Her eloquence was sweeter than her fong, HORACE. BOOK IV. O DE IV. As Written at Oxford 1725 *. Qualem miniftrum fulminis alitem, &c." I. S the wing'd minifter of thundering Jove, To whom he gave his dreadful bolts to bear, Faithful affiftant of his mafter's love, King of the wandering nations of the air, II. When balmy breezes fann'd the vernal sky, III. Then *First printed with Mr.Weft's tranflation of Pindar. See the Preface to that gentleman's Poems. In the rape of Ganymede, who was carried up to Jupiter by an eagle, according to the Poetical History. III. Then, darting with impetuous fury down, IV.. Or, as a lion's youthful progeny, Wean'd from his favage dam and milky food, The grazing kid beholds with fearful eye, Doom'd first to stain his tender fangs in blood: V. Such Drufus, young in arms, his foes beheld, VI. Tam'd by a boy, the fierce Barbarians find How guardian Prudence guides the youthful flame,, And how great Cæfar's fond paternal mind Each generous Nero forms to early fame; VII.. A valiant fon fprings from a valiant fire: Their race by mettle sprightly courfers prove ; ; Nor can the warlike eagle's active fire Degenerate to form the timorous dove.. But education can the genius raise, And Honour is by vice to fhame betray'd. IX. Let IX. Let red Metaurus, ftain'd with Punic blood, Of this be witnefs that aufpicious day, Which, after a long, black, tempeftuous night,. Firat fimil'd on Latium with a milder ray, And chear'd our drooping hearts with dawning light, XI. Since the dire African with wafteful ire Rode, o'er the ravag`d towns of Italy; As through the pine-trees flies. the raging fire, XII. From this bright era, from this profperous field, From hence 'twas given her conquering fword to wield, Thus Hannibal at length defpairing spoke: "A dauntless nation, that from Trojan fires, "Hoftile Aufonia, to thy deftin'd fhore "Her gods, her infant fons, and aged fires, Throwgh angry feas and adverfe tempefts bore: XV. " As III. Then, darting with impetuous fury down, IV.. Or, as a lion's youthful progeny, Wean'd from his favage dam and milky food,. The grazing kid beholds with fearful eye, Doom'd first to ftain his tender fangs in blood: ས. Such Drufus, young in arms, his foes beheld, How guardian Prudence guides the youthful flame,, And how great Cæfar's fond paternal mind VII... A valiant fon fprings from a valiant fire: Their race by mettle sprightly courfers prove ;; Nor can the warlike eagle's active fire Degenerate to form the timorous dove.. But education can the genius raise, And Honour is by vice to shame betray'd.' IX. Let IX. Let red Metaurus, ftain'd with Punic blood, · Let mighty Afdrubal fubdued, confefs How much of empire and of fame is ow'd Of this be witness that aufpicious day, Which, after a long, black, tempeftuous night,, First fimil'd on Latium with a milder ray, And chear'd our drooping hearts with dawning light, XI. Since the dire African with wafteful ire Rode, o'er the ravag`d towns of Italy; XII. From this bright æra, from this profperous field, From hence 'twas given her conquering fword to wield, Thus Hannibal at length despairing spoke : "Our feeble arms a valiant foe provoke, "A dauntlefs. nation, that from Trojan fires, Her gods, her infant fons, and aged fires, |