The Works of John Dryden: Poetical worksW. Paterson, 1889 |
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... arms they wield , Who labour tillage and the furrowed field ; Without whose aid the ground her corn denies , And nothing can be sown , and nothing rise— The crooked plough , the share , the towering height Of waggons , and the cart's ...
... arms they wield , Who labour tillage and the furrowed field ; Without whose aid the ground her corn denies , And nothing can be sown , and nothing rise— The crooked plough , the share , the towering height Of waggons , and the cart's ...
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... arms , and armies rushing to the war ! Dire earthquakes rent the solid Alps below , And from their summits shook the eternal snow ; Pale spectres in the close of night were seen , And voices heard , of more than mortal men , 630 635 640 ...
... arms , and armies rushing to the war ! Dire earthquakes rent the solid Alps below , And from their summits shook the eternal snow ; Pale spectres in the close of night were seen , And voices heard , of more than mortal men , 630 635 640 ...
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... arms extend 670 O'er Tuscan Tiber's course , and Roman towers defend ; # [ Later , wrongly- " Nor forky lightnings flashed from such a sullen sky . " -ED . ] . With youthful Cæsar your joint powers engage , Nor hinder 42 BOOK I. GEORGICS .
... arms extend 670 O'er Tuscan Tiber's course , and Roman towers defend ; # [ Later , wrongly- " Nor forky lightnings flashed from such a sullen sky . " -ED . ] . With youthful Cæsar your joint powers engage , Nor hinder 42 BOOK I. GEORGICS .
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... arms from every part resound , And monstrous crimes in every shape are crowned . The peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed ; The fields lie fallow in inglorious rest ; The plain no pasture to the flock affords ; The crooked scythes ...
... arms from every part resound , And monstrous crimes in every shape are crowned . The peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed ; The fields lie fallow in inglorious rest ; The plain no pasture to the flock affords ; The crooked scythes ...
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... arms . To furthest Asia carry fierce alarms , Avert unwarlike Indians from his Rome , Triumph abroad , secure our peace at home . Hail , sweet Saturnian soil of fruitful grain Great parent , greater of illustrious men ! For thee my ...
... arms . To furthest Asia carry fierce alarms , Avert unwarlike Indians from his Rome , Triumph abroad , secure our peace at home . Hail , sweet Saturnian soil of fruitful grain Great parent , greater of illustrious men ! For thee my ...
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