his_o godlike_a genius_n have_v that_o shape_n assume_v to_o assist_v he_o in_o his_o royal_a place_n attack_z but_o she_o endanger_v she_o and_o then_o this_o demi-god_n will_v shake_v like_o common_a man_n these_o spirit_n than_o will_v his_o great_a mind_n control_v these_o terror_n with_o their_o plague_n will_v pierce_v his_o soul_n grief_n will_v prevail_v and_o anxious_a care_n and_o baleful_a horror_n and_o despair_n fear_n will_v be_v see_v triumphant_a in_o his_o eye_n his_o noble_a his_o undaunted_a heart_n will_v faint_v will_v sink_v will_v die_v with_o apprehension_n of_o thy_o dart_n and_o all_o who_o that_o great_a heart_n with_o spirit_n can_v supply_v sink_v with_o he_o will_v own_v our_o awful_a power_n and_o then_o the_o conquer_a world_n be_v we_o xvi_o o_o do_v you_o all_o that_o queen_n perfection_n know_v have_v you_o approach_v she_o all_o like_o i_o she_o will_v appear_v as_o dangerous_a a_o foe_n as_o worthy_a your_o immortal_a hate_n as_o he._n a_o queen_n the_o wonder_n of_o a_o envious_a age_n who_o that_o i_o may_v your_o potent_a rage_n to_o her_o destruction_n raise_v thus_o with_o malicious_a justness_n let_v i_o praise_v if_o william_n can_v contemn_v frail_a breath_n for_o everlasting_a fame_n she_o live_v as_o undismayed_a victorious_a death_n as_o if_o she_o never_o hear_v thy_o name_n as_o one_o who_o climb_v the_o aetherial_a cliff_n of_o atlas_n or_o of_o teneriff_n secure_v in_o so_o sublime_a a_o sphere_n below_o he_o see_v the_o wave_n insult_v the_o shore_n below_o he_o see_v the_o cloud_n their_o fury_n pour_v nay_o and_o below_o he_o hear_v the_o almighty_a thunderer_n roar_v while_o all_o around_o he_o be_v always_o calm_n and_o all_o above_o he_o be_v always_o clear_a so_o on_o the_o loud_a fierce_a storm_n of_o fate_n which_o threaten_v both_o her_o life_n and_o state_n this_o queen_n look_v down_o from_o the_o prodigious_a height_n of_o her_o exalt_a soul_n below_o she_o hear_v the_o thunder_a roar_n and_o see_v the_o lofty_a billow_n roll_v xvii_o and_o as_o not_o only_a tempest_n never_o beat_v those_o mountain_n top_n but_o neither_o cold_a nor_o heat_n afflict_v detest_a place_n glad_a nature_n there_o but_o water_n earth_n and_o temperate_a air_n in_o my_o despite_n eternal_o agree_v combine_a in_o triple_a league_n to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o i_o and_o odoriserous_a breize_v entertain_v perpetual_a spring_n upon_o the_o balmy_a plain_n so_o on_o maria_n lofty_a mien_n as_o no_o rude_a passion_n in_o her_o mind_n have_v place_n no_o sign_n of_o fear_n or_o grief_n or_o rage_n be_v ever_o see_v maria_n keep_v up_o easy_a state_n in_o spite_n of_o i_o still_o gayly_a great_a and_o cheerful_o serene_a and_o as_o these_o spirit_n still_o be_v beat_v back_o as_o oft_o as_o william_n they_o attack_z maria_z in_o their_o progress_n they_o decline_v and_o as_o they_o pass_v respect_v her_o form_n divine_a and_o danger_n which_o the_o hero_n never_o can_v fright_v the_o heroine_n still_o oppose_v with_o delight_n when_o lewis_n thunder_v on_o her_o southern_a shore_n and_o make_v great_a britain_n tremble_v at_o the_o roar_n when_o through_o it_o all_o the_o loyal_a blood_n run_v cold_a and_o all_o my_o british_a son_n grow_v warm_a and_o bold_a while_o william_n on_o the_o boyne_n be_v see_v victorious_a with_o a_o thoughtful_a mien_n his_o charm_a queen_n sustain_v her_o sink_a isle_n sustain_v her_o sink_a britain_n with_o a_o smile_n his_o charm_a queen_n can_v gay_o wise_a appear_v and_o all_o thing_n