The Works of the English Poets: Virgil, trans. by DrydenH. Hughs, 1779 |
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Æneas Æneid Æneis againſt arms Auguftus beaſts becauſe Befides beſt betwixt Cæfar Carthage cauſe Daphnis defcends defire Dido earth Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fame fate father fear feas fecret fecure feem fenfe feven fhade fhall fhepherd fhew fhore fide fight fing fire firft firſt fkies flain flocks flood foes foil fome fong fpring ftill fubject fuch fummer fure fwain fweet Georgic gods Grecian ground heaven hero himſelf honour Ilioneus Jupiter juſt labour laft laſt leaſt lefs Lordship maſter Mufe muft muſt night numbers o'er obferved pafs plain pleaſe pleaſure poem poet praiſe prefent Priam purſue rage raiſe reft reſtrain rifing Segrais ſhade ſhall ſhe ſheep ſhore ſhould ſkies ſky ſpace ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtood ſtorm ſtreams thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tranflation trees Trojan Troy Turnus Tyrian uſe verfe verſe vines Virgil whofe winds woods youth
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