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... behold him stand , A Birth - Day Jewel sparkling on his Hand ! A fofening Gargle tunes his warbling Throat , And fits the varying Pipe for every Note . A Desk , rais'd high , the liftening Throng controlls ; He mounts , and out the ...
... behold him stand , A Birth - Day Jewel sparkling on his Hand ! A fofening Gargle tunes his warbling Throat , And fits the varying Pipe for every Note . A Desk , rais'd high , the liftening Throng controlls ; He mounts , and out the ...
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... Behold , Applaufes are thy Portion too ! The Guefts all ring thy Praife - Thrice happy thou ! Feel not thy Manes Joys exceffive , now ? Now , raise not Violets , from thy Duft their Head , And proudly make thy precious Urn their Bed ...
... Behold , Applaufes are thy Portion too ! The Guefts all ring thy Praife - Thrice happy thou ! Feel not thy Manes Joys exceffive , now ? Now , raise not Violets , from thy Duft their Head , And proudly make thy precious Urn their Bed ...
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... ( behold ! ) attempts to write , And in Heroics wings his airy Flight ; Every raw Thing , and each pin - feather'd Fool , Who left but Yesterday his Greek and School ; Below the lowest Theme ; unblest with Skill 150 155 To paint or waving ...
... ( behold ! ) attempts to write , And in Heroics wings his airy Flight ; Every raw Thing , and each pin - feather'd Fool , Who left but Yesterday his Greek and School ; Below the lowest Theme ; unblest with Skill 150 155 To paint or waving ...
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... needs be pleas'd ? 55 Ver . 42. Staius was a notorious Wretch , who had behaved parti- cularly villainous in these two Characters , of a Judge , and a Guar- dian , Fool Fool if no Grove behold thy Carcass lie An Object ( 45 )
... needs be pleas'd ? 55 Ver . 42. Staius was a notorious Wretch , who had behaved parti- cularly villainous in these two Characters , of a Judge , and a Guar- dian , Fool Fool if no Grove behold thy Carcass lie An Object ( 45 )
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... Behold the Aunt , or reverend Grannum there ; From Cradle , fee , she takes her Infant Care ! In every Rite of Superftition verft , The facred Spittle , lo , fhe mingles firft ! 60 65 The Ver . 58. If yet no expiating Sheep . ] When any ...
... Behold the Aunt , or reverend Grannum there ; From Cradle , fee , she takes her Infant Care ! In every Rite of Superftition verft , The facred Spittle , lo , fhe mingles firft ! 60 65 The Ver . 58. If yet no expiating Sheep . ] When any ...
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Page 36 - ... belle' hoc excute totum: quid non intus habet? non hie est Ilias Atti 50 ebria veratro? non siqua elegidia crudi dictarunt proceres? non quidquid denique lectis scribitur in citreis? calidum scis ponere sumen, scis comitem horridulum trita donare lacerna, et 'verum' inquis 'amo, verum mihi dicite de me.
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Page 38 - Pedius quid ? crimina rasis 85 Librat in antithetis : doctas posuisse figuras Laudatur : bellum hoc : hoc bellum? an, Romule, ceves? Men
Page 127 - Consentire dies, et ab uno sidere duci. Nostra vel aequali suspendit tempora Libra Parca tenax veri, seu nata fidelibus hora Dividit in Geminos concordia fata duorum: Saturnumque gravem nostro Jove frangimus una. Nescio quod, certe est quod me tibi temperat, astrum.
Page 54 - Macrine, diem numera meliore lapillo, Qui tibi labentes apponit candidus annos; Funde merum genio. Non tu prece poscis emaci, Quae nisi seductis nequeas committere divis; At bona pars procerum tacita libabit acerra.
Page 130 - Stat contra ratio, et fecretam garrit in aurem, Ne liceat facere id, quod quis vitiabit agendo. Publica lex hominum naturaque continet hoc fas, Ut teneat vetitos infcitia debilis aftus. Diluis helleborum, certo compefcere punfto 100 Nefcius examen ; vetat hoc natura medendi.
Page 40 - Auriculas asini Mida rex habet : hoc ego opertum, Hoc ridere meum, tam nil, nulla tibi vendo Iliade. Audaci, quicunque, afflate Cratino, Iratum Eupolidem praegrandi cum sene palles, Aspice et haec, si forte aliquid decoctius audis.