like_o avenge_a heaven_n dispose_v for_o the_o confusion_n of_o her_o gallic_a foe_n without_o perplexity_n or_o fear_n her_o very_a look_v my_o british_a offspring_n gain_v her_o very_a look_v their_o rage_n restrain_v strike_v they_o with_o irresistible_a delight_n my_o british_a offspring_n for_o a_o while_o turn_v loyal_a at_o that_o sight_n that_o sight_n my_o fury_n can_v so_o fast_o assuage_v even_o i_o who_o essence_n be_v all_o rage_n that_o ever_o i_o have_v the_o power_n to_o quit_v my_o station_n and_o fly_v for_o preservation_n i_o grow_v in_o vain_a infernal_a spite_n withstand_v senseless_o satisfy_v stupid_o good_a and_o fear_v annihilation_n xviii_o not_o the_o first_o woman_n fear_v we_o less_o than_o she_o before_o the_o mortal_a taste_n of_o the_o interdict_a tree_n make_v thou_o great_a master_n of_o the_o vassal_n ball_n high_a independent_a lord_n of_o all_o and_o ocean_n land_n and_o air_n thy_o mighty_a waste_n from_o gild_n and_o every_o weakness_n clear_a from_o dread_a of_o danger_n free_a she_o live_v as_o if_o her_o high_a desert_n exempt_v she_o from_o thou_o nay_o more_o so_o fast_o her_o virtue_n rise_v aspire_a to_o their_o native_a sky_n that_o i_o can_v almost_o fear_v that_o as_o one_o woman_n by_o her_o crime_n involve_v succeed_v age_n in_o her_o fall_n and_o to_o thy_o boundless_a sway_n subject_v all_o so_o the_o immortal_a grace_n of_o her_o mind_n grow_v so_o fast_o shall_v rise_v in_o time_n to_o that_o sublime_a degree_n as_o to_o restore_v all_o human_a kind_n to_o immortality_n xix_o something_o divine_a adorn_v her_o mind_n and_o mien_n mankind_n extol_v the_o king_n the_o king_n admire_v the_o queen_n the_o queen_n who_o heaven_n have_v form_v so_o true_o great_a to_o keep_v the_o king_n aspire_a mind_n within_o the_o reach_n of_o fate_n that_o hour_n in_o which_o you_o pierce_v maria_n heart_n william_n and_o europe_n tremble_v at_o thy_o dart_n that_o blow_n will_v his_o undaunted_a genius_n shake_v that_o will_v perhaps_o his_o matchless_a spirit_n break_v that_o be_v the_o extreme_a trial_n we_o can_v make_v if_o then_o he_o sink_v not_o jove_n sustain_v his_o mind_n and_o he_o be_v certain_o design_v to_o vindicate_v the_o freedom_n of_o mankind_n the_o great_a experiment_n then_o quick_o try_v and_o let_v this_o good_a this_o great_a maria_n die_v take_v what_o she_o have_v of_o thou_o and_o let_v her_o soul_n desert_n her_o lover_n for_o the_o starry_a pole_n she_o say_v and_o straight_o the_o universal_a cry_n be_v let_v this_o good_a this_o great_a maria_n die_v tremble_v i_o waken_v with_o the_o mortal_a fright_n and_o all_o the_o ghastly_a shape_n dissolve_v to_o gloomy_a night_n finis_fw-la
fall_v entrance_v before_o the_o sovereign_a beauty_n i_o adore_v the_o goddess_n wave_v she_o plectrum_fw-la round_o and_o gentle_o strike_v the_o sacred_a ground_n and_o cry_v my_o faithful_a servant_n rise_v with_o such_o a_o efficacious_a sound_n as_o vigour_n to_o my_o nerve_n restore_v and_o brightness_n to_o my_o eye_n i_o rise_v but_o still_o amazement_n keep_v i_o dumb_a when_o she_o go_v on_o to_o thou_o i_o come_v in_o the_o deep_a silence_n of_o this_o still_a retreat_n remove_v from_o all_o that_o wretched_a man_n call_v great_a for_o that_o majestic_a royal_a god_n who_o shake_v his_o whole_a creation_n with_o a_o nod_n command_v i_o to_o leave_v the_o starry_a pole_n for_o thou_o as_o thou_o have_v leave_v the_o pomp_n of_o all_o the_o world_n for_o i_o then_o take_v immortal_a spirit_n to_o thy_o breast_n drive_v from_o it_o