 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1903 - 704 pages
...flood. 839 Jove leads him on with his almighty hand, And breathes fierce spirits in his foll'wiug band. The warring nations meet, the battle roars, Thick beats the combat on the sounding pro res. Thou would'st have thought, so furious was their fire, No force could tame them, and no toil... | |
 | Homer - Epic poetry, Greek - 1909 - 630 pages
...flood. Jove leads him on with his almighty hand, 840 And breathes fierce spirits in his following band. The warring nations meet, the battle roars, Thick...would'st have thought, so furious was their fire, Nor force could tame them, and no toil could tire ; 845 Greece, yet unconquer'd, kept alive the war,... | |
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Thou wouldst have thought, so furious was their fire, No force could tame them, and no toil could tire ; As if new vigour from new fights they won, And the long battle was but then begun. Greece, yet unconquer'd, kept alive the war, Secure of death, confiding... 
