The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Band 301790 |
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... Sempronius , a Senator Juba , Prince of Numidia Mr. Wilks . Syphax , General of the Numidians - Mr. Cibber . Portius Sons of Cato Marcus - Mr. Powel . Mr. Ryan . Decius , Ambassador from Cæfar Mr. Bowman . - MUTINEERS , GUARDS , & c ...
... Sempronius , a Senator Juba , Prince of Numidia Mr. Wilks . Syphax , General of the Numidians - Mr. Cibber . Portius Sons of Cato Marcus - Mr. Powel . Mr. Ryan . Decius , Ambassador from Cæfar Mr. Bowman . - MUTINEERS , GUARDS , & c ...
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... Sempronius comes : He must not find this softness hanging on me . [ Exit . SCENE II . SEMPRONIUS . Confpiracies no fooner fhould be form'd Than executed . What means Portius here ? I like not that cold youth . I must diffemble , And ...
... Sempronius comes : He must not find this softness hanging on me . [ Exit . SCENE II . SEMPRONIUS . Confpiracies no fooner fhould be form'd Than executed . What means Portius here ? I like not that cold youth . I must diffemble , And ...
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... Sempronius , would't thou talk of love To Marcia , whilst her father's life's in danger ? Thou might'ft as well court the pale trembling Veftal , When the beholds the holy flame expiring . SEMPRONIUS . The more I fee the wonders of thy ...
... Sempronius , would't thou talk of love To Marcia , whilst her father's life's in danger ? Thou might'ft as well court the pale trembling Veftal , When the beholds the holy flame expiring . SEMPRONIUS . The more I fee the wonders of thy ...
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... Sempronius ; we'll deferve it . SEMPRONIUS . [ Exit , Curfe on the stripling ! How he apes his fire ! Ambitiously sententious ! -But I wonder Old Syphax comes not ; his Numidian genius Is well difpos'd to mischief , were he prompt And ...
... Sempronius ; we'll deferve it . SEMPRONIUS . [ Exit , Curfe on the stripling ! How he apes his fire ! Ambitiously sententious ! -But I wonder Old Syphax comes not ; his Numidian genius Is well difpos'd to mischief , were he prompt And ...
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English poets. SCENE III . SYPHAX , SEMPRONIUS . SYPHAX . -Sempronius , all is ready . I've founded my Numidians , man by man , And find them ripe for a revolt : they all Complain aloud of Cato's difcipline , And wait but the command to ...
English poets. SCENE III . SYPHAX , SEMPRONIUS . SYPHAX . -Sempronius , all is ready . I've founded my Numidians , man by man , And find them ripe for a revolt : they all Complain aloud of Cato's difcipline , And wait but the command to ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ÆNEID æther againſt amidſt arms atque behold blood bluſhes breaſt Britiſh Cadmus Cæfar caft Cato Cato's cauſe charms courſe death DECIUS deſcribed deſcription eaſe Ev'n eyes faid fame fate father fays fecret fhall fhining fide fight fire firft firſt fome forrows foul friends ftand ftill ftorms ftreams ftrength fubject fuch fword Georgic goddeſs gods grief heart heaven himſelf Jove JUBA laſt loft LUCIA LUCIUS maid MARCIA MARCUS mighty moſt Mufe Muſe muſt numbers Numidian nunc nymph o'er Ovid paffion Pentheus Phaeton pleaſe pleaſure Poet PORTIUS praiſe prince purſue rage raiſe reft reſt rife riſe Roman Rome ſcenes ſee SEMPRONIUS ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtill ſtood ſuch SYPHAX tears thee theſe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand thunder toils verſe view'd Virgil virgin virtue Whilft winds wiſh youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 232 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Seite 338 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Seite 236 - Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile : The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around...
Seite 232 - In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Seite 337 - Here will I hold. If there's a Power above us, — And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works, — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Seite 284 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Seite 259 - And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, th' important day, big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome" Our father's death Would fill up all the guilt of civil war, And close the scene of blood.
Seite 117 - Their stated course, and leave the beaten track. The youth was in a maze, nor did he know Which way to turn the reins, or where to go ; Nor wou'd the horses, had he known, obey.
Seite 233 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.
Seite 261 - Remember what our father oft has told us : The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with errors : Our understanding traces them in vain, Lost and bewilder'd in the fruitless search : Nor sees with how much art the windings run, Nor where the regular confusion ends.