Did ever (0) Proteus, Merlin, any witch, itch; They change their (9) weekly Barber, weekly News, When (each opinion with the next at ftrife, 166 I (x) plant, root up; I build, and then confound; Turn round to fquare, and fquare again to round; (0) Quo teneam vultus mutantem Protea nodo? Quid (p) pauper? ride: mutat (q) cœnacula, lectos, Balnea, (r) tonfores; conducto navigio æque Naufeat, ac locuples quem ducit priva triremis. (s) Si curatus inæquali tonfore capillos Occurro; rides. fi forte fubucula pexæ Trita fubeft tunicæ, vel fi toga diffidet impar; Rides. quid, (t) mea cum pugnat fententia fecum; Quod petiit, fpernit; repetit quod nuper omifit; (u) ftuat, et vitæ difconvenit ordine toto; (x) Diruit, ædificat, mutat quadrata rotundis ? You 175 (y) You never change one muscle of your face, 171 Rich (b) ev'n when plunder'd, (c) honour'd while opprefs'd; Lov'd (d) without youth, and follow'd without pow'r; At home, tho' exil'd; (e) free, tho' in the Tower; In fhort, that reas'ning, high, immortal thing, 185 Juft (f) lefs than Jove, and (g) much above a king, Nay, half in heav'n---(b) except (what's mighty odd) A fit of vapours clouds this demigod ? (y) Infanire putas folennia me, neque rides, Ad fummam, Japens uno (b) minor eft Jove, (c) dives, (d) Liber, (e) honoratus, (f) pulcher, (g) rex denique regum; Præcipue fanus, (b) nifi cum pituita molesta est. THE THE SIXTH EPISTLE Of the FIRST BOOK of HORA CE 66 EPISTLE VI. NOT To Mr MURRAY. TOT to admire, is all the art I know, Tomake men happy, and to keep them fo." (Plain truth, dear MURRAY, needs no flow'rs of fpeech, So take it in the very words of Creech.) (b) This vault of air, this congregated ball, Self-center'd Sun, and Stars that rife and fall, EPISTOLA VI. TIL admirari, prope res eft una, Numici, Solaque quæ poffit facere et fervare beatum. (b) Hunc folem, et ftellas, et decedentia certis NOTES. 5 Ver. 4. Creech.] From whofe tranflation of Horace the two first lines are taken. There There are, my friend! whose philofophic eyes Arabian hores, or Indian feas infold; I All the mad trade of (e) fools and flaves for gold?, If weak the (b) pleasure that from these can fpring, 20 The fear to want them is as weak a thing: Tempora momentis, funt qui (c) formidine nulla Imbuti fpectent. (d) quid cenfes, munera terræ ? Quid, maris extremos Arabas (e) ditantis et Indos? Ludicra, quid, (f) plaufus, et amici dona Quiritis? Quo fpectanda modo, (g) quo fenfu credis et ore? (b) Qui timet his adverfa, fere miratur eodem Quo cupiens pacto: pavor eft utrobique moleftus: Improvifa fimul fpecies exterret utrumque : G) Gaudeat, an doleat; cupiat, metuatne; quid ad rem, Si, quidquid vidit melius pejufve fua fpe, For For (k) Virtue's felf may too much zeal be had; The worst of madmen is a faint run mad. Go then, and if you can, admire the state Of beaming diamonds, and reflected plate; Procure a taste to double the surprise, 30 And gaze on (m) Parian charms with learned eyes: If not fo pleas'd, at (0) council-board rejoice, 4i Defixis oculis, animoque et corpore torpet? (k) Infani fapiens nomen ferat, æquus iniqui Ultra quam fatis eit, virtutem fi petit ipfam. (1) I nunc, argentum et marmor (m) vetus, æraq et artes Sufpice: cum gemmis (n) Tyrios mirare colores Gaude, quod fpectant oculi te (0) mille loquentem Gnavus (p) mane forum, et vefpertinus pete tectum; (9) Ne plus frumenti dotalibus emetat agris Mutus et (indignum; quod fit pejoribus ortus) (r) Hic tibi fit potius, quam tu mirabilis illi. (s) Quicquid fub terra eft, in apricum proferet ætas: And |