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Page 17
... scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll , And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole , O'er the dark trees a yellow verdure shed , And tip with silver every mountain head ; Then shine the vales , the rocks in prospect rise , A ...
... scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll , And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole , O'er the dark trees a yellow verdure shed , And tip with silver every mountain head ; Then shine the vales , the rocks in prospect rise , A ...
Page 18
... scene , Crown'd by fresh fountains with eternal green , Lifts its gay head , in snowy flowrets fair , And plays and dances to the gentle air ; When lo ! by blasts uprooted , whirled around , Low lies the plant , extended on the ground ...
... scene , Crown'd by fresh fountains with eternal green , Lifts its gay head , in snowy flowrets fair , And plays and dances to the gentle air ; When lo ! by blasts uprooted , whirled around , Low lies the plant , extended on the ground ...
Page 52
... scene , How sweet to walk the velvet green , And hear the west - wind's gentle sighs , As o'er the gentle mead it flies ! How sweet to mark the pouting vine , Ready to burst in tears of wine ; And with some maid , who breathes but love ...
... scene , How sweet to walk the velvet green , And hear the west - wind's gentle sighs , As o'er the gentle mead it flies ! How sweet to mark the pouting vine , Ready to burst in tears of wine ; And with some maid , who breathes but love ...
Page 61
... scenes of distress and horror , which the insolence of conquest spreads through a van- quished and plundered city ... scene For men : hence home ! nor spread your mischiefs here . But see , the veteran from his watch returns , Bearing ...
... scenes of distress and horror , which the insolence of conquest spreads through a van- quished and plundered city ... scene For men : hence home ! nor spread your mischiefs here . But see , the veteran from his watch returns , Bearing ...
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... scenes the groans of the murdered king . The palace opens and Clytem- nestra is seen standing beside the dead body of ... scene is at Susa , and near the tomb of Darius . ATOSSA , CHORUS . Atoss . Indulge me , friends , who wish to be in ...
... scenes the groans of the murdered king . The palace opens and Clytem- nestra is seen standing beside the dead body of ... scene is at Susa , and near the tomb of Darius . ATOSSA , CHORUS . Atoss . Indulge me , friends , who wish to be in ...
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Adic Admetus Alcmena Amph Amphitryon Antistrophe arms Athens bear behold Bleps blest breast breath charms Chor CHORUS Chrem Cleon Clytemnestra Creon Dæm dark daughter dead dear death deeds Demus didst dost thou dread e'en earth Eteocles Eucl Euripides eyes fair fate father fear flame friends give goddess gods grace Greece grief hand hath head hear heart heaven honour Jove Jupiter king Labr Laius live lord maid Merc Mess mighty mortal mother Muses ne'er never night nymph o'er Palæstra Peleus Phei Plut Plutus poet Polybus Polynices rich round sacred SCENE shalt shore slave sleep song sorrow soul speak Streps Strob STROBILUS sweet tears tell Thebes thee Theocritus Theseus thine thou art tomb Trach Twas Tynd Venus virgin voice wave wife wine words wretch youth