every_o mean_a guest_n for_o thou_o shall_v sing_v in_o wondrous_a rhyme_n of_o thing_n transcendent_o sublime_a shall_v to_o the_o listen_a globe_n relate_v what_o god_n determine_v in_o a_o dire_a debate_n but_o first_o with_o i_o so_o jove_n command_v go_v to_o death_n most_o dreadful_a court_n below_o and_o see_v the_o dark_a design_n of_o fate_n v._o the_o goddess_n say_v and_o with_o a_o dreadful_a sound_n the_o tremble_a earth_n divide_v gape_v around_o then_o down_o by_o black_a degree_n we_o go_v a_o horrible_a descent_n at_o length_n we_o reach_v a_o vast_a infernal_a room_n where_o here_o and_o there_o a_o wink_a lamp_n that_o seem_v expire_a struggle_v with_o the_o damp_n and_o to_o illustrate_v horror_n glimmer_v through_o the_o gloom_n thither_o the_o minister_n of_o death_n by_o fate_n be_v summon_v on_o affair_n of_o their_o dread_n state_n more_o monstrous_a more_o abominable_a sight_n than_o ever_o fancy_n magnify_v in_o fright_n in_o their_o most_o execrable_a shape_n be_v there_o discord_n revenge_n and_o grind_a care_n grief_n terror_n fury_n horror_n and_o despair_n a_o thousand_o pale_a distemper_n too_o appear_v a_o very_a ghastful_a crew_n and_o conscious_a fear_n with_o the_o bad_a pleasure_n of_o the_o mind_n bring_v up_o the_o infernal_a rear_n with_o sudden_a tremble_v i_o be_v strike_v but_o the_o bright_a muse_n with_o one_o immortal_a look_n can_v all_o the_o power_n of_o death_n control_v and_o through_o my_o eye_n dart_v courage_n to_o my_o soul_n grim_a death_n the_o giant_n terror_n rise_v at_o last_o on_o all_o th'accurst_a divan_n a_o ghastful_a smile_n he_o cast_v thro'_o all_o th'accurst_a divan_n a_o frightful_a murmur_n run_v when_o thus_o their_o formidable_a king_n the_o great_a consult_v begin_v vi_o chief_n of_o the_o power_n which_o in_o these_o mansion_n dwell_v grief_n fury_n discord_n and_o thou_o black_a despair_n you_o fever_n of_o the_o fiery_a kind_n and_o thou_o revenge_a care_n terror_n and_o horror_n native_n all_o of_o hell_n who_o roar_v in_o its_o fierce_a flame_n i_o find_v by_o cruel_a destiny_n severe_o bind_v with_o adamantine_a chain_n who_o at_o my_o instance_n be_v relieve_v and_o for_o my_o service_n for_o a_o time_n reprieve_v from_o everlasting_a pain_n dire_a spirit_n all_o to_o my_o command_n consign_v to_o obtain_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o enslave_v mankind_n all_o you_o who_o wrack_n the_o wretched_a limb_n and_o you_o who_o plague_n the_o mind_n full_a parliament_n of_o god_n thus_o call_v by_o fate_n in_o this_o stupendous_a council_n to_o debate_v th'important_a business_n of_o our_o mighty_a state_n from_o day_n they_o bring_v fresh_a tiding_n every_o hour_n that_o we_o be_v contemn_v there_o and_o have_v lose_v our_o power_n we_o who_o the_o conqueror_n of_o the_o world_n subdue_v be_v we_o contemn_v we_o who_o command_v even_o you_o will_v you_o no_o zeal_n to_o serve_v your_o monarch_n show_v in_o just_a return_n for_o the_o vast_a debt_n you_o owe_v know_v if_o we_o perish_v you_o must_v sure_o fall_v and_o our_o disgrace_n reflect_v upon_o you_o all_o what_o do_v you_o stand_v unmoved_a at_o these_o alarm_n and_o must_v we_o tame_o fall_v to_o arm_n to_o arm_n by_o force_n our_o credit_n with_o the_o world_n restore_v ere_o we_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n be_v no_o more_o vii_o this_o say_v the_o tyrant_n with_o a_o voice_n and_o look_v unutterable_o fall_v then_o bound_v with_o a_o furious_a start_n he_o whirl_v about_o a_o dreadful_a dart_n with_o