Of Doctor BAZA,[128] if of him I might Say what I feel, I without doubt maintain, That I would fill all present with delight; His learning, virtue, and his charm are plain First have I been to raise him to the height Where now he stands, and I am she who fain Would make his name eternal whilst the Lord Of Delos shall his radiant light afford. If fame should bring the tidings to your ear Of the strange works a famous mind displays, Conceptions lofty, well-ordered, and clear, Learning that would the listener amaze; Things that the thought checketh in mid career, And tongue cannot express, but straightway stays-- Whene'er ye are in trouble and in doubt 'Tis the Licentiate DAZA[129] leads you out. Master GARAI'S[130] melodious works incite Me to extol him more than all beside; Thou, fame, excelling time of hasty flight, His celebration deem a work of praise; Fame, thou wilt find the fame he gives more bright Than is thine own in spreading far and wide His praise, for thou must, speaking of his fame, From many-tongued to truthful change thy name. That intellect, which, leaving far behind Man's greatest, doth to the divine aspire, Which in Castilian doth no pleasure find-- The heroic verse of Rome doth him inspire; New Homer in Mantuan new combined Is Master CÓRDOVA.[131] Worthy his lyre Of praise in happy Spain, in every land, Where shines the sun, where ocean laves the strand. Doctor FRANCISCO DÍAZ,[132] I can well Assure my shepherds here concerning thee, That with glad heart and joy unspeakable They can thy praises sing unceasingly; And if I do not on thy praises dwell-- The highest is thy due, and worthily-- 'Tis that our time is short, nor do I know How I can e'er repay thee what I owe. LUJÁN,[133] who with thy toga merited Dost thine own Spain and foreign lands delight. Who with thy sweet and well-known muse dost spread Thy fame abroad to Heaven's loftiest height, Life shall I give thee after thou art dead, And I shall cause, in swift and rapid flight, The fame of thine unequalled mind to roll And spread from ours unto the opposing pole. His lofty mind doth a Licentiate show, And worth,--'tis a beloved friend of yours-- I mean JUAN DE VERGARA,[134] whom ye know, An honour to this happy land of ours; By a clear open pathway he doth go, 'Tis I that guide aright his steps and powers. Unto his height to rise is my reward, His mind and virtue joy to me afford.