The works of Mr. Thomas Brown Serious and Comical, In Prose and Verse; In four volumes. The Fourth Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged from his Originals never before publish'd. With a key to all his Writings |
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Part of the 2d Ode in Horace l. 4. Translated. Beginning at, Dignum laude Virum. |
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Part of the 2d Ode in Horace l. 4. Translated. Beginning at, Dignum laude Virum.
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From dark Oblivion, and the silent Grave,Th'indulgent Muse does the brave Hero save;
'Tis she forbids his Name to die,
And brings it to the Stars, and sticks it in the Sky.
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Thus mighty Hercules did moveTo the Eternal Palaces above:
Nor all his twelve Exploits advanc'd him to the Sphere,
But 'twas the Poet's Pain and Labour brought him there.
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Thus the fam'd Spartan Twins did rise,From Ornaments of Earth to gild the Skies:
Tho' Heav'n by Turns they do obtain,
Yet in immortal Verse, the Brothers joyntly reign.
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And Bacchus too, for all his vain Pretence,Borrow'd his Crown and Godhead hence:
He with his powerful Juice first taught the Muse to fly,
And she in kind requital gave him immortality.
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