which_o the_o ground_n tremendous_o he_o strike_v the_o ground_n even_o to_o the_o centre_n shake_v and_o fright_v all_o in_o hell_n with_o horrid_a stride_n he_o march_v storm_v the_o fierce_a spirit_n around_o he_o stare_v and_o tremble_v as_o he_o stride_v and_o all_o the_o other_o never_o dare_v to_o view_v the_o outrageous_a god_n at_o last_o a_o spectre_n dreadful_o deform_v resume_v vigour_n silence_n break_v and_o to_o th'inexorable_a king_n the_o grisly_a terror_n speak_v viii_o o_o thou_o who_o govern_v land_n and_o air_n and_o main_a by_o fate_n subject_v to_o thy_o rigid_a reign_n where_o all_o that_o mortal_n sweet_a and_o lovesome_a see_v god_n have_v create_v purposely_o for_o thou_o for_o who_o with_o one_o hand_n time_n the_o field_n of_o nature_n sow_n and_o with_o his_o other_o still_o a_o bend_a harvest_n mow_v thou_o who_o impartial_a sceptre_n injure_v none_o the_o just_a potentate_n that_o fill_v a_o throne_n supreme_o just_a and_o merciful_a alone_o who_o stand_v with_o arm_n extend_v to_o embrace_v the_o wretch_n that_o in_o thou_o their_o utmost_a refuge_n place_n and_o tame_a proud_a monarch_n with_o a_o iron_n sway_n who_o soon_o or_o late_a the_o imperial_a slave_n obey_v what_o can_v the_o fearful_a sound_n we_o hear_v intend_v how_o shall_v thy_o formidable_a empire_n end_n be_v jove_n about_o to_o rend_v the_o world_n high_a flame_a wall_n and_o crush_v thy_o kingdom_n with_o its_o hideous_a fall_n from_o what_o dire_a cause_n can_v thy_o despondence_n spring_n while_o we_o be_v terror_n thou_o shall_v be_v our_o king_n who_o dare_v rebellious_a arm_n against_o thou_o take_v even_o we_o who_o terrify_v the_o world_n at_o thy_o dread_a anger_n shake_v ix_o this_o say_v the_o fantom_n with_o a_o dismal_a sound_n confirm_v by_o thousand_o hideous_a roar_v around_o which_o from_o the_o vault_a cavern_n horrible_o rebound_v then_o silence_n thrice_o aloud_o be_v cry_v and_o the_o grim_a monarch_n stern_o thus_o reply_v aspire_a minister_n of_o fate_n high_a officer_n of_o death_n unbounded_a state_n in_o vain_a our_o power_n with_o pompous_a word_n we_o grace_n one_o mortal_a all_o our_o glory_n will_v deface_v one_o mortal_a every_o moment_n dare_v nay_o scorn_v i_o to_o my_o face_n in_o battle_n still_o heroical_o brave_a but_o trumpet_n can_v give_v courage_n to_o a_o slave_n even_o bouteville_n can_v intrepid_a seem_v while_o mad_a bellona_n in_o he_o rave_v but_o william_n still_o with_o insolence_n extreme_a even_o in_o his_o cool_a and_o thoughtful_a hour_n have_v all_o my_o horror_n all_o my_o power_n deliberate_o brave_v x._o you_o terror_n and_o you_o host_n of_o horror_n say_v for_o you_o be_v by_o on_o landen_n fatal_a day_n when_o discord_n by_o her_o hellish_a serpent_n sting_v about_o the_o deadly_a field_n in_o frightful_a posture_n fling_v thro'_o all_o her_o thousand_o mouth_n run_v roar_v with_o the_o pain_n foam_v at_o they_o all_o and_o bleed_v at_o all_o and_o bellow_v over_o the_o plain_a a_o day_n like_o the_o last_o day_n astonish_o dire_a when_o the_o sonorous_a trumpet_n blue_a and_o ruin_n in_o a_o flame_a tempest_n fly_v and_o all_o the_o world_n appear_v on_o fire_n do_v aught_o in_o william_n then_o that_o argue_v fear_n nay_o even_o that_o argue_v mortal_a man_n appear_v while_o for_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o world_n he_o fight_v be_v he_o not_o william_n still_o in_o voice_n look_v action_n thought_n do_v he_o not_o calm_o brave_v the_o rave_a french_a engage_v and_o deal_v destruction_n like_o a_o