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" Caesar, thus injured, and unable to resist the faction of the nobles which was now uppermost, (for he was a Marian,) had recourse to arms ; and his cause was just against Pompey, but not against his country, whose constitution ought to have been sacred... "
The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical - Page 185
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The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, Volume 3

Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...was juft againft Pomfey, but not againft his Country; whofe Conftitution ought to have been Sacre-d to him; and never to have been violated on the Account of any private.Wrong. 'But he prevail'd, and Heav'n declaringibr him, he became a Providential Monarch, -under...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 22

English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...whofe conftitution ought to have been facred to him; and never to have been violated on the aocount of any private wrong. But he prevailed ; and heaven...neither dare commend, nor can juftly blame (though Dante, in his. Infemo, has put him and Caffius, and Judas Ifcariot betwixt them, into the great devil's...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 12

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...was juft againft Pompey, but not againft his country; whofe conltitution ought to have been facred to him ; and never to have been violated on the account...prevailed ; and heaven declaring for him, he became a providental monarch, under the title of Perpetual Dictator. He being murdered by hi* own fon, whom...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope's Iliad & Odyssey ...

1792 - 918 pages
...was ju!t againft Pompey, but not againit his country ; whole conltitution ought to have been facred to him ; and never to have been violated on the account...private wrong. But he prevailed ; and heaven declaring fur him, ho became a providental ruonarch, under the title o;' Perpetual Dictator. He being murdered...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ...

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...was juft againft Pompey, but not agamic his country; wliofe conltitution ought to have been facrcd to him ; and never to have been violated on the account of any private wrong. Bx t he prevailed ; and heaven declaring for him, he became a providental monarch, under the title...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...was just against Pompey, but not against his country, whose constitution ought to have been sacred to him, and never to have been violated on the account...providential monarch, under the title of Perpetual Dictator. He being murdered by his own son,- whom I neither dare commend, nor can justly blame, (though...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...was just against Pompey, but not against his country, whose constitution ought to have been sacred to him, and never to have be'en violated on the account...providential monarch, under the title of Perpetual Dictator. He being murdered by his own son,7 whom I neither dare commend, nor can justly blame, (though...
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The Works of Virgil, Volume 2

Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 408 pages
...was just against Pompey, but not against his country, whose constitution ought to have been sacred to him, and never to have been violated on, the account...providential monarch, under the title of perpetual dictator. He being murdered by his own son, whom I neither dare commend, nor can justly blame (though...
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The works of Virgil, tr. into Engl. verse by mr. Dryden. Carey, Volume 2

Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...was just against Pompey, but not against his country, whose constitution ought to have been sacred to him, and never to have been - violated on the account...providential monarch, under the title of perpetual dictator. He being murdered by his own son, whom I neither dare commend, nor can justly blame (though...
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The Works of Virgil, Volume 2

Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1806 - 414 pages
...was just against Pompey, but not against his country, whose constitution ought to have been sacred to him, and never to have been violated on the account of any private wrong. But he prevailed j and, heaven declaring for him, he became a providential monarch, under the title of perpetual dictator....
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