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call_v the_o lyric_a poet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o grammarian_n believe_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o term_v clausurus_fw-la term_v see_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o word_n in_o scaliger_n de_fw-la poetica_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 44._o quia_fw-la post_fw-la cantiones_fw-la ad_fw-la aras_n deorum_fw-la expletas_fw-la accedebat_fw-la aliquis_fw-la sacra_fw-la certis_fw-la versiculis_fw-la clausurus_fw-la clausular_n have_v take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o verse_n in_o which_o they_o be_v write_v in_o regard_n the_o greek_n call_v epod_n or_o clausular_n the_o short_a verse_n which_o follow_v just_a under_o the_o long_o other_o see_v the_o best_a ode_n in_o the_o book_n of_o epod_n which_o be_v against_o canidia_n to_o speak_v nothing_o but_o of_o enchantment_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a conceive_v the_o name_n to_o have_v pass_v from_o that_o ode_n to_o the_o whole_a book_n and_o other_o last_o have_v conclude_v the_o book_n of_o epod_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o compose_v after_o or_o as_o i_o may_v say_v over_z and_o above_o those_o of_o the_o ode_n there_o be_v those_o who_o take_v the_o carmen_fw-la saeculare_fw-la out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o his_o other_o book_n and_o make_v it_o a_o separate_a work_n of_o itself_o the_o two_o of_o satyr_n have_v that_o title_n give_v they_o for_o that_o as_o horace_n seem_v to_o confess_v sunt_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o satira_n videar_fw-la minis_fw-la acer_fw-la there_o be_v who_o think_v in_o satire_n i_o be_o too_o sharp_a they_o be_v call_v likewise_o libri_fw-la sermonum_fw-la discourse_n because_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v they_o be_v sermoni_fw-la propiora_fw-la near_o to_o common_a talk_n or_o familiar_a entertainment_n there_o be_v something_o want_v in_o the_o epistle_n and_o though_o there_o be_v some_o specimen_n which_o be_v without_o any_o breach_n by_o reason_n the_o beginning_n of_o one_o epistle_n be_v join_v to_o the_o end_n of_o another_o yet_o the_o common_a sense_n show_v clear_o that_o many_o time_n they_o be_v both_o defective_a that_o to_o the_o piso_n de_fw-la arte_fw-la poetica_fw-la which_o horace_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v take_v from_o parianus_n neoptolemus_n be_v a_o accomplish_a piece_n it_o have_v be_v anatomize_v by_o fabricius_n who_o have_v reduce_v to_o a_o certain_a order_n the_o precept_n here_o and_o there_o scatter_v in_o that_o treatise_n you_o see_v my_o lord_n by_o this_o discourse_n we_o have_v a_o large_a subject_n give_v we_o to_o treat_v of_o these_o piece_n of_o horace_n than_o those_o of_o pindar_n for_o the_o reason_n we_o have_v already_o deliver_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o latter_n work_n be_v lose_v and_o that_o by_o what_o we_o have_v leave_v of_o he_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v constrain_v to_o spend_v his_o wit_n upon_o the_o praise_n of_o particular_a person_n whereas_o horace_n have_v the_o liberty_n to_o choose_v his_o subject_n the_o most_o proper_a to_o his_o own_o genius_n and_o humour_n i_o know_v full_a well_o there_o have_v be_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o thing_n advantageous_o say_v of_o he_o and_o his_o work_n and_o that_o the_o great_a person_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a have_v render_v of_o he_o illustrious_a testimony_n but_o i_o shall_v be_v too_o tedious_a shall_v i_o go_v about_o to_o report_v they_o all_o in_o this_o place_n i_o shall_v therefore_o content_v myself_o to_o tell_v you_o only_o what_o quinctilian_n who_o in_o my_o opinion_n be_v a_o sufficient_a judge_n have_v deliver_v of_o he_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o to_o its_o satyr_n he_o immediate_o give_v he_o the_o advantage_n over_o lucilius_n multo_fw-la est_fw-la tertior_fw-la lucilio_fw-la ac_fw-la purius_fw-la magis_fw-la horatius_n &_o ad_fw-la notandos_fw-la mores_fw-la praecipuus_fw-la horace_n
