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Dictionary of dates, and universal reference - Page 299
by Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1841 - 80 pages
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Lives of the Roman Poets: Containing a Critical and Historical ..., Volume 1

Lewis Crusius - 1733 - 362 pages
...of a barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the flage. But fee ! each Mufe, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays [ 'Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the dull, and rears his rev'rend head ! Then Sculpture and her fifter Arts revive...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...barb'rous age, 696 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays., Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, 700 9iakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. Then Sculpture and her fifter-arts revive...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...abarb'rous age, 696 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays, Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, 700 Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. Then Sculpture and her fifter-arts revive...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee each mufe in Leo's golden days, 700 Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays! Rome's ancient genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head 1 Then Sculpture and her fitter arts revive,...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...of a barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays, Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, 700 Shakes off the duft, and fears his rev'rend head. Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 11

Biography - 1762 - 560 pages
...fubjoin in the following lines the fingle teftimony of Mr. Pope. " But fee ! each mufe, in Leo's golden days, . " Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays. " Rome's ancient genius o'er its ruins fpread " Shakes off the duft, and rears his reverend head. ; " Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 pages
...indeed, the materials he has collected are curious and ufeful. 46. But fee! each mufe in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays : Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head *. HISTORY has recorded five ages of the world,...
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The Works of Virgil in English Verse, Volume 1

Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - Latin poetry - 1763 - 382 pages
...publif hing him in England, where formerly he was but little known : But fee ! each Mufe in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes oft. the duft and rears his reverend head ; Then Sculpture and her fifter arts revive,...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...barb'rous age, 695 And drove those holy Vandals off the siage. But see ! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; Rome's ancient Genius o'er its rnins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend head. 700 Then Sculpture and her sister arts...
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The Works of Virgil: In Latin & English. The Aeneid, Volume 1

Virgil - Poetry - 1778 - 478 pages
...publifhing him in England, where formerly he was but little known : r But fee ! each Mufe in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays; Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft and rears his reverend head ; Then Sculpture and her fifter arts revive,...
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