Miscellaneous Works, 4. köideD.A. Talboys, 1830 |
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... grounds . Ulysses here the blood of victims shed , And rais'd the pale assembly of the dead : Oft in the winds is heard a plaintive sound Of melancholy ghosts that hover round ; The lab'ring ploughman oft with horror spies Thin airy ...
... grounds . Ulysses here the blood of victims shed , And rais'd the pale assembly of the dead : Oft in the winds is heard a plaintive sound Of melancholy ghosts that hover round ; The lab'ring ploughman oft with horror spies Thin airy ...
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... ground inclose , And here the marble statues breathe in rows : Profusely grac'd the happy town appears , Nor Rome itself her beauteous neighbour fears . BRESCIA , VERONA , PADUA . FROM Milan we travelled through a very pleasant country ...
... ground inclose , And here the marble statues breathe in rows : Profusely grac'd the happy town appears , Nor Rome itself her beauteous neighbour fears . BRESCIA , VERONA , PADUA . FROM Milan we travelled through a very pleasant country ...
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... ground , which they would not fail to cut upon the first approach of an enemy's fleet . For this reason they have not forti- fied the little islands that lie at the entrance to the best advantage , which might otherwise very easily ...
... ground , which they would not fail to cut upon the first approach of an enemy's fleet . For this reason they have not forti- fied the little islands that lie at the entrance to the best advantage , which might otherwise very easily ...
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... ground to powder , and afterwards worked into mortar . It is rubbed with oil , and makes a smooth , shining , and beautiful sur- face . These particularities are chiefly owing to the moisture of the air , which would have an ill effect ...
... ground to powder , and afterwards worked into mortar . It is rubbed with oil , and makes a smooth , shining , and beautiful sur- face . These particularities are chiefly owing to the moisture of the air , which would have an ill effect ...
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... ground must have been formerly much lower , for otherwise the town would have lain under water . The remains of the Pharos , that stand about three miles from the sea , and two from the town , have their foundations covered with earth ...
... ground must have been formerly much lower , for otherwise the town would have lain under water . The remains of the Pharos , that stand about three miles from the sea , and two from the town , have their foundations covered with earth ...
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