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Nam te Roüfius fui

Strophe 3.

Optat peculi, numeróque jufto
Sibi pollicitum queritur abeffe,
Rogatque venias ille cujus inclyta

Sunt data virum monumenta curæ:
Téque adytis etiam facris.

Voluit reponi, quibus & ipfe præfidet
Aternorum operum cuftos fidelis,

Quæftorque gazæ nobilioris,

Quàm cui præfuit Iön

Clarus Erechtheides.

Opulenta dei per templa parentis.

Fulvofque tripodas, donaque Delphica,,

Ion Actæâ genitus Creufâ..

Ergo tu vifere lucos:

Antistrophe.

Mufarum ibis amoenos,

Diamque Phoebi rurfus ibis in domum,

Oxoniâ quam valle colit

Delo posthabitâ,

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6.5:

Bifidóque

Bifidóque Parnaffi jugo:

Ibis honeftus,

Poftquam egregiam tu quoque fortem

Nactus abis, dextri prece follicitatus amici.

Illic legéris inter alta nomina

Authorum, Graiæ fimul & Latina

Antiqua gentis lumina, & verum decus.
Epodos.

Vos tandem haud vacui mei labores,
Quicquid hoc fterile fudit ingenium,

Jam ferò placidam fperare jubeo

Perfunctam invidiâ requiem, fedesque beatas
Quas bonus Hermes

Et tutela dabit folers Roüfi,

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Quo neque lingua procax vulgi penetrabit, atque longè

Turba legentum prava faceffet;

At ultimi nepotes,

Et cordatior ætas

Judicia rebus æquiora forfitan

Adhibebit integro finu.

Tum livore fepulto,

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Si quid meremur fana pofteritas sciet
Roüfio favente.

Ode tribus conftat Strophis, totidémque Antiftrophis, unâ demum Epodo claufis, quas, tametfi omnes nec verfuum numero, nec certis ubique colis exactè refpondeant, ita tamen fecuimus, commodè legendi potiùs, quàm ad antiquos concinendi modos rationem Ipectantes. Alioquin hoc genus rectiùs fortaffe dici monoftrophicum debuerat. Metra partim funt xara χέσιν, partim απολελυμβρία. Phalencia quæ funt, Spondæum tertio loco bis admittunt, quod idem in fecundo loco Catullus ad libitum fecit.

* Ad CHRISTINAM Suecorum Reginam nomine Cromwelli.

BEllipotens Virgo, feptem Regina Trionum,

Christina, Arctoï lucida stella poli,

Cernis quas merui dura fub casside rugas,
Utque fenex armis impiger ora tero;
Invia fatorum dum per veftigia nitor,
Exequor et populi fortia juffa manu.

Aft tibi fubmittit frontem reverentior umbra;
Nec funt hi vultus Regibus ufque truces.

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Thefe verfes were fent to Chriftina Queen of Sweden with Cromwell's picture, and are by fome afcribed to Andrew Marvel, as by others to Milton: but I fhould rather think they were Milton's, being more within his province as Latin Secretary.

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An INDEX of the lefs common words occafionally explained and
illuftrated in the Notes..

P. R. ftands for Paradife Regain'd, S. A. for Samfon Agoniftes, P. for the Poems, and
S. for the Sonnets. The Letters I. II. &c. denote the books, poems, or fonnets;
the figures 1, 2, &c. the verses.

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Befprent, P. XVI. 542.

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Blithe, P. R. IV. 585. P. XIII. 65. XVI. 55. Eremite, P. R. I. 8.

Bolt, (Subft.) P. XVI. 445.

Bolt, (Verb) P. XVI. 760.
Bosky, P. XVI. 313.

Bourn, P. XVI. 313.
Brigandine, S. A. 1120.
Brimmed, P. XVI. 924,
Brown, P. R. II. 293:
Budge, P.XVI. 707.

C.

Captív'd, S. A. 33, 694.
Caravan, P. R. I. 323.
Cataphracts, S. A. 1619.
Chaly'bean, S. A. 133.
Character'd, P. XVI. 530.
Charming, P. R. II. 363.
Cimmerian, P. XIII. 10.
Comrades, S. A. 1162.
Craze, S. A. 571.
Crow-toe, P. XVII. 143.
Crude, S. A. 700. P. XVII. 3.
Cuiraffiers, P. R. III. 328.
Curfeu, P. XIV. 74. XVI. 435.
Cynofure, P. XIII. 80. XVI. 342.
D.
Dappled, P. XIII. 44.
Debel, P. R. IV. 605.
Defends, P. R. II. 370.
Dell, P. R. XVI. 312.

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Sadly, P. XVL 509.

S.

Saws, P. XVI. 110.
Scrannel, P. XVII. 124.

Sere, P. XVII. 2.

Sheen, (Subft.) P. III. 145, VIII. 73. XVI.

893, 1003.

Silent, S. A. 87.
Smouldring, P. III. 159.
Sootheft, P. XVI. 823.
Specular, P. R. IV. 236.
Statifts, P. R. IV. 354.
Stray, P. XIII. 72.
Summ'd, P. R. I. 14.
Swinkt, P. XVI. 293.

Swart, P. XVI. 436. XVII. 138,
T.
Taffel'd, P. XV. 57.
Tease, P. XVI. 751.
Thanklefs, P. XVII. 66.
Thisbite, P. R. II. 16.
Thrilling, P. III. 103.
Thummim, P. R. HI. 14,
Tongue-doughty, S. A. 1181.

Towr'd, P. R. III. 261. P. II. 100. XIII. 117,

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