Φευγετ Ἀρισταρχειοι Γωνιοβομβυκες, μονοσυλλαβοι, οισε μεμηλε Το σφιν, καὶ σφωιν, καὶ το μιν, ηδε το νιν. WINDSOR FOREST. Hills, vales, and woods, appear already crost, And e’er he starts a thousand steps are lost. LUCRET. II. 263. Nonne vides etiam patefactis tempore puncto Carceribus, non posse tamen prorumpere equorum Vim cupidam tam desubito quam mens avet ipsa, Et seq. RAPE OF THE LOCK. Trivial the subject, but not so the praise. VIRG. GEORG. In tenui labor, et tenuis non gloria. WINDSOR FOREST, 337. First the famed authors of his ancient name, The winding Isis and the fruitful Thame; The Kennet swift, for silver eels renowned, The Lodden slow with verdant alders crowned; Cole whose dark streams his flowery islands lave, And chalky Wey that rolls a milky wave; The blue transparent Vandalis appears, The gulphy Lee his sedgy tresses rears; And sullen Mole, that hides his diving flood, And silent Darent stained with Danish blood. CLAUDIAN IN PROB. ET OLYB. CONS. V. 254. Indigenas fluvios, Italis quicunque suberrant Montibus, Alpinasque bibunt de more pruinas, Vulturnusque rapax, et Nar vitiatus odoro Sulfure, tardatisque suis erroribus useus, Et Phætonteæ perpessus damna ruinæ, Eridanus, flavæque terens querceta Maricæ Liris et Æbaliæ qui temporat arva Galesus. ART. OF CRIT. Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverend head. CLAUDIAN. I. STEL. CONS. II. 127. despectaque Musæ Cella levant. To revert for a moment to Milton, the following similitude will appear very remarkable. Book IV. v. 159. As when to them who sail Beyond the Cape of Hope, and now are past Mozambic, off at sea north-east winds blow Sabean odours from the spicy shore Of Araby the blest, with such delay Well pleased they slack their course, and many a league Cheered with the grateful smell, old Ocean smiles. DIODORUS SICULUS, L. III. c. 45. Θεια γαρ τις φαινεται και λογου κρειττων ἡ προς πιπτουσα και κινοῦσα τας εκαστων αισθησεις εοωδια. Και γαρ τους παρα πλεοντας, καιπερ πολυ της χερσου κεχωρισμενους, ουκ αμοιρους ποιει της τοιαυτης απολαυσεως—κατα γαρ την εαρινην ωραν, οταν αμενος απογειος· γενηται, συμβαινει τας απο των σμυρνοφορων δενδρων και των αλλων των τοιαυτων αποπνεομενας εοωδιαδ διικνεισθαι προς τα πλησιον μερη της θαλαττης. For the variety of fragrances which here is perpetually exhaled seems somewhat divine, and beyond the power of description; for they who are sailing by, although at a considerable distance from the coast, cannot be insensible of this delight; for in the season of Spring, when the wind blows from the land, it brings with it to the contiguous parts of the sea, the sweet fragrance of myrrh, and other aromatic shrubs. One more resemblance shall suffice. Book VII. v. 438.