20 25 Docto jugiter obfecrante amico, Strophe 2. Antistrophe. 30 35. 40 45 50 55 Strophe 3 60 quam valle colit 65 70 Epodos. 75 45 85 Et tutela dabit folers Roüsi, 80 Ode tribus conftat Strophis, totidemque Antistrophis, unâ demum Epodo clausis, quas, tametfi omnes nec versuum numero, nec certis ubique colis exactè respondeant, ita tamen fecuimus, commodè legendi potiùs, quàm ad antiquos concinendi modos rationem spectantes. Alioquin hoc genus rectiùs fortasse dici monoftrophicum debuerat. Metra partim funt xatà oxéov, partim amoherópava. Phaleucia quæ sunt, Spondæum tertio loco bis admittunt, quod idem in fecundo loco Catullus ad libitum fecit. Ad CHRISTINAM Suecorum Reginam nomine Cromwelli *. Christina, Arctoï lucida stella poli, Utque fenex armis impiger ora tero; 5 Nec funt hi vultus Regibus usque truces. * These verses were sent to Christina Queen of Sweden with Cromwell's picture, and are by some ascribed to Andrew Marvel, as by others to Milton : but I should rather think they were Milton's, being more within his province as Latin fecretary. Newton. |