frequently fo employed; as may be feen in Theocritus, Plautus, and Virgil. Cuningham and Sanadon prefer harpas, as not fo remote from the Text. Harpe is a large Cutlass, or Scymetar. But Dacier defends the common Reading. The Torches and Bars (fays he) were made ufe of to burn and break open the Gates, and the Bows to drive away those who might defend them; as, in affaulting a City, Engines were employed to • beat down the Walls, and Arms to clear the Ramparts. Horace follows the fame Image here.' 3 Venus was worshipped in feveral Cities of Egypt, and particularly at Memphis, where she had a beautiful Temple. Memphis, free for Sithon was a Dacier condemn Ib. Memphin carentem Sithonia nive.] from Sithonian, or Thracian, Snow; Mountain in Thrace. Torrentius and Horace here as faulty: Sanadon, on the contrary, maintains this Paffage to be truly poetical. Horace (fays he) ufes the Species for the Genus, as is frequent with him; And it is the more beautiful, becaufe Chloë was by Birth a Thracian; Thressa Chloë, as he calls her in the 9th Ode of this Book. 4 Regina fublimi flagello, Tange Chloën femel arrogantem.] Horace gives Venus here a Rod or Scourge. Some think, that fublimi flagello ought to be conftrued, with thy Rod raifed aloft, in order to give the fmarter Blow; others, that it means no more than tu fublimis tange flagello; as Tibullus fpeaks, in the 8th Elegy of his firft Book: Hanc Venus ex alto flentem fublimis Olympo Spectat. DACIER. Sanadon obferves the Addrefs of Horace in this Line: He begs of Venus, that the Blow to be given her may be light tange, touch, or tap her; femel, once. He fears left it should be repeated. This Tenderness (as he obferves) is no very strong Proof of the Poet's Refentnient. : One Mr. J. R n, after having interpreted this Påffage in the fame Manner as Sanadon (whofe Notes he feems not to have read), makes the following Remark: A modern Tranflator, a Gentleman of the Birch, renders it, • On 'On fcornful Chloë lift thy Wand, And fcourge her with UNPITYING Hand; But Horace was a Man of too much Gallantry ever to ⚫ be guilty of fuch a Piece of Barbarity to a Lady.' D. See the STUDENT, Vol. I. p. 89. ODE ***** XXVII. To GALATEA, Setting out for Brundufium, in order to em bark for Greece, By Mr. DUNCOMBE, Jen. Hene'er the Wicked roam abroad, WH I May Magpyes chatter on the Road; May red Wolves from Lanuvium ftray, To fright their Steeds! But, round the Sky, • Before the Crow, prefaging Rain, May Fortune ftill thy Choice attend, (Yet, Oh be mindful of thy Friend!) " Nor croaking Crows, of Omen dire, Nor noify Peckers, warn Thee to retire ! 8 Yet mark Orion !-How he lowers, 10 Oh! may the Children of our Foes The Tempest feel, that loudly blows, When springs the South; the Waves that roar, And with dread Fury lafh the trembling Shore ! "Europa thus the Bull carefs'd, And his broad Back, advent'rous, prefs'd; 12 But when the Monsters of the Main She faw, her Heart was fill'd with throbbing Pain. 13 She, who, along the flowery Meads, Wove Wreaths for her Companions Heads, Now in the Gloom 14 fees nought around, But twinkling Stars and Ocean's Waves profound Soon as at Grete arriv'd, where rife The filial Piety, that warm'd my Breast! 17 From whence? where am I?-Once to die Is, fure, too flight a Penalty! VOL. II. H • Do Do I deplore, with waking Thought, Some fhocking Crime, which I indeed have wrought? • Or, 18 from the Ivory Gate of Night, • Does fome vain Dream my Fancy fright? • Fond Wretch! to traverse thus the Main, Rather than weave fresh Garlands on the Plain. "Would now the wicked Steer return, While thus with juft Revenge I burn, I'd rend the Monster, 19 once fo dear, And break his Horns, or pierce him with a Spear! Shameless! thy Father's Houfe to fly; O hear my Prayer, fome righteous Power! • Let favage Beafts my naked Coarfe devour! 20 Ere hollow Wrinkles mar the Grace, May the fierce Tyger's Maw become • Of my still-beauteous Limbs the living Tomb! 21 Thy abfent Sire, degenerate Maid! Or, fhould it give thee more Delight, Behold • Behold yon jutting Precipice; Thence headlong plunge into the foaming Seas! Elfe muft thou weave, with humble Mind, • The Web, by fome proud Dame affign'd, ⚫ (Born as thou art of Royal Line), And ferve, her lordly Husband's Concubine! 23 Love's faithless Queen ftood smiling by, 25 Enough when she had mock'd her Pain, • 26 Cease, cease, faid Venus, to complain; • Suppress thy Sobs, thy Grief afswage; • Nor longer give a Loose to groundless Rage. 27 This wicked Steer fhall foon extend • His gloffy Horns, for Thee to rend. Thy Rank with Temper learn to prove, For 28 know, thou art theWife of fovereign Jove! Exalted to this glorious State, • With grateful Heart accept thy Fate; For of the 29 World's divided Frame One Half fhall foon adopt Europa's Name!" |