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The Works of Tibullus: Containing His Four Books of Love Elegies - Page 45
by Tibullus - 1720 - 264 pages
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...bloated Vermin loathfom Poifon fpits, And fwol'n, and burfting with his Malice, fits. Blue. A TOP. As young Striplings whip the Top for Sport, On the fmooth...Pavement of an empty Court ; • The wooden Engine whirls and flies about, Admir'd with Clamours of the beardlefs Rout. They lafh aloud, each other they...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's Virgil

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...pace, And fills with horrid howls the public place. And, as young ftriplings whip the top for fport, On the fmooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden engine flies and whirls about, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout , They lam aloud, each other they provoke, And lend...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 23

English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...with horrid howls the publ c place. And, as young ftriplings whip the top for fport, On the frriooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden engine flies and whirls about, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout, They lafh aloud, each other they provoke, And lend...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope's Iliad & Odyssey ...

1792 - 918 pages
...pace, Ai.d fills with horrid howls the public place. And, as young ftriplings whip the top for fport, On the fmooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden...flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlcf* rout, They l.ifli aloud, each other they provoke, A nil lend their little fouls at every...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 12

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...pace, And fills with horrid howh the public place. Ar.d, as young llriplings whip the top for (port, On the fmooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden...flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout, They lafh aloud, each other they provoke, And lend their little fouls at every Itroke...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ...

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...public place. And, as young driplmgs whip the top for (port, On the fmooth pavement of an empty c nurt, The wooden engine flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout, They lafli aloud, each other they provoke, And lend their little fouls at every ftroke...
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The Works of Virgil, Volume 3

Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 352 pages
...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, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardless rout ; They lash aloud ; each other they provoke, And...
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The works of Virgil, tr. into Engl. verse by mr. Dryden. Carey, Volume 3

Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...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, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardless rout; They lash aloud ; each other they provoke, And lend...
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...

John Walker - English language - 1807 - 1108 pages
...btardeilmen in floating castles land. " And as young striplings whip the top for spurt, " On the smooth pavement of an empty court, " The wooden engine flies and whirls about, " Aduiir'd with clamoursofthe beardless rout." T>rydea. To BEARD, beerd. va To take or pluck by the...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...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, Admired, with clamours, of the beardless rout ; They lash aloud ; each other they provoke, And lend...
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