make_v pass_v from_o one_o skilful_a songster_n to_o another_o leave_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o guest_n vacant_a and_o go_v a_o traverse_n or_o skip_v give_v the_o name_n scolion_n to_o that_o manner_n of_o sing_v i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o that_o great_a scolion_n of_o pindar_n which_o he_o make_v in_o praise_n of_o the_o corinthian_a courtesan_n nor_o of_o that_o eustathius_n speak_v of_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o odyssey_n that_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o scolia_fw-la be_v whereof_o one_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rally_v make_v purposely_o to_o mock_v at_o the_o vicious_a and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o serious_a in_o commendation_n of_o virtue_n and_o virtuous_a person_n among_o the_o last_o he_o put_v those_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lugubria_n which_o be_v sing_v at_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o dead_a by_o those_o of_o the_o family_n about_o the_o funeral_n pile_n i_o have_v read_v in_o a_o interpreter_n of_o athenaeus_n that_o these_o scolia_n be_v like_o those_o verse_n which_o from_o the_o italian_n we_o at_o present_a call_n stanzas_n sonnet_n and_o madrigal_n but_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v too_o long_o upon_o this_o matter_n and_o that_o it_o be_v time_n to_o return_v to_o our_o subject_n see_v therefore_o the_o judgement_n quintilian_n have_v give_v of_o pindar_n poesy_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o ten_o book_n where_o he_o say_v novem_n vero_fw-la lyricorum_fw-la longè_fw-la pindarus_n princeps_fw-la spiritus_fw-la magnificentia_fw-la sententiis_fw-la figuris_fw-la brevissima_fw-la rerum_fw-la verborumque_fw-la copiâ_fw-la &_o veluti_fw-la quodam_fw-la eloquentiae_fw-la flumine_fw-la propter_fw-la quae_fw-la horatius_n eum_fw-la credidit_fw-la nemini_fw-la imitabilem_fw-la i._n e._n pindar_n be_v far_o beyond_o any_o prince_n of_o the_o nine_o lyric_a poet_n for_o the_o height_n and_o majesty_n of_o his_o thought_n the_o gravity_n of_o his_o sentence_n the_o beauty_n of_o his_o figure_n the_o copious_a brevity_n of_o his_o word_n and_o matter_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o flood_n or_o torrent_n of_o eloquence_n for_o which_o horace_n think_v he_o inimitable_a it_o seem_v quinctilian_n take_v all_o this_o discourse_n from_o dionysius_n halicarnassaeus_n his_o book_n de_fw-fr construction_n verbonim_n where_o he_o thus_o speak_v pindar_n be_v admirable_a for_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o word_n and_o thought_n he_o have_v grandeur_n harmony_n affluence_n order_n and_o vigour_n of_o expression_n and_o all_o that_o accompany_v with_o a_o certain_a grave_n yet_o close_a delivery_n mix_v with_o a_o agreeable_a sweetness_n be_v marvellous_a for_o his_o sentence_n his_o energy_n his_o figure_n his_o address_n in_o describe_v manner_n his_o amplification_n and_o elocution_n and_o above_o all_o for_o the_o honesty_n of_o his_o own_o manner_n which_o appear_v in_o all_o his_o write_n where_o his_o temperance_n his_o piety_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n shine_v throughout_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o author_n be_v perfect_o acquaint_v with_o the_o character_n of_o pindar_n for_o he_o have_v omit_v nothing_o that_o can_v be_v consider_v in_o his_o work_n where_o the_o sublime_a of_o which_o longinus_n have_v write_v