14. A TRANSLATION
Of the following Epigram in the Eton collection.
ΛΟΥΚΙΛΛΙΟΥ.
Μυν Ασκληπιαδης ο φιλαργυρος ειδεν ον οικω,
Και, τι ποιεις, φησιν, φιλτατε μυ, παρ' εμοι;
Ηδυ δ' ο μυς γελασας, μηδεν, φιλε, φησι, φοβηθης.
Ουχι τροφης παρα σοι χρηζομον, αλλα μονης.
As --- was stepping out of bed,
A lurking Mouse he spies;
And thus, alarm'd with sudden dread,
Aloud to Tony cries:
Tony make haste—the trap prepare—
I see the rascal dodging.—
Friend, quoth the Mouse, you need not fear,
I come but for a lodging;
Nor plant that dreadful engine there,
To catch me by the neck fast;
For surely I had ne'er come here,
If I had wanted breakfast.
