EPIGRAMS.
From various Greek Authors—chiefly
in the Anthologia.
1st.
On a Statue of Venus at Cnidos, by Praxitéles. |
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When Venus saw her statue
piac’d
At Cnidos, with perfection grac’d; [Page
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“Ah! Where Praxitéles,” she cried,
“Hast thou my naked charms espied?”
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2d. On Envy.
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is bad;—and yet has one good part; |
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the man who envies, to the heart. |
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3d. On Life.
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Long
life is short where virtuous men engage!
But to the bad one moment is an age!
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4th. On a Miser.
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You
have a rich man’s wealth—a poor man’s
breast,
Rich for your heirs, but for yourself distress’d!
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5th. Imitated.
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The
Graces seeking for a place of rest,
Have fixed their empire in Amanda’s breast!
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6th. On Valetudinariens.
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I mourn
not those already ’reft of breath,
But those who live in hourly fears of Death! [Page
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