make_v pass_v from_o one_o skilful_a songster_n to_o another_o leave_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o guest_n vacant_a and_o go_v a_o traverse_n or_o skip_v give_v the_o name_n scolion_n to_o that_o manner_n of_o sing_v i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o that_o great_a scolion_n of_o pindar_n which_o he_o make_v in_o praise_n of_o the_o corinthian_a courtesan_n nor_o of_o that_o eustathius_n speak_v of_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o odyssey_n that_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o scolia_fw-la be_v whereof_o one_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rally_v make_v purposely_o to_o mock_v at_o the_o vicious_a and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o serious_a in_o commendation_n of_o virtue_n and_o virtuous_a person_n among_o the_o last_o he_o put_v those_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lugubria_n which_o be_v sing_v at_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o dead_a by_o those_o of_o the_o family_n about_o the_o funeral_n pile_n i_o have_v read_v in_o a_o interpreter_n of_o athenaeus_n that_o these_o scolia_n be_v like_o those_o verse_n which_o from_o the_o italian_n we_o at_o present_a call_n stanzas_n sonnet_n and_o madrigal_n but_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v too_o long_o upon_o this_o matter_n and_o that_o it_o be_v time_n to_o return_v to_o our_o subject_n see_v therefore_o the_o judgement_n quintilian_n have_v give_v of_o pindar_n poesy_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o ten_o book_n where_o he_o say_v novem_n vero_fw-la lyricorum_fw-la longè_fw-la pindarus_n princeps_fw-la spiritus_fw-la magnificentia_fw-la sententiis_fw-la figuris_fw-la brevissima_fw-la rerum_fw-la verborumque_fw-la copiâ_fw-la &_o veluti_fw-la quodam_fw-la eloquentiae_fw-la flumine_fw-la propter_fw-la quae_fw-la horatius_n eum_fw-la credidit_fw-la nemini_fw-la imitabilem_fw-la i._n e._n pindar_n be_v far_o beyond_o any_o prince_n of_o the_o nine_o lyric_a poet_n for_o the_o height_n and_o majesty_n of_o his_o thought_n the_o gravity_n of_o his_o sentence_n the_o beauty_n of_o his_o figure_n the_o copious_a brevity_n of_o his_o word_n and_o matter_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o flood_n or_o torrent_n of_o eloquence_n for_o which_o horace_n think_v he_o inimitable_a it_o seem_v quinctilian_n take_v all_o this_o discourse_n from_o dionysius_n halicarnassaeus_n his_o book_n de_fw-fr construction_n verbonim_n where_o he_o thus_o speak_v pindar_n be_v admirable_a for_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o word_n and_o thought_n he_o have_v grandeur_n harmony_n affluence_n order_n and_o vigour_n of_o expression_n and_o all_o that_o accompany_v with_o a_o certain_a grave_n yet_o close_a delivery_n mix_v with_o a_o agreeable_a sweetness_n be_v marvellous_a for_o his_o sentence_n his_o energy_n his_o figure_n his_o address_n in_o describe_v manner_n his_o amplification_n and_o elocution_n and_o above_o all_o for_o the_o honesty_n of_o his_o own_o manner_n which_o appear_v in_o all_o his_o write_n where_o his_o temperance_n his_o piety_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n shine_v throughout_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o author_n be_v perfect_o acquaint_v with_o the_o character_n of_o pindar_n for_o he_o have_v omit_v nothing_o that_o can_v be_v consider_v in_o his_o work_n where_o the_o sublime_a of_o which_o longinus_n have_v write_v be_v in_o its_o great_a lustre_n and_o of_o which_o horace_n say_v multa_fw-la dircaeum_fw-la levat_fw-la aura_fw-fr cycnum_fw-la tendit_fw-la antoni_fw-la quoties_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la nubium_fw-la tractus_fw-la l._n 4._o od._n 2._o when_o for_o a_o noble_a flight_n he_o do_v prepare_v raise_v on_o a_o mighty_a tide_n of_o favour_a air_n the_o theban_a swan_n with_o soar_v wing_n up_o above_o the_o cloudy_a region_n spring_v athenaeus_n likewise_o never_o