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... ancients ? The cave of Polypheme might furnish out the ideas of their giants , and Andromeda might give occafion for ftories of diftreffed damfels on the point of being devoured by dragons , and delivered at fuch a critical feafon by ...
... ancients ? The cave of Polypheme might furnish out the ideas of their giants , and Andromeda might give occafion for ftories of diftreffed damfels on the point of being devoured by dragons , and delivered at fuch a critical feafon by ...
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... ancient Lyrics , and an excellent imitation of Pindar . One allufion to Euripides of whom Milton is known to have been fo fond , I cannot omit . Æternorum operum cuftos fidelis , Quæftorque gazæ nobilioris . Quam cui præfuit Ion ...
... ancient Lyrics , and an excellent imitation of Pindar . One allufion to Euripides of whom Milton is known to have been fo fond , I cannot omit . Æternorum operum cuftos fidelis , Quæftorque gazæ nobilioris . Quam cui præfuit Ion ...
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... ancient coins , weights , and measures † , are the work of a man intimately acquainted with ancient history and literature , and are enlivened with many curious and interesting parti- culars of the manners and ways of living of the ancients ...
... ancient coins , weights , and measures † , are the work of a man intimately acquainted with ancient history and literature , and are enlivened with many curious and interesting parti- culars of the manners and ways of living of the ancients ...
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