the victim due , That to the Muses ( so by Sparta's law We are ...
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... virtue just begun , And stabs the public in her ruin'd son , FRIEND . Heavens , how you rail ! the man's consum'd by spite ! If Lockman's fate attends you , when you write ; Let prudence more propitious arts inspire : The lower still ...
... virtue just begun , And stabs the public in her ruin'd son , FRIEND . Heavens , how you rail ! the man's consum'd by spite ! If Lockman's fate attends you , when you write ; Let prudence more propitious arts inspire : The lower still ...
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Abrocomes Agis Alpheus Amphistreus Anaxander ancient Artuchus Asia's awhile band Barbarians bard battle battle of Dettingen Behold Beneath blast bleeds blow bosom brave breast brow buckler chief clouds darts death Demaratus Demophilus Dieneces Diomedon Dithyrambus dreadful dreary earth eternal Eurus Ev'n falchion fame fate floods forehead FRIEND glory goddess graces Grecian Greece groan hail hath head heart heaven hero honours horrors Hydarnes Hyperanthes immortal javelin Jaxartes labour Laconia's king lance laurels Leonidas limbs mace Medon Megistias Muse Mycon Newton night numbers o'er Oïleus pass'd Persian Phocian Phraortes POET Polydorus ponderous praise pride rage rear'd renown resistless rock round Sacian sacred hand sage satraps scatter'd seat shade shalt shield shore skies smiles Sosarmes soul Spartan spear splendours spread streams stretch'd swift sword terror thee Thermopyla Thespia's thou thought throne tide toil trembling valour virtue waves wind wounds Xerxes XXXIII yields