Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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... arms were more Than th ' host of hundred - handed giants bore . So strong their arms , it did almost appear Secure , had neither arms nor men been there . In Hopton breaks , in break the Cornish powers , Few , and scarce arm'd , yet was ...
... arms were more Than th ' host of hundred - handed giants bore . So strong their arms , it did almost appear Secure , had neither arms nor men been there . In Hopton breaks , in break the Cornish powers , Few , and scarce arm'd , yet was ...
Page 340
... arms defend Arrows and darts , and with their right hold fast The battlement ; on them the Trojans cast Stones , rafters , pillars , beams ; such arms as these , Now hopeless , for their last defence they seize . The gilded roofs , the ...
... arms defend Arrows and darts , and with their right hold fast The battlement ; on them the Trojans cast Stones , rafters , pillars , beams ; such arms as these , Now hopeless , for their last defence they seize . The gilded roofs , the ...
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... arms was her's ; And now to plunder Ralph she flew , When Hudibras's hard fate drew To succour him ; for as he bow'd To help him up , she laid a load Of blows so heavy , and plac'd so well , On th ' other side , that down he fell ...
... arms was her's ; And now to plunder Ralph she flew , When Hudibras's hard fate drew To succour him ; for as he bow'd To help him up , she laid a load Of blows so heavy , and plac'd so well , On th ' other side , that down he fell ...
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