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Thornthwaite Sculp

M CUYLER in CRESSIDA.
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London Printed for J.Bell British Library Strand,October 1817

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As banks of Libya,-though, Apollo knows,

'Tis dry enough,-will with great speed of judgment, Ay, with celerity, find Hector's purpose

Pointing on him.

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Ulyss. And wake him to the answer, think you? Nest. Yes, 'tis most meet; Whom may you else oppose,

That can from Hector bring those honours off,
If not Achilles? Though't be a sportful combat,
Yet in this trial much opinion dwells ;

For here the Trojans taste our dear'st repute
With their fin'st palate: And trust to me, Ulysses,
Our imputation shall be oddly pois'd

In this wild action: for the success,
Although particular, shall give a scantling
Of good or bad unto the general;

And in such indexes, although small pricks
To their subsequent volumes, there is seen
The baby figure of the giant mass

Of things to come at large. It is suppos'd,
He, that meets Hector, issues from our choice:
And choice, being mutual act of all our souls,
Makes merit her election; and doth boil,
As 'twere from forth us all, a man distill'd
Out of our virtues; who miscarrying,

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What heart receives from hence a conquering part,
To steel a strong opinion to themselves?

Which entertain'd, limbs are in his instruments,
In no less working, than are swords and bows
Directive by the limbs.

Ulyss.

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