The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 7J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... Virg . Georg . iii . 244 . 4 Virg . Ecl . iii . 89 . For , as for the Pindaric Odes , ( which PREFACE . 45.
... Virg . Georg . iii . 244 . 4 Virg . Ecl . iii . 89 . For , as for the Pindaric Odes , ( which PREFACE . 45.
Page 92
... Virg . UPON HIS MAJESTY'S RESTORATION AND RETURN . -Quod optanti divûm promittere nemo Auderet , volvenda dies , en , attulit ultro . Now blessings on you all , ye peaceful stars , Which meet at last so kindly , and dispense Your ...
... Virg . UPON HIS MAJESTY'S RESTORATION AND RETURN . -Quod optanti divûm promittere nemo Auderet , volvenda dies , en , attulit ultro . Now blessings on you all , ye peaceful stars , Which meet at last so kindly , and dispense Your ...
Page 102
... Virg . Th ' excess of heat is but a fable ; We know the torrid zone is now found habitable . Among the woods and forests thou art found , There boars and lions thou dost tame ; Is not my heart a nobler game ? Let Venus , men ; and ...
... Virg . Th ' excess of heat is but a fable ; We know the torrid zone is now found habitable . Among the woods and forests thou art found , There boars and lions thou dost tame ; Is not my heart a nobler game ? Let Venus , men ; and ...
Page 140
... VIRG . Georg . II . THE ARGUMENT OF BOOK I. The proposition . The invocation . The entrance into the history from a new agreement be- twixt Saul and David . A description of Hell . The Devil's speech Envy's reply to him . Her appearing ...
... VIRG . Georg . II . THE ARGUMENT OF BOOK I. The proposition . The invocation . The entrance into the history from a new agreement be- twixt Saul and David . A description of Hell . The Devil's speech Envy's reply to him . Her appearing ...
Page 187
... Virg . Georg . i . 514 . 3 Virg . Æn . i . 282 . retain it with great complaisance , to communicate all things to them , to watch and serve all the oc- casions of their fortune , both with his money , and his interest , and his industry ...
... Virg . Georg . i . 514 . 3 Virg . Æn . i . 282 . retain it with great complaisance , to communicate all things to them , to watch and serve all the oc- casions of their fortune , both with his money , and his interest , and his industry ...
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