She raves against the Gods, fhe beats her Breaft, A full-hot Horfe: Allow him but his Way, Anger, like Madness, is appeas'd by Reft. Dryd, Virgi Shak. Hen. 8. How. Ind. Queen¡ Thus in Battalia march embody'd Ants, All ply their feveral Tasks, and equal Toil fuftain. Dryd, Virg. Nor will he ftrait devour all he can get ; But in his temp'rate Mouth carries it home! A Stock for Winter, which, he knows, muft come. Cowl. Hor ANTIQUARY. And ANTIQUITY. Or's Horfe were of a Family The Bus'nefs on the Horfe's Side; Hud That makes Truth, Truth; altho' Time's Daughter, 'Twas he that put her in the Pit, Before he pull'd her out of it. And as he eats his Sons, just so He feeds upon his Daughters too. Can make a Gentleman, fcarce a Year old, Like fair Apollo when he leaves the Frost D When When to his native Delos he resorts, Green Wreaths of Bays his Length of Hair inclose, Me Claros, Delphos, Tenedos obey, Thefe Hands the Patareian Sceptre fway; The King of Gods begot me: What fhall be, Mine is th'Invention of the charming Lyre, Sweet Notes and heavenly Numbers I infpire: Sure is my Bow, unerring is my Dart; Dryd, Virg Med'cine is mine: What Herbs and Simples grow In Fields or Forrests, all their Pow'rs I know ; O Source of facred Light, "God with the filver Bow, and golden Hair; And whofe broad Eye their happy Soil furveys! I do remember an Apothecary, Dryd. Ovid. S and his Shop. In tatter'd Weeds, with overwhelming Brows, Green earthen Pots, Bladders and mufty Seeds, Dryd. Hom Shak. Rom. & Fut. His Shop the gazing Vulgar's Eyes employs In this Place Drugs, in mufty Heaps, decay'd; APPARITION. Gar Behold from far a breaking Cloud appears, Which in it many winged Wariours bears a Their Their Glory fhoots upon my aking Senfe; (of Inn. Thou, ftronger, may'ft endure the Flood of Light. Dryd. State The broken Cloud pours out pure Floods of Light, Show'rs of Celestial Rays, tranfcendent bright: And Storms of Splendour, dazling mortal Sight. Th'illuftrious Tempeft does on Hoel beat, Who falls aftonish'd headlong from his Seat, Confounded with unfufferable Day, Grov'ling in Glory on the fhining Way, And with bright Ruin overwhelm'd he lay. APPLAUSE. See Popular. Blac. Blac Dryd. Virg. The Heav'ns around with Acclamations rung, And loud Applaufes of the shouting Throng. Shouts of Applaufe ran ringing thro' the Field. Caps, Hands, and Tongues applaud it to the Skies.Shak.Haml. The fhouting Cries Of the pleas'd People rend the vaulted Skies. The Fields around with Io Peans ring, And Peals of Shouts applaud the conqu'ring King. Dryd. Virg. Shouts from the fav'ring Multitude arise, Applauding Echo to the Shouts replies: (Dryd. Virg. Shouts, Wishes, and Applaufe run rattling thro' the Skies. The hollow Abyss Heard far and wide, and all the Hoft of Hell Th'Affembly, as when hollow Rocks retain As the Shrowds make at Sea in a stiff Tempeft, As the Sound of Waters deep, Milt Milt. Shak. Hen. 8. Milt Fix'd Fix'd in the Maft, the feather'd Weapon ftands; Then Mneftheus to the Head his Arrow drove, She leaves her Life aloft, she strikes the Ground, Yet, fhooting upwards, fends his Shaft to show The Head of Argus, as with Stars the Skies, Was compafs'd round, and wore a Hundred Eyes: Dryd. Virg. And all his Hundred Eyes, with all their Light, He admires See Battle. The crefted Helm that vomits radiant Fires: His Hands the fatal Sword and Corflet hold; Dryd. Ovid. One keen with temper'd Steel, one ftiff with Gold: Both ample, flaming both, and beamy bright. So fhines a Cloud, when edg'd with adverfe Light. Dryd. Virg. Refulgent Arms appear, Redd'ning the Skies, and glitt'ring all around, The temper'd Metals clash, and yield a filver Sound. Dryd.Virg. The The Briton's Arms thus fhone exceffive bright, And o'er his brawny Back a Leopard's Hide was fpread. " Which hung across his Thigh with fearful Pride. And the Fields glitter with a waving War. Blac. Cow!. Blac. Dryd. Virg. Spears, Helmets, Mufquets with the Sun-beams play, Blac. Their Swords, their Armour, and their Eyes fhot Flame. His polish'd Helm opprefs'd the dazled Sight, Like a huge Beacon lighted in the Air, His Back and Breaft Well-temper'd Steel and fcaly Brafs inveft. (Creech. Luc. Blac. Blac. Dryd. Virg. O'er his broad Breaft an Ox's Hide was thrown, His Helm a Wolf, whofe gaping Jaws were fpread A Cov'ring for his Cheeks, and grinn'd around his Head. And tower'd above the reft, confpicuous in the Throng. Dryd. A Lion's Hide he wears, About his Shoulders hangs the fhaggy Skin; (Virg. Dryd. Virg. Some march before their Troops in dreadful Pride, The Teeth and gaping Jaws feverely grin. Arm'd with a rav'ning Lion's griefly Hide : The fhaggy Back was o'er their Shoulders fpread, With formidable Grace; and on their Head And cross the Breaft were lapp'd the hideous Paws. D 3 The |