The Works of Tibullus: Containing His Four Books of Love Elegies |
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Admetus againſt Alba Longa Amalthea Apollo Bacchus Baja Breaft Broukhus Cafar Catullus Ceres Cerinthus chaft Cimbrian War cloſe Cuſtom Death defcribing Defires Delia Deſign eafy Elegy Eyes facred fafely faid Fair fame Fates fays Fear feems felf feveral fhall fhining fhould filent fince fing firft firſt Firſt Book Flame fnowy fo call'd foft fome fometimes fpeaking ftill fuch fure glowing Goddeſs Gods Hair himſelf Horace laft Latium likewife Livy Love Lovers Magick Maid Meffala mention'd mentions Miſtreſs moſt Muretus muſt Neara Nemefis Noife Number Numicus o'er obferve Off'ring Ovid Paffion Peleus plac'd pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure Plin Poet Pow'r Praiſe Pray'r prefent Propertius publick Purple raiſe Reaſon reft Rites Romans Scaliger ſhall ſhe ſome ſpread Statius Sulpicia thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand Tibullus Tranflated us'd uſe Varro Venus Verfe Verſe Virgil whofe Wine wiſh Youth
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Page 45 - She raves, she runs with a distracted pace, And fills with horrid howls the public place. And, as young striplings whip the top for sport, On the smooth pavement of an empty court ; The wooden engine flies and whirls about...
Page 135 - He said, and rose; as holy zeal inspires, He rakes hot embers, and renews the fires; His country gods and Vesta then adores With cakes and incense, and their aid implores. Next, for his friends and royal host he sent, Reveal'd his vision, and the gods' intent, With his own purpose.
Page 136 - Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Page 42 - Lay the dead hero graceful in a grave, (The only honour he can now receive) And fragrant mould upon his body throw, And plant the warrior laurel o'er his brow ; Light lie the earth, and flourish green the bough.
Page 99 - Etna's bellowing mouth expire From her torn entrails ! and what floods of fire ! What clanks were heard in German skies afar, Of arms and armies rushing to the war ! Dire earthquakes rent the solid Alps below, And from their summits shook th...
Page 59 - ... next to hell the prudent Gods had laid; And that alluring ill to fight difplay'd; Thus curfed fteel, and more accurfed gold, Gave mifchief birth, and made that mifchief bold: And double death did wretched man invade, By fteel aflaulted, and by gold betray'd.
Page 103 - Anfwer to all thou know'ft; and, if need be, Of things unknown feem to fpeak knowingly : This is Euphrates, crown'd with reeds; and there Flows the fwift Tigris with his fea-green hair.
Page 146 - ... Mind from it's Indolence, puts us upon thinking clofely, and turning our Thoughts every "Way. Thofe, who have met with no Misfortunes to mortify that Pride of Heart, which is the Growth of Profperity, fay to themfelves : Come ont let us enjoy the good Things that are prefent $ let us fill...
Page 58 - Work compleat; Be true to Merit, and ftill own his Caufe, Find fomething for him more than bare Applaufe, In juft Remembrance of your Pleafures paft, Be kind, and give him a Difcharge at laft, In Peace and Eafe Life's Remnant let him wear,. And hang his confecratedBufkinJ there.
Page 37 - Structure next he heaps a Load Of Saffafras in Chips, and Maftick Wood. Then from the Compter he takes down the File, And with Prefcriptions lights the folemn Pile; Feebly the Flames on clumfie Wings...