god_n without_o the_o help_n of_o rage_n do_v he_o not_o say_v while_o ghastful_o you_o gaze_v while_o thunderbolt_n around_o he_o roar_v and_o lightning_n round_o he_o blaze_v do_v he_o not_o provident_o scow'r_n the_o plain_n yet_o forcible_o as_o whirlwind_n sweep_v the_o main_n do_v he_o not_o driving_z on_z forecast_n instruct_v dispose_n ordain_v but_o what_o the_o hope_n of_o conquest_n give_v that_o godlike_a spirit_n which_o can_v thus_o appear_v cautious_a and_o provident_a as_o fear_n and_o yet_o as_o fury_n brave_a no_o when_o at_o length_n though_o late_o though_o wondrous_a late_a oppress_v by_o odds_o of_o number_n and_o of_o fate_n his_o prudence_n urge_v he_o loud_o to_o retire_v do_v he_o not_o still_o appear_v the_o same_o retreat_v great_o in_o tempestuous_a flame_n which_o make_v we_o god_n the_o worth_n we_o hate_v admire_v have_v you_o forget_v in_o that_o stupendous_a hour_n i_o charge_v you_o all_o the_o hero_n to_o assail_v and_o mingle_v with_o the_o
the_o court_n of_o death_n a_o pindaric_a poem_n dedicate_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o her_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n queen_n mary_n per_fw-la audaces_fw-la nova_fw-la dithyrambos_fw-la verba_fw-la devolvit_fw-la numerisque_fw-la fertur_fw-la lege_fw-la solutis_fw-la hor._n by_o mr._n dennis_z london_n print_v for_o james_n knapton_n at_o the_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1695._o preface_n the_o follow_a verse_n seem_v so_o bold_a in_o the_o design_n and_o so_o much_o bold_a in_o the_o execution_n that_o though_o i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o all_o the_o little_a judgement_n i_o have_v to_o distinguish_v this_o boldness_n from_o such_o horrible_a extravagancy_n as_o have_v be_v late_o so_o false_o and_o unreasonable_o lay_v to_o my_o charge_n yet_o lest_o some_o people_n shall_v conclude_v from_o a_o bare_a appearance_n that_o i_o have_v go_v too_o far_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o show_v what_o the_o ode_n and_o its_o character_n be_v in_o general_a what_o pindar_n and_o his_o manner_n be_v in_o particular_a and_o how_o far_o it_o may_v be_v convenient_a to_o imitate_v he_o in_o our_o age_n and_o in_o our_o language_n and_o climate_n l'ode_v say_v rapine_n doit_n avoir_fw-fr autant_fw-fr de_fw-fr noblesse_n d'_fw-fr elevation_n &_o d'emportment_n que_fw-fr l'_fw-fr eglogue_n a_fw-fr de_fw-fr simplicite_a de_fw-fr pudeur_fw-fr &_o the_o modesty_n ce_fw-fr n'est_fw-fr pas_fw-fr seulement_fw-fr par_fw-fr son_fw-fr esprit_fw-fr qu'elle_fw-fr est_fw-fr grande_fw-fr c'est_fw-fr aussi_fw-fr par_fw-fr sa_fw-fr matiere_a car_fw-fr elle_fw-fr s'occupe_fw-fr a_o chanter_n les_fw-fr lovange_n desdieux_fw-fr &_o a_o celebrer_fw-la les_fw-fr action_n les_fw-fr plus_fw-fr glorieuse_n des_fw-fr hommes_fw-fr ainsi_fw-fr elle_fw-fr demand_n pour_fw-fr soutenir_fw-fr toute_fw-fr la_fw-fr majeste_fw-fr de_fw-fr son_fw-fr charactere_fw-la un_fw-fr naturel_fw-fr eleve_fw-fr un_fw-fr esprit_fw-fr grand_fw-fr une_fw-fr imagination_n hardy_a une_fw-fr expression_n noble_a &_o eclatante_fw-la mais_fw-fr pure_a &_o correct_v tout_fw-fr ce_fw-fr que_fw-fr l'art_v a_o de_fw-fr vivacite_n par_fw-fr ses_fw-fr figure_n n'est_fw-fr pas_fw-fr suffisant_fw-fr pour_fw-fr elever_n l'ode_fw-fr autant_fw-fr que_fw-fr demand_n son_fw-fr charactere_fw-la the_o ode_n say_v rapine_n ought_v to_o have_v as_o much_o greatness_n elevation_n and_o violence_n as_o the_o eglogue_n be_v oblige_v to_o have_v modesty_n restraint_n and_o