O'er mines and caves of death provokes the fight, And learns to conquer in the hero's fight. The British chief, for mighty toils renown'd, And scarce can teach his fubjects to obey; Such are th' effects of Anna's royal cares: Whilft in diffufive fhowers her bounties fall Like heaven's indulgence, and descend on all, Make every subject glad, and a whole people bleft. In the smooth records of a faithful verfe; When actions, unadorn'd, are faint and weak, COWLEY'S EPITAPH ON HIMSELF. TRANSLATED BY MR. ADDISON. "ROM life's fuperfluous cares enlarg'd, FROM His debt of human toil discharg'd, Here Cowley lies! beneath this fhed, And hating wealth by all careft. 'Tis true he's dead; for oh! how fmall A fpot of earth is now his all: Oh! wish that earth may lightly lay, And every care be far away; Bring flowers; the short-liv'd roses bring, To life deceas'd, fit offering: And fweets around the poet ftrow, POEMATA. POEM AT A. INAUGURATIO REGIS GULIELMI*. Tityrus. HIC IC inter corylos, umbrofa cacumina, Nos cantare pares quoniam convenimus ambo, Mopfus. Tityre, nunc reddantur eis pia munera laudum, Otia qui dederint nobis placidamque quietem; Qui dignabantur regni fulcire ruinas. T. Tanta haud conveniunt humili tenuique cicutæ ; Sed quoniam in magnis, dicunt, voluiffe fat effe; Ipfe tuas, Gulielme, canam laudefque Mariæ ; Nam, quos junxit amor, nemo sejungere debet. M. Tunc mihi Phoebe fave, Mufæque favete canenti, Ne culpa ingenii illorum minuantur honores. T. Aft ego nec Phoebum curo, Phœbive sorores, Carmina namque mihi cedit nunc lemma canenti. Thefe verfes occafioned Mr. Addifon's being elected into Magdalen College. M. Sint licet illuftri proavorum stemmate clari, Sunt magis ornati propriis virtutibus ambo. T. Si Rex eft regit immanes qui pectoris æftus ; Tum quot Regna tenet Gulielmus' quotque Maria! M. Inclytus hic Mavors, fapiens hæc altera Pallas, Vulnerat ille armis, forma fed vulnerat illa. T. Quando vias Pelagi tentârunt, mole fuperbum Suftulit ad nubes mare fe, faftuque tumebat. M. Quando tellurem tetigerunt, Arcades omnes Pani Deo Arcadia tenerum matavimus agnum. T. Tunc iterum totus refonat modulamine campus, Mifcent paftores iterum nymphæque choreas. M. Lætus gramineis luft tunc agnus in agris, Floribus atque novis hædi infiluere petulci. T. Quantus erat victor Gulielmus, quando popelli Vicit corda, hoftes vicit, vicitque feipfum ! M. Participat fponfi virtutem & regna Maria, Digna tribus Regnis, & tanto digna Marito. T. Primus hic imperio, nulli eft virtute fecundus, Siç fol, quam ftellæ, majori luce refulget. M. Sed qualis ftellas micat inter luna minores, Talis, cum cin&ta eft fociis, Regina videtur. T. At quæ nos illis nunc, Tityre, digna preçemur, Ludere qui pecori, pecorifque dedere magiftris ? M. Æternam inveniam, quam donavere, quietem ! T. Et fero cœlos exornet fidus utrumque ! JOSEPHUS ADDISON, Commenfalis è Coll. Reg. HONO |