be_v in_o its_o great_a lustre_n and_o of_o which_o horace_n say_v multa_fw-la dircaeum_fw-la levat_fw-la aura_fw-fr cycnum_fw-la tendit_fw-la antoni_fw-la quoties_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la nubium_fw-la tractus_fw-la l._n 4._o od._n 2._o when_o for_o a_o noble_a flight_n he_o do_v prepare_v raise_v on_o a_o mighty_a tide_n of_o favour_a air_n the_o theban_a swan_n with_o soar_v wing_n up_o above_o the_o cloudy_a region_n spring_v athenaeus_n likewise_o never_o speak_v of_o pindar_n but_o he_o give_v he_o this_o epithet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great-voiced_a pindar_n and_o now_o it_o may_v be_v proper_a for_o i_o after_o what_o these_o man_n have_v say_v to_o hold_v my_o tongue_n but_o my_o lord_n i_o can_v forbear_v tell_v you_o of_o some_o passage_n in_o pindar_n which_o i_o never_o yet_o can_v read_v without_o be_v extreme_o concern_v as_o where_o he_o describe_v the_o joy_n the_o good_a old_a aeson_n have_v when_o he_o review_v his_o son_n jason_n and_o behold_v he_o to_o be_v a_o person_n so_o well_o make_v and_o accomplish_a after_o he_o have_v mourn_v for_o he_o as_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n 4._o as_o soon_o as_o enter_v his_o old_a father_n eye_n straight_o find_v he_o out_o and_o a_o glad_a shower_n let_v fly_v of_o joyful_a tear_n to_o see_v a_o son_n so_o brave_a so_o beautiful_a who_o well_o the_o prize_n may_v have_v from_o all_o of_o humane_a race_n or_o when_o he_o recount_v the_o brave_a action_n of_o antilochus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o undertake_v by_o his_o own_o death_n to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n nestor_n where_o the_o relation_n be_v so_o tender_a so_o touch_v and_o so_o lively_a as_o dionysius_n halicarnassaeus_n note_n that_o they_o seem_v not_o the_o thing_n tell_v but_o the_o very_a action_n themselves_o as_o if_o do_v in_o our_o presence_n there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o tremble_v for_o the_o poor_a nestor_n to_o see_v he_o distress_a in_o his_o chariot_n stop_v by_o the_o wound_n of_o one_o of_o his_o horse_n and_o pursue_v by_o memnon_n with_o his_o lance_n a_o tilt_n but_o who_o will_v not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v strike_v with_o equal_a joy_n and_o grief_n to_o see_v antilochus_n so_o courageous_o oppose_v himself_o against_o he_o and_o die_v combat_v for_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n â—â—_o the_o entreaty_n of_o his_o father_n weigh_v not_o he_o firm_o resolve_v the_o godlike_a youth_n remain_v by_o his_o own_o death_n his_o father_n life_n to_o free_v and_o in_o the_o brave_a performance_n fall_v yet_o gain_v the_o high_a honour_n that_o be_v ever_o know_v of_o child_n piety_n to_o parent_n show_v can_v any_o thing_n be_v see_v more_o soft_a than_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o birth_n of_o aristaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hour_n upon_o their_o soft_a knee_n take_v the_o newborn_a babe_n and_o as_o he_o lay_v sweet_a nectar_n give_v the_o child_n to_o suck_v and_o feed_v he_o with_o ambrosia_n see_v how_o rich_o he_o commend_v the_o excellent_a sculpture_n of_o the_o rhodian_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d olymp._n 7._o the_o noble_a statue_n their_o fair_a street_n adorn_v seem_v not_o as_o frame_v but_o bear_v to_o live_v and_o move_v with_o what_o force_n and_o vigour_n do_v he_o describe_v the_o hostile_a desolation_n of_o a_o fruitful_a land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o the_o inhospitable_a epian_a king_n too_o soon_o behold_v his_o country_n overrun_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n his_o city_n sack_v by_o foe_n as_o merciless_a as_o those_o and_o sink_v into_o misfortune_n more_o than_o low_a a_o sad_a abyss_n of_o misery_n and_o woe_n