 My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life — A country cottage near a crystal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some god conduct me to the sacred shades, Where Bacchanals are sung by Spartan maids, Or...  Virgil's Aeneid - Page 7by Virgil - 1884 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Harmonic Philosophical Society at PARIS} and Author of the Complete IL LUST RAT I ON of ASTROLOGY. HATPY THE' MAN, WHO, STUDYING NATURE'S LAWS, THROUGH KNOWN EFFECTS CAN TRACE THE SECRET CAUSE. DRYDF.U. L 0 ND 0 N; PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, AND SOLD AT THE BRITISH DIRECTORY OFFICE, AVEMARIA-LANE;... | |
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...flaceaat in Flumiaa amtm ylvaiyuc inghriiu — VIRG. Georg. ii. 485. My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life, A...crystal flood, . A winding valley, and a lofty wood. DKYDLX PASTORAL poetry, not only amuses the fancy the most delightfully, but is likewise more indebted... | |
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 | English literature - 1815 - 1008 pages
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...amem syhusip.e ingtorius . Vino. Georg. ii. 48S. " My next desire is, void of care and strife, To U'ad a soft, secure, inglorious life : A country cottage...crystal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood." DRYDF.N. Grecian Co/ee-ltouse, November 2. I HAVE received this short epistle from an unknown hand.... | |
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