The Poetical Works of John Dryden, 3. köideHenry G. Bohn, 1853 - 524 pages |
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Page 43
... force employs : His weak ones deep into his rear he bore Remote from guns , as sick men from the noise . His fiery cannon did their passage guide , And following smoke obscured them from the foe ; Thus Israel safe from the Egyptian's ...
... force employs : His weak ones deep into his rear he bore Remote from guns , as sick men from the noise . His fiery cannon did their passage guide , And following smoke obscured them from the foe ; Thus Israel safe from the Egyptian's ...
Page 158
... force as in the giants ' war . The prayers , at least , for his reprieve were heard ; His death , like Hezekiah's , was deferr'd : Against the sun the shadow went ; Five days , those five degrees , were lent To form our patience and ...
... force as in the giants ' war . The prayers , at least , for his reprieve were heard ; His death , like Hezekiah's , was deferr'd : Against the sun the shadow went ; Five days , those five degrees , were lent To form our patience and ...
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... force and immortality Make but a lame , imperfect , deity ; Tempests have force unbounded to destroy , And deathless being even the damn'd enjoy ; And yet Heaven's attributes , both last and first , One without life , and one with life ...
... force and immortality Make but a lame , imperfect , deity ; Tempests have force unbounded to destroy , And deathless being even the damn'd enjoy ; And yet Heaven's attributes , both last and first , One without life , and one with life ...
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Upon the Death of Lord Hastings | 1 |
To Charles the Second | 16 |
Satire on the Dutch | 23 |
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