with_o what_o agreeableness_n do_v he_o paint_v the_o joy_n of_o a_o old_a man_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o son_n to_o inherit_v his_o estate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n as_o when_o a_o age_a person_n get_v a_o boy_n on_o a_o young_a wife_n his_o solace_n and_o his_o joy._n how_o do_v he_o spring_v into_o nâ—w_a youth_n again_o see_v a_o son_n bear_v likely_a to_o maintain_v his_o fair_a estate_n for_o at_o one_o death_n no_o pain_n no_o thought_n so_o odious_a and_o distract_n be_v as_o leave_v riches_n to_o a_o unknown_a heir_n and_o the_o shame_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o combatant_n overcome_v in_o the_o pythian_a game_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n 8._o no_o pleasure_n take_v they_o to_o the_o pythian_a plain_n where_o they_o be_v foil_v to_o return_v back_o again_o nor_o willing_o to_o their_o own_o
home_n repair_v since_o they_o to_o cheer_v their_o parent_n heart_n despair_v with_o mirthful_a jollity_n still_o before_o their_o eye_n they_o seem_v their_o conquer_a rival_n to_o espy_v and_o shun_v the_o sight_n of_o they_o with_o shame_n pursue_v and_o the_o calamity_n of_o man_n subdue_v the_o description_n he_o give_v of_o mount_n aetna_n have_v something_o of_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyth._n 1._o from_o aetna_n cavern_n deep_a and_o low_a inaccessible_a spring_n of_o unquenchable_a fire_n in_o boil_a torrent_n upward_o flow_v these_o flood_n of_o flame_n as_o they_o by_o day_n aspire_v like_o cloudy_a vortices_fw-la of_o smoak_n appear_v by_o night_n the_o flame_a deluge_n grow_v more_o clear_a dreadful_o bright_a when_o from_o the_o mountain_n vast_a and_o glow_a furnace_n out_o 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he_o in_o term_n more_o insolent_a and_o more_o swell_a it_o be_v worth_a see_v what_o pindar_n say_v of_o fortune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d olymp._n 12._o fortune_n of_o humane_a state_n the_o fostress_n thou_o swift-sailing_a ship_n the_o seaman_n joy_n do_v guide_v through_o the_o sea_n boisterous_a tide_n on_o earth_n now_o wasteful_a war_n do_v manage_v now_o over_o peaceful_a counsel_n do_v preside_v and_o speak_v of_o the_o grace_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d olymp._n 14._o what_o ever_o amongst_o man_n delightful_a be_v and_o sweet_a bless_a grace_n be_v your_o due_n in_o they_o if_o wisdom_n beauty_n splendour_n meet_v all_z this_o they_o owe_v to_o you_o horace_n have_v imitate_v very_o near_o the_o verse_n of_o fortune_n in_o his_o ode_n o_o diva_n gratum_fw-la quae_fw-la 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smile_a sunshine_n rise_v but_o all_o his_o power_n can_v never_o make_v void_a the_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v once_o enjoy_v nor_o ere_o again_o reduce_v to_o nought_o what_o the_o past_a hour_n have_v with_o they_o bring_v and_o several_a other_o excellent_a passage_n whence_o horace_n and_o virgil_n seem_v to_o have_v drain_v his_o sublime_a sentiment_n and_o rich_a expression_n be_v ravish_v and_o carry_v away_o with_o another_o enthusiasm_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n say_v langban_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n 11._o ex_fw-la edit_fw-la langban_n longinus_n as_o the_o priestess_n of_o apollo_n upon_o the_o sacred_a tripod_n be_v possess_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o that_o god_n it_o will_v take_v up_o too_o much_o time_n shall_v i_o enter_v upon_o the_o particularise_v what_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o work_v of_o pindar_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o austerity_n of_o his_o diction_n his_o sentence_n his_o figure_n and_o particular_o his_o hyperbata_fw-la his_o 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