. The works of Joseph Addison;. er, te profugi ScythaeUrbesque gentesque et Latium ferox,Regumque mat res barbarorum, etPurpurei metuunt tyranni:Injurioso ne pede proruasStantem columnam; neu populus frequensAd anna cessantes, ad armaConcitet, imperiumquc frangat. Ad Foutunam. Hor. lib. i. Od. 35-To thee their vows rough Germans pay,To thee the wandering Scythians bend,Thee .mighty Rome proclaims a friend :And for their tyrant sonsThe barbarous mothers prayTo thee, the greatest guardian of their bend, they vow, and still they fear,Lest you should kick their column cloud t
. The works of Joseph Addison;. er, te profugi ScythaeUrbesque gentesque et Latium ferox,Regumque mat res barbarorum, etPurpurei metuunt tyranni:Injurioso ne pede proruasStantem columnam; neu populus frequensAd anna cessantes, ad armaConcitet, imperiumquc frangat. Ad Foutunam. Hor. lib. i. Od. 35-To thee their vows rough Germans pay,To thee the wandering Scythians bend,Thee .mighty Rome proclaims a friend :And for their tyrant sonsThe barbarous mothers prayTo thee, the greatest guardian of their bend, they vow, and still they fear,Lest you should kick their column cloud the glory of thei; crown ;They fear that you would raiseThe lazy crowd to break their empire, or confine their praise. Mr. Creech. I must, however, be so fair as to let you know that Peaceand Felicity have their pillars in several medals, as well aaSecurity, so tliat if you do not like one of them, you maytake tlie other. The next figure is that of Chastity, who A-as worshippedas a goddess, and had her temple. Fig. 10 II. F F Sffla-r. 1 3IALOOTTE8 OIT MEDALS. 281 —deindc ad suporos Astr;ea rccessitH&c comitc, alque dua; paritur fugere sorores. Dk PuDicrriA, Juv. Sat. length uneasy Justice upwards flew,And both the sisters to the stars withdrew Mr. Duydhm. Templa pudicitiae quid opus statuisse puellis, Si cuivis nuptit quidlibct esse licet ? Tib. lib. ii> Since wives whateer they please uublamed can be,Why rear we useless fanes to Chastity ? How her posture aud dress become her, you may see in thefollowing verses. Erpo sedens velat vultus, obnubit ocellos Ista verccundi signa Pudoris erant. AlciaT. She sits, her visage veiled, her eyes concealed,By marks like these was Chastity procul vittffi tenues, insigne pudoris,, Qtcuque tegit medios instita longa pedes. Ov. DE Art. Aman. —frontem limbo velata pudicam. Claud, de Theou. Cok<:. Hence 1 ye smooth fillets on the forehead bound, Whose bands the brows of Chastity surround, And her coy robe that
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