simplicity_n it_o be_v not_o only_o great_a by_o the_o sublimeness_n of_o its_o spirit_n but_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o its_o subject_n for_o it_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o to_o celebrate_v the_o most_o glrious_a action_n of_o man_n so_o that_o it_o require_v to_o keep_v up_o all_o that_o majesty_n that_o belong_v to_o its_o character_n a_o great_a wit_n a_o exalt_a genius_n a_o dare_a imagination_n and_o at_o once_o a_o pure_a and_o a_o noble_a and_o sound_a expression_n all_o the_o vivacity_n that_o art_n can_v supply_v by_o its_o most_o glare_a figure_n be_v hardly_o sufficient_a to_o exalt_v the_o ode_n so_o much_o as_o its_o character_n require_v thus_o far_o go_v rapine_n and_o we_o may_v conclude_v from_o the_o word_n of_o that_o famous_a critic_n that_o the_o ode_n ought_v to_o have_v as_o much_o boldness_n elevation_n and_o majesty_n as_o epic_a poetry_n itself_o but_o than_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v more_o vehemence_n more_o transport_v and_o more_o enthusiasm_n the_o reason_n be_v evident_a for_o the_o design_n of_o the_o ode_n i_o mean_v upon_o great_a occasion_n be_v like_o that_o of_o heroic_a poetry_n to_o move_v the_o reader_n and_o cause_n in_o he_o admiration_n now_o by_o heroic_a poetry_n the_o reader_n mind_n be_v exalt_v gradual_o with_o a_o more_o sedate_n and_o compose_v majesty_n but_o the_o ode_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o its_o compass_n be_v oblige_v to_o fly_v into_o transport_v at_o first_o and_o to_o make_v use_n immediate_o of_o all_o its_o fury_n and_o its_o most_o violent_a effort_n or_o else_o it_o will_v want_v time_n to_o work_v its_o effect_n thus_o virgil_n begin_v his_o aeneis_n calm_o and_o modest_o whereas_o the_o great_a thought_n in_o one_o of_o the_o noble_a ode_n of_o horace_n si_fw-mi fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_fw-la impavidum_fw-la ferient_fw-la ruinae_fw-la which_o i_o have_v imitate_v in_o my_o eleven_o stanza_n be_v in_o his_o very_a first_o let_v we_o now_o consider_v the_o character_n of_o pindar_n which_o we_o may_v have_v from_o the_o same_o rapine_n and_o which_o will_v include_v the_o character_n too_o of_o his_o writing_n il_fw-fr est_fw-fr grand_fw-fr dans_fw-fr ses_fw-fr dessein_n vast_a dans_fw-fr ses_fw-fr pensee_v hardy_a dans_fw-fr ses_fw-fr imagination_n heureux_fw-fr dans_fw-fr ses_fw-fr expression_n eloquent_a dans_fw-fr ses_fw-fr discourse_n he_o be_v great_a in_o his_o design_n say_v rapine_n vast_a in_o his_o idea_n dare_v in_o his_o image_n happy_a in_o his_o expression_n and_o eloquent_a in_o his_o discourse_n but_o here_o rapine_n fall_v short_a of_o his_o character_n and_o leave_v out_o some_o of_o his_o most_o considerable_a quality_n which_o may_v be_v supply_v from_o one_o divine_v stanza_n which_o horace_n have_v write_v in_o his_o praise_n monte_fw-fr decurrens_fw-la velut_fw-la amnis_fw-la imbres_fw-la quem_fw-la super_fw-la notas_fw-la aluere_fw-la ripas_fw-la fervet_fw-la immensusque_fw-la rvit_fw-la profundo_fw-la pindarus_z over_o which_o in_o english_a poetical_a paraphrastick_a prose_n be_v thus_o as_o a_o stream_n that_o be_v list_v above_o its_o usual_a bank_n by_o the_o influx_n of_o celestial_a water_n come_v roll_a headlong_o from_o some_o mountain_n top_n so_o pindar_n raise_v by_o influence_n divine_a even_o above_o his_o own_o exalt_a genius_n grow_v vehement_a swell_v and_o ferment_n with_o fury_n then_o precipitately_a flow_v with_o a_o mighty_a sound_n