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Hoc nemus , hunc , inquit , frondoso vertice collem , Quis deus incertum est , habitat deus : Arcades ipsum Credunt se vidisse Jovem , quum sæpe nigrantem Ægida concuteret dextrâ , nimbosque cieret . " VIRG , Æn . VIII , 346 .
Hoc nemus , hunc , inquit , frondoso vertice collem , Quis deus incertum est , habitat deus : Arcades ipsum Credunt se vidisse Jovem , quum sæpe nigrantem Ægida concuteret dextrâ , nimbosque cieret . " VIRG , Æn . VIII , 346 .
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| Title | The Genius of the Thames: A Lyrical Poem, in Two Parts |
| Author | Thomas Love Peacock |
| Publisher | T. Hookham, jun., and E. T. Hookham, 1810 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 6 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 147 pages |
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