The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 4William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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... pass away the heats of the summer among the fresh breezes that rise from the river , and the agreeable mixture of shades and fountains , in which the whole country naturally abounds . They were all three very well versed in the politer ...
... pass away the heats of the summer among the fresh breezes that rise from the river , and the agreeable mixture of shades and fountains , in which the whole country naturally abounds . They were all three very well versed in the politer ...
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... pass from the heathen gods to the several monsters of antiquity , as chimeras , gorgons , sphinxes , and many others that make the same figure in verse as on coins . It often happens , too , that the poet and the senate of Rome have ...
... pass from the heathen gods to the several monsters of antiquity , as chimeras , gorgons , sphinxes , and many others that make the same figure in verse as on coins . It often happens , too , that the poet and the senate of Rome have ...
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... the Roman festivals adorn : ' Thou shalt returning Cæsar's triumphs grace , When pomps shall in a long procession pass . Mr. DRYDEN . * Vid . Fig . 13 . † Fig . 18 . By the way you may observe the lower plaits of 54 DIALOGUES ON MEDALS .
... the Roman festivals adorn : ' Thou shalt returning Cæsar's triumphs grace , When pomps shall in a long procession pass . Mr. DRYDEN . * Vid . Fig . 13 . † Fig . 18 . By the way you may observe the lower plaits of 54 DIALOGUES ON MEDALS .
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... pass secure and slow , Nor scare me leaning on her side : But smoothly cleave th ' unruffled tide . After having considered the ship as a metaphor , we may now look on it as a reality , and observe in it the make of the old Roman ...
... pass secure and slow , Nor scare me leaning on her side : But smoothly cleave th ' unruffled tide . After having considered the ship as a metaphor , we may now look on it as a reality , and observe in it the make of the old Roman ...
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... passing so severe a censure on this author . He fancies the description of a wreck that you have already cited , is too good for Persius , and that he might be helped in it by Lu- can , who was one of his contemporaries . For my part ...
... passing so severe a censure on this author . He fancies the description of a wreck that you have already cited , is too good for Persius , and that he might be helped in it by Lu- can , who was one of his contemporaries . For my part ...
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ancient antiquities Antoninus Pius appears arch atque beautiful Cæsar Campania church CLAUD Claudian Commodus CREECH DRYDEN earth emblem emperor fancy figure formerly Genoa give gods grotto hæc hand head honour Horace inhabitants inscription Italians Italy Julius Cæsar kind king Latin poets Latium learned look Lucius Verus marble Marcus Marcus Aurelius medallists mention Mevania Milan miles modern medals mole mountain Naples natural noble observed occasion old coins old Roman Ovid palace particular pieces pillars pope port present prince quæ quod Ravenna reason represented Rimini rising river rocks Rome round ruins S. C. Reverse says Cynthio says Eugenius says Philander seen side Silius Italicus stands Statius statues stood suppose temple Teverone thee thou thought Tiberius tibi tion town Trajan Venetians Venice verse VIRG Virgil whole