speak_v of_o pindar_n but_o he_o give_v he_o this_o epithet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great-voiced_a pindar_n and_o now_o it_o may_v be_v proper_a for_o i_o after_o what_o these_o man_n have_v say_v to_o hold_v my_o tongue_n but_o my_o lord_n i_o can_v forbear_v tell_v you_o of_o some_o passage_n in_o pindar_n which_o i_o never_o yet_o can_v read_v without_o be_v extreme_o concern_v as_o where_o he_o describe_v the_o joy_n the_o good_a old_a aeson_n have_v when_o he_o review_v his_o son_n jason_n and_o behold_v he_o to_o be_v a_o person_n so_o well_o make_v and_o accomplish_a after_o he_o have_v mourn_v for_o he_o as_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n 4._o as_o soon_o as_o enter_v his_o old_a father_n eye_n straight_o find_v he_o out_o and_o a_o glad_a shower_n let_v fly_v of_o joyful_a tear_n to_o see_v a_o son_n so_o brave_a so_o beautiful_a who_o well_o the_o prize_n may_v have_v from_o all_o of_o humane_a race_n or_o when_o he_o recount_v the_o brave_a action_n of_o antilochus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o undertake_v by_o his_o own_o death_n to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n nestor_n where_o the_o relation_n be_v so_o tender_a so_o touch_v and_o so_o lively_a as_o dionysius_n halicarnassaeus_n note_n that_o they_o seem_v not_o the_o thing_n tell_v but_o the_o very_a action_n themselves_o as_o if_o do_v in_o our_o presence_n there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o tremble_v for_o the_o poor_a nestor_n to_o see_v he_o distress_a in_o his_o chariot_n stop_v by_o the_o wound_n of_o one_o of_o his_o horse_n and_o pursue_v by_o memnon_n with_o his_o lance_n a_o tilt_n but_o who_o will_v not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v strike_v with_o equal_a joy_n and_o grief_n to_o see_v antilochus_n so_o courageous_o oppose_v himself_o against_o he_o and_o die_v combat_v for_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n â—â—_o the_o entreaty_n of_o his_o father_n weigh_v not_o he_o firm_o resolve_v the_o godlike_a youth_n remain_v by_o his_o own_o death_n his_o father_n life_n to_o free_v and_o in_o the_o brave_a performance_n fall_v yet_o gain_v the_o high_a honour_n that_o be_v ever_o know_v of_o child_n piety_n to_o parent_n show_v can_v any_o thing_n be_v see_v more_o soft_a than_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o birth_n of_o aristaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hour_n upon_o their_o soft_a knee_n take_v the_o newborn_a babe_n and_o as_o he_o lay_v sweet_a nectar_n give_v the_o child_n to_o suck_v and_o feed_v he_o with_o ambrosia_n see_v how_o rich_o he_o commend_v the_o excellent_a sculpture_n of_o the_o rhodian_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d olymp._n 7._o the_o noble_a statue_n their_o fair_a street_n adorn_v seem_v not_o as_o frame_v but_o bear_v to_o live_v and_o move_v with_o what_o force_n and_o vigour_n do_v he_o describe_v the_o hostile_a desolation_n of_o a_o fruitful_a land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o the_o inhospitable_a epian_a king_n too_o soon_o behold_v his_o country_n overrun_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n his_o city_n sack_v by_o foe_n as_o merciless_a as_o those_o and_o sink_v into_o misfortune_n more_o than_o low_a a_o sad_a abyss_n of_o misery_n and_o woe_n with_o what_o agreeableness_n do_v he_o paint_v the_o joy_n of_o a_o old_a man_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o son_n to_o inherit_v his_o estate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n as_o when_o a_o age_a person_n get_v a_o boy_n on_o a_o young_a wife_n his_o solace_n and_o his_o joy._n how_o do_v he_o spring_v into_o nâ—w_a youth_n again_o see_v a_o son_n bear_v likely_a to_o maintain_v his_o fair_a estate_n for_o at_o one_o death_n no_o pain_n no_o thought_n so_o odious_a and_o distract_n be_v as_o leave_v riches_n to_o a_o unknown_a heir_n and_o the_o shame_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o combatant_n overcome_v in_o the_o pythian_a game_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n 8._o no_o pleasure_n take_v they_o to_o the_o pythian_a plain_n where_o they_o be_v foil_v to_o return_v back_o again_o nor_o willing_o to_o their_o own_o
