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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1755 Excerpt: ...are a man of might. Like Prior's bust, my work is neat, but small J Yours like the dirty giants in Guildhall. Ep. LIU. Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birth.day, as my own, to me is dear. Blest, and distinguish'd days which we should prize The sirst, the kindest, bounty of the skies. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world, yours gave to me a friend. G z Ep. LIV. LIV. Ad eundem. Natali tibi, Quincte, tuo dare parva volebam Munera. tu prohibes: imperiosus hr mo es. Parendum est monitis. siat, quod uterque jubemus; Et quod utrumque juvat, tu mihi, Quincte, dato. LV. Ad cognatum. Si mihi Picena turdus palleret oliva, Tenderet aut nostras sylva Sabina plagas; Aut creseente levis traheretur arundine praeda, Pinguis & implicitas virga teneret aves: Cara daret sollenne tibi cognatio munus, Nec frater nobis, nec prior esset avus. Nunc sturnos inopes, fringuillarumque querelas Audit, & argu, to passere vernat ager. Inde salutatus picae respondet arator: Hinc prope summa rapax milvus in astra volat. Mittimus ergo tibi parvae munuscula cortis, Qulia si recipis, saepe propinquus eris. LVI. Ad Tlaccum. Luce propinquorum, qua plurima mittitur ales, Dum Stellae turdos, dum tibi, Flacce, paro: Succurrit nobis ingens onerofaque turba; In qua se primum quisque meumque putat. Pemeruisse duos, votum est: ossendere plures, 'Vix tutum: multis mittere dona, grave est. Qua possum sola veniam ratione merebor: In ec Stellae turdos, nec tibi, Flacce, dato. Ep. LIV. Whe N I would send such trifles as I can; You Hop me short; you arbitrary man But I submit. Both may our orders give; And do what both like belt: let me receive. Ep. LV. t r a mew'd quail by accident I had; Or suite or woodcock taken in my glade; Could Read Less

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1755 Excerpt: ...are a man of might. Like Prior's bust, my work is neat, but small J Yours like the dirty giants in Guildhall. Ep. LIU. Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birth.day, as my own, to me is dear. Blest, and distinguish'd days which we should prize The sirst, the kindest, bounty of the skies. But yours gives most ... Read More