No works of Phidias we; but Mrs. L. Designed, and we were made by Joseph Glover. Apollo, I, and yonder Venus stands, Behold her, and you cannot chuse but love her. If antient sculptors could behold us here How would they pine with envy and abhorrence! For even as I surpass their Belvedere So much doth she excel the pride of Florence. EPILUDE OF MOTTOES. Careless! bring your apprehension along with you. CONGREVE. If I have written a sentence, or a word, that can bear a captious or unreasonable construction, I earnestly intreat a more lenient interpretation. When a man feels acutely, he may perhaps speak at times more pointedly than he ought; yet, in the present instance, I am conscious of no sentiment which I could wish to alter. BISHOP JEBB. _νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ, καὶ λέγει γ᾽, ἅπερ λέγει, δίκαια πάντα, κοὐδὲν αὐτῶν ψεύδεται._ ARISTOPHANES. Will you be true? TRO. Who, I? alas, it is my vice, my fault. While others fish with craft for great opinion, I with great truth catch mere simplicity. Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns, With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare. Fear not my truth; the moral of my wit Is—‘plain and true;’ there's all the reach of it. SHAKESPEARE. —_come augel che pria s'avventa e teme Stassi fra i rami paventoso e solo Mirando questo ed or quell' altro colle; Cosi mi levo e mi ritengo insieme, L'ale aguzzando al mio dubbioso volo._ GIUSTO DE' CONTI. Whosoever be reader hereof maie take it by reason for a riche and a newe labour; and speciallie princes and governours of the common wealth, and ministers of justice, with other. Also the common people eche of theim maie fynd the labour conveniente to their estate. And herein is conteigned certaine right highe and profounde sentences, and holsome counsaylles, and mervaillous devyses agaynste the encumbraunce of fortune; and ryght swete consolacions for theim that are overthrowen by fortune. Finally it is good to them that digeste it, and thanke God that hath given such grace to the Auctour in gevyng us example of vertuous livyng, with hye and salutary doctrynes, and marvailous instructions of perfectness.—A ryght precious meale is the sentences of this boke; but fynally the sauce of the saied swete style moveth the appetyte. Many bookes there be of substanciall meates, but they bee so rude and so unsavery, and the style of so small grace, that the first morcell is lothsome and noyfull; and of suche bookes foloweth to lye hole and sounde in lybraries; but I trust this will not. Of trouth great prayse is due to the auctour of his travayle. LORD BERNERS.