by_o petavius_n in_o his_o doctrina_fw-la temporum_fw-la part_v the_o second_o page_n 562._o where_o against_o the_o 65th_o olympiad_n he_o note_v pindarus_n nascitur_fw-la and_o be_v follow_v by_o helvicus_n the_o great_a emendator_n of_o time_n joseph_n scaliger_n in_o his_o eusebian_n animadversion_n conclude_v from_o the_o supposition_n of_o his_o be_v 40_o year_n of_o age_n in_o the_o 75th_o olympiad_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o one_a year_n of_o the_o 67th_o olympiad_n that_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o iphitus_n the_o restaurator_n of_o the_o olympic_a game_n after_o hercules_n 257._o and_o in_o that_o of_o the_o world_n 3465._o and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o certainty_n we_o can_v meet_v with_o as_o to_o his_o birth_n but_o julius_n firmicus_n may_v have_v clear_v this_o matter_n have_v he_o set_v down_o the_o day_n and_o year_n as_o well_o as_o the_o configuration_n of_o the_o sign_n and_o planet_n in_o that_o scheme_n of_o his_o nativity_n he_o have_v leave_v we_o wherein_o be_v represent_v saturn_n in_o the_o 9th_o house_n in_o the_o sign_n gemini_fw-la mercury_n venus_n and_o mars_n in_o partile_a congress_n in_o his_o horoscope_n under_o the_o sign_n libra_n jupiter_n diametrical_o respect_v the_o same_o in_o the_o sign_n aries_n and_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o 2d_o house_n under_o the_o sign_n scorpio_n which_o geniture_n to_o use_v firmicus_n his_o word_n divinum_fw-la poetam_fw-la lyrici_fw-la carminis_fw-la reddit_fw-la qui_fw-la choreas_fw-la libero_fw-la &_o rythmos_n sed_fw-la &_o rara_fw-la religiosi_fw-la carminis_fw-la modulatione_fw-la componat_fw-la i._n e._n render_v a_o divine_a lyric_a poet_n who_o make_v dance_n and_o rhime_n to_o bacchus_n but_o with_o a_o rare_a modulation_n of_o religious_a verse_n gyraldus_n yet_o refer_v this_o in_o ejus_fw-la potius_fw-la studium_fw-la &_o naturae_fw-la corporis_fw-la habitum_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o astrorum_fw-la coitiones_fw-la motusque_fw-la ibid._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la page_z 3_o pindar_z be_v of_o thebes_n though_o he_o be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v of_o thebes_n the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v yet_o controvert_v for_o stephanus_n de_fw-fr vrbibus_fw-la affirm_v he_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o small_a village_n call_v cynocephalus_n within_o the_o theban_a territory_n which_o his_o scholiast_n likewise_o confirm_v nevertheless_o he_o may_v well_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o thebes_n as_o be_v bear_v within_o its_o dominion_n as_o virgil_n though_o bear_v at_o andes_n a_o small_a town_n not_o far_o from_o mantua_n be_v call_v the_o mantuan_a poet_n and_o with_o as_o much_o justice_n may_v pindar_n be_v call_v the_o theban_a poet_n have_v in_o thebes_n fix_v his_o habitation_n and_o family_n page_z 3_o horace_n be_v native_a of_o venusium_n this_o show_v where_o horace_n be_v bear_v but_o not_o when_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v expect_v to_o be_v as_o well_o satisfy_v in_o he_o be_v bear_v the_o 6_o of_o the_o ides_n of_o december_n l._n aurelius_n cotta_n and_o l._n manlius_n torquatus_n be_v consul_n as_o suetonius_n in_o his_o life_n testify_v and_o be_v assert_v by_o eusebius_n in_o the_o last_o book_n of_o his_o chronicon_fw-la ad_fw-la numerum_fw-la mcccclii_fw-la which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n from_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n 698._o in_o that_o of_o the_o world_n 3919._o and_o in_o the_o 178th_o olympiad_n by_o which_o it_o may_v easy_o appear_v how_o much_o pindar_n be_v his_o