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... lord . Yet ' twas not thus Calypso wept of yore Reft of Ulysses on the lonely shore , Long days she sat with locks unkempt and free , Long prayers she utter'd to the cruel sea , Though on her lover's face she'd look'd the last , She ...
... lord . Yet ' twas not thus Calypso wept of yore Reft of Ulysses on the lonely shore , Long days she sat with locks unkempt and free , Long prayers she utter'd to the cruel sea , Though on her lover's face she'd look'd the last , She ...
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... lord , Wash'd his poor mangled corpse in Xanthus ' ford , And the huge hero's dust at length found rest In the slight haven of a maiden's breast , She who still loved him , reft of all beside , Of parents - e'en of her he call'd his ...
... lord , Wash'd his poor mangled corpse in Xanthus ' ford , And the huge hero's dust at length found rest In the slight haven of a maiden's breast , She who still loved him , reft of all beside , Of parents - e'en of her he call'd his ...
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... thy coming India bends the knee , And Araby , the jealous , quails to thee ; Each far - off land beyond th ' estranging foam Shall feel thy might , and own the Lord of Rome . And I , if fate be kind , amid thy BOOK III. ...
... thy coming India bends the knee , And Araby , the jealous , quails to thee ; Each far - off land beyond th ' estranging foam Shall feel thy might , and own the Lord of Rome . And I , if fate be kind , amid thy BOOK III. ...
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... lord has cross'd the sea ; Plunder to thee he brings , but grief for me . If he had died beneath Ceraunia's brow , Neptune , what thanks should I be paying now ! At that full board myself ye well can spare- The night - door opens , but ...
... lord has cross'd the sea ; Plunder to thee he brings , but grief for me . If he had died beneath Ceraunia's brow , Neptune , what thanks should I be paying now ! At that full board myself ye well can spare- The night - door opens , but ...
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... witchery . Look at the lord whose thousands found a grave , Their shouts all hush'd beneath the Actian wave : " Twas love , disgraceful love , his sails unfurl'd , To seek for safety in a distant world . Be 48 [ BOOK III . PROPERTIUS .
... witchery . Look at the lord whose thousands found a grave , Their shouts all hush'd beneath the Actian wave : " Twas love , disgraceful love , his sails unfurl'd , To seek for safety in a distant world . Be 48 [ BOOK III . PROPERTIUS .
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