and_o know_v no_o bound_n to_o his_o impetuous_a course_n the_o reader_n will_v easy_o discern_v that_o here_o be_v some_o great_a quality_n conspicuous_a in_o pindar_n which_o rapine_n seem_v not_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o here_o be_v his_o vehemence_n his_o impetuousness_n and_o the_o magnificent_a sound_n of_o his_o number_n and_o here_o be_v another_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o result_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o be_v something_o dreadful_a something_o which_o terrible_o shake_v we_o at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n it_o transport_v we_o there_o remain_v some_o other_o thing_n which_o all_o the_o world_n have_v observe_v in_o pindar_n and_o that_o be_v his_o affect_a digression_n his_o perpetual_a ramble_n and_o his_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a return_n but_o it_o be_v now_o time_n to_o consider_v how_o far_o he_o may_v be_v imitate_v in_o our_o language_n and_o climate_n a_o english_a writer_n may_v endeavour_v to_o imitate_v he_o in_o several_a of_o his_o great_a quality_n by_o the_o genius_n of_o our_o nation_n which_o be_v bold_a and_o sublime_a as_o mr._n waller_n have_v observe_v but_o then_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v discreet_a in_o his_o boldness_n for_o our_o language_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o some_o of_o the_o most_o violent_a figure_n of_o pindar_n and_o in_o aim_v at_o two_o of_o his_o principal_a quality_n which_o be_v his_o sublimity_n and_o his_o magnificence_n he_o ought_v careful_o to_o avoid_v two_o thing_n and_o those_o be_v fustian_n and_o superfluity_n of_o epithet_n now_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o a_o man_n to_o know_v whether_o he_o have_v avoid_v they_o if_o he_o have_v but_o sensible_a friend_n let_v he_o consult_v they_o and_o observe_v whether_o his_o verse_n strike_v and_o warm_v they_o or_o not_o where_o they_o do_v warm_v they_o and_o strike_v they_o it_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o eternal_a rule_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o fustian_n for_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n must_v have_v a_o very_a fantastic_a opinion_n of_o himself_o if_o he_o think_v that_o the_o false_a sublime_a can_v warm_v he_o fustian_n be_v to_o such_o a_o one_o the_o cold_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o i_o take_v it_o to_o proceed_v only_o from_o a_o impotent_a effort_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o rise_v when_o it_o want_v both_o warmth_n and_o force_n to_o take_v its_o flight_n with_o vigour_n now_o as_o verse_n that_o seem_v warm_a to_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n can_v never_o contain_v any_o fustian_n so_o the_o same_o rule_n may_v serve_v for_o superfluous_a epithet_n for_o nothing_o make_v versify_a cold_a than_o a_o clog_n of_o superfluous_a epithet_n epithet_n be_v execrable_a where_o they_o be_v not_o necessary_a or_o at_o least_o convenient_a and_o they_o can_v never_o be_v necessary_a but_o where_o they_o add_v to_o the_o think_v something_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v add_v and_o they_o can_v never_o be_v convenient_a but_o where_o they_o give_v force_n to_o the_o expression_n or_o grace_n or_o perspicuity_n word_n be_v to_o thought_n what_o flesh_n be_v to_o the_o human_a soul_n now_o flesh_n increase_a to_o such_o a_o degree_n impart_v comeliness_n and_o perhaps_o majesty_n but_o swell_v