devancier_n page_z 6._o he_o d'welt_v at_o thebes_n near_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o go_n the_o ruin_n of_o this_o house_n and_o the_o adjoin_a temple_n be_v remain_v to_o be_v see_v in_o pausanias_n his_o time_n who_o write_v his_o description_n of_o the_o grecian_a antiquity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hadrian_n the_o roman_a emperor_n vide_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o boeolicis_fw-la page_z 6._o he_o build_v a_o chapel_n and_o dedicate_v a_o statue_n to_o jupiter_n hammon_n pausanias_n add_v that_o beside_o the_o chapel_n and_o statue_n he_o dedicate_v to_o jupiter_n hammon_n in_o thebes_n he_o write_v a_o hymn_n in_o honour_n of_o that_o god_n which_o hymn_n he_o further_o say_v be_v extant_a in_o his_o time_n be_v engrave_v in_o a_o triangular_a pile_n affix_v to_o the_o altar_n which_o ptolemaeus_n the_o son_n of_o lagus_n have_v dedicate_v to_o that_o god_n he_o write_v likewise_o and_o send_v other_o hymn_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o say_v jupiter_n hammon_n into_o libya_n to_o be_v there_o consecrate_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o ammonian_o in_o boeoticis_fw-la p._n 565._o page_z 35._o pindar_z die_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o belove_a theoxenus_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o valerius_n maximus_n in_o his_o 9th_o book_n c._n 12._o pindar_z say_v he_o go_v one_o day_n to_o the_o theatre_n or_o gymnasium_n to_o see_v some_o sport_n or_o exercise_n â—inding_v himself_o heavy_a as_o with_o sleep_n lean_v his_o head_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o dear_a theoxenus_n and_o so_o die_v but_o not_o know_v to_o be_v dead_a till_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o gymnasium_n come_v to_o lock_v up_o the_o place_n can_v not_o rouse_v he_o add_v that_o so_o sweet_a a_o death_n and_o so_o pleasant_a a_o end_n of_o life_n he_o believe_v be_v grant_v by_o the_o benignity_n of_o the_o god_n to_o so_o excellent_a and_o elegant_a a_o poet._n the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n be_v much_o controvert_v for_o suidas_n say_v he_o die_v in_o the_o 55th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n in_o the_o 3d._a year_n of_o the_o 78th_o olympiad_n other_o report_v he_o die_v not_o till_o the_o 80th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n which_o sell_v to_o be_v in_o the_o 85th_o olympiad_n but_o scaliger_n in_o his_o eusebian_n animadversion_n take_v notice_n that_o in_o the_o seven_o ode_n of_o his_o isthmionique_n he_o make_v mention_n of_o strepsiades_n who_o be_v in_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n which_o begin_v say_v he_o in_o the_o 88th_o olympiad_n so_o that_o reckon_v either_o way_n he_o can_v neither_o be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v in_o the_o 55th_o or_o the_o 80th_o year_n of_o his_o age._n notwithstanding_o this_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n among_o the_o ancient_n omnino_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la say_v scaliger_n in_o magna_fw-la senectute_n diem_fw-la supremum_fw-la obivisse_fw-la it_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a to_o believe_v he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o a_o very_a old_a age._n however_o and_o whensoever_o he_o die_v he_o be_v honourable_o bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o thebes_n a_o monument_n be_v erect_v for_o he_o in_o the_o hippodrome_n there_o which_o be_v stand_v in_o pausanias_n his_o time_n page_z 41._o the_o athenian_n pay_v public_o a_o fine_a or_o mulct_n set_v upon_o pindar_n they_o not_o only_o pay_v that_o fine_a set_v upon_o he_o by_o his_o countryman_n but_o as_o pausanias_n in_o atticis_fw-la witness_n have_v so_o great_a a_o esteem_n for_o he_o that_o they_o make_v he_o several_a rich_a present_n and_o order_v a_o statue_n to_o be_v erect_v for_o he_o in_o their_o city_n upon_o which_o the_o learned_a