Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith, Armstrong, JohnsonAlexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... Adrastus and his Allies , march- ing from Argos to the Siege of Thebes . From the 4th Thebiad of Statius ...... A Simile upon a set of Tea - drinkers ............ The same . Diversified in ancient Metre ...... ib . A Soliloquy ...
... Adrastus and his Allies , march- ing from Argos to the Siege of Thebes . From the 4th Thebiad of Statius ...... A Simile upon a set of Tea - drinkers ............ The same . Diversified in ancient Metre ...... ib . A Soliloquy ...
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... Adrastus next he call'd , whose hoary hairs By age were whiten'd and a length of cares ; Who first to Thebes the Argive warriors led : In vain for Polynices ' right they bled , By fate decreed to fall ; he now inspires The sons to ...
... Adrastus next he call'd , whose hoary hairs By age were whiten'd and a length of cares ; Who first to Thebes the Argive warriors led : In vain for Polynices ' right they bled , By fate decreed to fall ; he now inspires The sons to ...
Page 140
... Adrastus ' valiant son , with grief , beheld The Spartans to inglorious flight compell'd ; Their valiant chief resign'd to hostile hands , He thus aloud address'd the scatt'ring bands : " What shame , ye warriors ! if ye thus expose ...
... Adrastus ' valiant son , with grief , beheld The Spartans to inglorious flight compell'd ; Their valiant chief resign'd to hostile hands , He thus aloud address'd the scatt'ring bands : " What shame , ye warriors ! if ye thus expose ...
Page 141
... Adrastus thus , with justice , may complain His daughters widow'd , sons in battle slain . In the devoted line myself I stand ; And here must , perish by some hostile hand : Yet not , for this , I shun the works of war , Nor sculk ...
... Adrastus thus , with justice , may complain His daughters widow'd , sons in battle slain . In the devoted line myself I stand ; And here must , perish by some hostile hand : Yet not , for this , I shun the works of war , Nor sculk ...
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... Adrastus ' valiant son , the chief design'd ; Who to his aid , when ev'ry warrior fled , Repair'd , and for his rescue greatly bled : His native bands the hero thus addrest , While sighs incessant labor'd from bis breast , " The chief ...
... Adrastus ' valiant son , the chief design'd ; Who to his aid , when ev'ry warrior fled , Repair'd , and for his rescue greatly bled : His native bands the hero thus addrest , While sighs incessant labor'd from bis breast , " The chief ...
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Adrastus arms Atrides bard beauty behold blest bloom boast bosom breast breath Capaneus charms coursers Creon crown'd death Diomed divine dread Dunciad e'er epic poetry ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame flowers gen'rous genius gentle glory golden grace grief groves hand heart Heav'n hero Hippomedon honour hope immortal king labours light live lord lord Chesterfield lyre maid malè mighty mind mournful Muse nature Nature's ne'er night numbers nymph o'er once pain passion PAUL WHITEHEAD peace plain poem poet Polynices pow'r praise pride quæ rage reign rise round sacred shade shining shore sighs skies smile soft song soul Statius strain streams swain sweet tears tender Theban Thebes thee thine thou thought thro toil tow'rs trembling truth Twas Tydeus vale verse Virgil virtue voice warriors wave wild winds wings youth