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... give an account of the dreadful thunder and lightning , snow and rain , that followed the murder of Julius Cæsar ; that many temples were so struck down or very much damaged , which was looked upon as a presage of the horrible civil war ...
... give an account of the dreadful thunder and lightning , snow and rain , that followed the murder of Julius Cæsar ; that many temples were so struck down or very much damaged , which was looked upon as a presage of the horrible civil war ...
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... give due attention to my advice , never expect that he will be constant , who inhumanly wounds those sweet kisses , which Venus has imbued with the fifth part of all 68 her nectar . O thrice and 66 " Custus is a religious epithet . Thus ...
... give due attention to my advice , never expect that he will be constant , who inhumanly wounds those sweet kisses , which Venus has imbued with the fifth part of all 68 her nectar . O thrice and 66 " Custus is a religious epithet . Thus ...
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... give back my mind to its deserted loves . The splendour of Glycera , shin- ing brighter than the Parian marble , inflames me : her agree- able petulance , and her countenance , too unsteady to be beheld , inflame me . Venus , rushing on ...
... give back my mind to its deserted loves . The splendour of Glycera , shin- ing brighter than the Parian marble , inflames me : her agree- able petulance , and her countenance , too unsteady to be beheld , inflame me . Venus , rushing on ...
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... give up some to the sport of horrible Mars : the greedy ocean is destructive to sailors : the mingled funerals of young and old are crowded together : not a single person does the cruel Proserpine 29 pass exploits , having made his ...
... give up some to the sport of horrible Mars : the greedy ocean is destructive to sailors : the mingled funerals of young and old are crowded together : not a single person does the cruel Proserpine 29 pass exploits , having made his ...
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... give a portion of loose sand to my bones and unburied head . So , whatever the east wind shall threaten to the Italian sea , let the Venu- sinian woods suffer , while you are in safety ; and manifold profit , from whatever port it may ...
... give a portion of loose sand to my bones and unburied head . So , whatever the east wind shall threaten to the Italian sea , let the Venu- sinian woods suffer , while you are in safety ; and manifold profit , from whatever port it may ...
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agreeable ancient ANTHON Apollo Aristippus Augustus Bacchus battle of Actium beauty better called Campus Martius celebrated Chimæra chorus Cicero comedy CRUQ Dacier death delight dread DUBL earth Edition Engravings Ennius EPISTLE Essays expression father Faunus favour fortune FRAN genius give gods Grecian Greek happy hath History honour Horace HURD imitation impious Italy Julius Cæsar Jupiter king labour Latin laugh laws lest live Lucanian lyre M'CAUL Mæcenas manner means Memoir mind muse nature Notes obliged Octavius ORELLI Parthians person Pirithous play poem poet poetry Portrait prætor praise rich Roman Rome sacred SATIRE says senate sesterces signifies sing slaves Stertinius Telephus temple thee thing thou Thracian Tiberius tion TORR tragedy Trans Translated Troy twelve tables Venus verses Virgil virtue vols WATSON whence wind wine Woodcuts woods words write youth
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