muretus_n in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o various_a lection_n c._n 1._o add_v from_o a_o certain_a epistle_n of_o the_o orator_n aeschines_n that_o they_o send_v he_o double_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o fine_a set_v upon_o he_o and_o cause_v a_o brazen_a statue_n to_o be_v cast_v to_o perpetuate_v his_o memory_n which_o statue_n be_v see_v in_o aeschines_n his_o time_n place_v before_o the_o regal_a portico_n in_o athens_n pindar_n sit_v in_o a_o chair_n in_o his_o pallium_fw-la a_o diadem_n on_o his_o head_n hold_v a_o lyra_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o a_o book_n lie_v open_a upon_o his_o knee_n page_z 52._o seu_fw-la per_fw-la audaces_fw-la nova_fw-la dithyrambos_fw-la verba_fw-la devolvit_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o citation_n take_v out_o of_o the_o ode_n who_o beginning_n be_v pindarum_fw-la siquis_fw-la studet_fw-la aemulari_fw-la be_v here_o mean_v and_o doubtless_o intentional_o first_o write_v by_o horace_n in_o applause_n of_o pindar_n i_o find_v yet_o a_o learned_a but_o sour_a critic_n erasmus_n schmidius_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o edition_n of_o pindar_n by_o which_o work_n he_o have_v very_o high_o merit_v to_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n for_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o pain_n in_o dilucidating_a and_o make_v easy_a the_o seem_a difficulty_n appear_v in_o the_o pindaric_a ode_n he_o say_v a_o reader_n by_o they_o may_v not_o only_o be_v teach_v to_o understand_v but_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o a_o very_a indifferent_a muse_n imitate_v he_o quod_fw-la â—nvidus_fw-la horatius_n they_o be_v his_o own_o word_n ut_fw-la lectores_fw-la ab_fw-la elegantissâ—mo_fw-la poeta_fw-la deterreret_fw-la ne_fw-la furta_fw-la sva_fw-la fortè_fw-la deprehenderent_fw-la hyperbolicè_fw-la negate_fw-la i_o e._n which_o envious_a horace_n that_o he_o may_v deter_v his_o reader_n from_o the_o lecture_n of_o so_o elegant_a a_o poet_n lest_o happy_o they_o shall_v discover_v his_o theft_n hyperbolical_o deny_v but_o
iccius_n wherein_o he_o recommend_v to_o he_o one_o grosphus_n where_o he_o say_v so_o true_o vilis_fw-la amicorum_fw-la est_fw-la annona_fw-la bonis_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la do_v of_o friend_n the_o bounty_n be_v vile_a and_o scant_o that_o let_v we_o good_a man_n to_o suffer_v want_n but_o what_o above_o all_o show_v the_o noble_a humour_n of_o horace_n be_v the_o pleasure_n he_o take_v in_o building_n for_o which_o he_o blame_v himself_o under_o the_o name_n of_o damisippus_fw-la as_o one_o undertake_v thing_n above_o his_o power_n to_o perform_v aedificas_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la longos_fw-la imitaris_fw-la ab_fw-la imo_fw-la ad_fw-la summum_fw-la totus_fw-la moduli_fw-la bipedalis_fw-la l._n 2._o sat._n 3._o thou_o have_v a_o vain_a of_o building_n though_o but_o low_a scarce_o two_o foot_n tall_a yet_o love_v to_o make_v a_o show_n where_o we_o may_v observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o horace_n be_v but_o little_a of_o stature_n or_o as_o he_o himself_o say_v corporis_fw-la exigui_fw-la which_o answer_v to_o the_o word_n homuncio_fw-la by_o which_o augustus_n use_v to_o call_v he_o what_o stature_n pindar_n be_v of_o i_o know_v not_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o work_n commend_v little_a man_n as_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o wrestler_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isthm._n od._n 4._o he_o be_v not_o of_o orion_n mighty_a size_n compare_v with_o he_o he_o well_o may_v be_v disdain_v yet_o with_o a_o adversary_n join_v the_o prize_n of_o victory_n by_o strength_n of_o arm_n he_o gain_v and_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o hercules_n in_o these_o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n alemena_n brave_a son_n be_v of_o stature_n low_a not_o as_o the_o giantlike_a