The Works of John Dryden: Poetical worksW. Paterson, 1889 |
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... thou , whose trident struck the teeming earth , 15 And made a passage for the courser's birth ; And thou , for whom the Caan shore sustains The milky herds , that graze thy flowery plains ; And thou , the shepherds ' tutelary god ...
... thou , whose trident struck the teeming earth , 15 And made a passage for the courser's birth ; And thou , for whom the Caan shore sustains The milky herds , that graze thy flowery plains ; And thou , the shepherds ' tutelary god ...
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... Thou founder of the plough , and ploughman's toil ;. And thou , whose hands the shroud - like cypress rear , Come , all ye gods and goddesses , that wear The rural honours , and increase the year ; You , who supply the ground with seeds ...
... Thou founder of the plough , and ploughman's toil ;. And thou , whose hands the shroud - like cypress rear , Come , all ye gods and goddesses , that wear The rural honours , and increase the year ; You , who supply the ground with seeds ...
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... thou propitious , Cæsar ! guide my course ,. And to my bold endeavours add thy force : Pity the poet's and the ploughman's cares ; Interest thy greatness in our mean affairs , And use thyself betimes to hear ( and grant ) our prayers ...
... thou propitious , Cæsar ! guide my course ,. And to my bold endeavours add thy force : Pity the poet's and the ploughman's cares ; Interest thy greatness in our mean affairs , And use thyself betimes to hear ( and grant ) our prayers ...
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... thou shalt foresee the following day , Nor shall a starry night thy hopes betray . When first the moon appears , if then she shrouds Her silver crescent tipped with sable clouds , 545 550 555 560 565 570 575 · Conclude she bodes a ...
... thou shalt foresee the following day , Nor shall a starry night thy hopes betray . When first the moon appears , if then she shrouds Her silver crescent tipped with sable clouds , 545 550 555 560 565 570 575 · Conclude she bodes a ...
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... Thou father Romulus , and mother Earth , 660 665 Goddess unmoved ! whose guardian 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 ...
... Thou father Romulus , and mother Earth , 660 665 Goddess unmoved ! whose guardian 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 ...
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