The Works of Horace In English Verse By several hands. Collected and Published By Mr. Duncombe. With Notes Historical and Critical |
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EPISTLE IX. To Claudius Tiberius Nero.
Septimius
only, strange as it may seem,
Can tell the Rank I hold in your Esteem.
For when he asks and begs, that, as a Friend,
I would his Service warmly recommend
To you, as not unworthy the Regard
Of one so studious Merit to reward,
Thinking that you such Trust in me repose,
My Influence better than myself he knows.
Can tell the Rank I hold in your Esteem.
For when he asks and begs, that, as a Friend,
I would his Service warmly recommend
To you, as not unworthy the Regard
Of one so studious Merit to reward,
Thinking that you such Trust in me repose,
My Influence better than myself he knows.
By many a Plea I strove to stand excus'd,
But fear'd, if his Request I still refus'd,
I should be thought my Interest to disown
Or under-rate, to serve myself alone.
To shun the Censure of this worse Offence,
Behold me arm'd with courtly Confidence!
If for a Friend such Boldness you approve,
Believe him brave, and worthy of your Love.
But fear'd, if his Request I still refus'd,
I should be thought my Interest to disown
Or under-rate, to serve myself alone.
To shun the Censure of this worse Offence,
Behold me arm'd with courtly Confidence!
If for a Friend such Boldness you approve,
Believe him brave, and worthy of your Love.
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