antaeus_n tall_a but_o of_o a_o heart_n inflexible_a to_o foe_n and_o of_o a_o strength_n make_v all_o oppose_v it_o fall_v from_o cadmian_a thebes_n to_o lybia_n fertile_a soil_n he_o to_o antaeus_n palace_n go_v and_o undertake_v the_o desperate_a toil_n that_o giant_n be_v bloody_a custom_n to_o prevent_v of_o fix_v upon_o neptune_n sacred_a fane_n the_o head_n of_o his_o sad_a guest_n inhospitable_o slay_v it_o appear_v that_o horace_n be_v something_o choleric_a by_o the_o rebuke_n he_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o damasippus_n non_fw-la dico_fw-la horrendam_fw-la rabiem_fw-la and_o by_o another_o place_n where_o he_o acknowledge_v irasci_fw-la celerem_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la placabilis_fw-la essem_fw-la l._n 2._o sat._n 3_o apt_a to_o be_v choleric_a but_o soon_o appease_v which_o be_v not_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o ill_a disposition_n since_o such_o as_o easy_o take_v fire_n be_v ordinary_o frank_a of_o nature_n and_o without_o any_o gall._n what_o be_v of_o great_a resemblance_n between_o our_o two_o poet_n be_v that_o they_o be_v both_o of_o a_o complexion_n very_o amorous_a we_o find_v by_o athenaeus_n that_o pindar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v beyond_o measure_n amorous_n and_o he_o give_v we_o a_o song_n of_o he_o where_o pindar_n abandon_v himself_o too_o love_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v my_o dear_a while_o we_o may_v letâ—s_o live_v and_o love_n command_n obey_v nor_o vex_v our_o thought_n with_o antic_a saw_n and_o practice_n of_o severe_a unseasonable_a law_n the_o same_o athenaeus_n tell_v we_o of_o another_o upon_o the_o subject_n of_o theoxenus_n his_o dear_o belove_a of_o who_o hâ—_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o on_o theoxenus_n fair_a eye_n shall_v fix_v his_o look_n nor_o feel_v the_o sweet_a surprise_n which_o ravish_v sense_n own_o must_v have_v a_o heart_n of_o steel_n or_o stone_n or_o what_o be_v worse_o yet_o none_o whence_o may_v be_v conclude_v how_o much_o we_o ought_v to_o regret_n the_o loss_n we_o have_v suffer_v by_o the_o privation_n of_o thâ—_n great_a part_n of_o his_o work_n since_o by_o this_o scantling_n the_o smile_a gaiety_n the_o grace_n and_o the_o cupid_n be_v noâ—_n only_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o ode_n of_o sapph_n and_o anacreoâ—_n but_o that_o pindar_n sometime_o make_v a_o shift_n to_o lay_v by_o thaâ—_n majestic_a severity_n which_o appear_v in_o his_o work_n now_o leave_v we_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o so_o many_o ode_n of_o horace_n spirat_fw-la adhuc_fw-la amor_fw-la vivuntque_fw-la commissi_fw-la calores_fw-la fidibus_fw-la where_o love_n still_o breathe_v and_o the_o sweet_a fire_n live_v sparkle_v by_o his_o charm_a lyre_n and_o where_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v drain_v himself_o of_o all_o hâ—_n can_v think_v amorous_o tender_a as_o that_o which_o scaliger_n so_o commend_v donec_fw-la gratus_fw-la eram_fw-la tibi_fw-la or_o of_o these_o other_o quâ—â—_n multum_fw-la gracili_fw-la quem_fw-la tu_fw-la lydia_n telephi_fw-la and_o a_o hundred_o more_o quae_fw-la venus_n quinta_fw-la parte_fw-la svi_fw-la nectaris_fw-la imbuit_fw-la lib._n 1._o od._n 3._o where_o venus_n please_v the_o quintessence_n of_o her_o sweet_a nectar_n to_o dispense_v i_o can_v yet_o but_o declare_v the_o horror_n i_o conceive_v of_o these_o two_o poet_n most_o disorderly_a love_n of_o boy_n though_o in_o their_o time_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o country_n that_o detestable_a sin_n be_v very_o ordinary_a and_o the_o care_n they_o take_v to_o preserve_v to_o their_o last_o breath_n the_o character_n of_o amorous_a person_n pindar_z die_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o belove_a theoxenus_n and_o horace_n before_o his_o death_n cause_v several_a glass_n or_o mirror_n to_o be_v placâ—d_v on_o every_o side_n 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