phrases, his imitations are not mere plagiarisms or purple patches—they are made so completely his own, and are invested with so much novelty and originality, that, when compared with the original, we receive additional gratification from discovering the resemblance. The sentiments which are paraphrased seem improved: the expressions which are translated seem so appropriate, and harmonize so exactly with the context, that a poet, whose memory was stored with them, would have been guilty of bad taste if he had substituted any others. Greek feelings, sentiments, and imagery, are so naturally amalgamated with Roman manners, that they seem to have undergone a transmigration, and to animate a Roman form. The following are some of the most striking parallelisms:[673]— Sunt quos curriculo, &c. _Carm._ 1, 3, _seq._ Ἀελλοποδων μεν τινας ευφραινουσιν ἱππων τιμαι και στεφανοι· τους δ’ εν πολυχρυσοις θαλαμοις βιοτα· τερπεται δε και τις επ’ οιδμ’ αλιον ναι θοα σως διαστειχων. _Pind. Fragm._ * * * * * Jam te premet nox, fabulæque Manes, Et domus exilis Plutonia: quo simul mearis, Nec regna vini sortiere talis, &c. _Carm._ 1, 4, 16, _seq._ Κατθανοισα δε κεισ’, ουδεποτε μναμοσυνα σεθεν εσσετ’ ουδεποτ’ εις υστερον. ου γαρ πεδεχεις βροδων των εκ Πιεριας. αλλ’ αφανης κην Αιδα δομοις φοιτασεις πεδ’ αμαυρων νεκυων εκπεποταμενα. _Sapph. Fragm._ * * * * * Vides, ut alta stet nive candidum Soracte, nec jam sustineant onus Silvæ laborantes, geluque Flumina constiterint acuto? Dissolve frigus, ligna super foco Large reponens; atque benignius Deprome quadrimum Sabina, O Thaliarche, merum diota. _Carm._ 1, 9. _seq._ Υει μεν ο Ζευς, εκ δ’ ορανω μεγας χειμων · πεπαγασιν δ’ υδατων ροαι. · · · · · · · · · Καββαλλε τον χειμων’, επι μεν τιθεις πυρ, εν δε κιρναις οινον αφειδεως μελιχρον· αυταρ αμπι κορσα μαλθακον αμπιτιθει γναφαλλον. _Alcæi Fragm._ * * * * * Quem virum aut heroa lyra vel acri Tibia sumis celebrare, Clio? Quem Deum? cujus recinet jocosa Nomen imago, &c. _Carm._ 1, 12, _seq._ Ἀναξιφορμιγγες υμνοι τινα θεον, τιν’ ηρωα, τινα δ’ ανδρα κελαδησομεν. _Pind. Ol._ 2, 1.