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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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EINSIEDELN ECLOGUESsped thunder <strong>with</strong> his li<strong>and</strong>. Such was thedivine power which lias begotten the W(jrld<strong>and</strong> has inwoven <strong>with</strong> the seven borders theartificer's zones ° <strong>and</strong> blends them all <strong>with</strong> love.*Such was Phoebus, when, rejoicing in theslaughter of the dragon,*^ he produced learnedminstrelsy to the beat of the plectrum : ifthere are any dwellers in heaven, they speak<strong>with</strong> voice like this. The b<strong>and</strong> of the learnedsisterhood had come to the sounds of themusic. . . .Th. Hither, hither, ye Pierian Muses, approach inthe fleet dance ! Here flourishes the wealthof Helicon ; here is your own Apollo ! Youtoo, O Troy, raise your hallowed ashes to thestars,** <strong>and</strong> display this work to Agamemnon'sMycenae ! Now has it proved of such value tohave fallen ! Rejoice, ye ruins ;praise yourfuneral pyres : 'tis your nurseling that raisesyou again ! . . .

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