But here more slow, where all are slaves to gold, But hark! th' affrighted crowd's tumultuous cries 27 Then through the world a wretched vagrant roam, 28 Should Heav'n's just bolts Orgilio's wealth confound, Res augusta domi, sed Romæ durior illis Ærumnæ cumulus, quod nudum & frustra rogantem 28 Si magna Asturici cecidit domus, horrida mater, Pullati proceres. 39 With well feign'd gratitude the pension'd band See while he builds, the gaudy vassals come, 31 Could'st thou resign the park and play content, For the fair banks of Severn or of Trent; And stretch thy prospects o'er the smiling land, For less than rent the dungeons of the Strand; There prune thy walks, support the drooping flowers, Despise the dainties of a venal lord; There ev'ry bush with nature's music rings, There ev'ry breeze bears health upon its wings; 29 Jam accurrit, qui marmora donet, Conferat impensas; hic, &c. Hic modium argenti. 30 AND REND Meliora, ac plura reponit Persicus orborum lautissimus.. 31 Si potes avelli Circensibus, optima Sore, Aut Fabrateriæ domus, aut Fusinone paratur, Quanti nunc tenebras unum conducis in annum Hortulus hic. Vive bidentis amans & culti villicus horti, Unde epulum possis centum dare Pythagoræis On all thy hours security shall smile, 35 In vain these dangers past, your doors you close, And hope the balmy blessings of repose; Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, The midnight murd❜rer bursts the faithless bar ; And leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast. 33 Ebrius, ac petulans, qui nullum forte cedidit, Dat pœnas, noctem patitur lugentis amicum Peleida.. 34 Sed, quamvis improbus annis, Atque mero fervens, cavet hunc, quem coccina læna 35 Nec tamen hoc tantum metuas ; nam qui spoliet te Non deerit; clausis domibus, &c. 36 Scarce can our fields, such crowds at Tyburn die, With hemp the gallows and the fleet supply. Propose your schemes, ye senatorian band, Whose * ways and means support the sinking land; 37 A single gaol, in ALFRED's golden reign, 38 Much could I add; but see the boat at hand, The tide, retiring, calls me from the land; 39 Farewell! When youth, and health, and fortune spent, Thou fly'st for refuge to the wilds of Kent; 36 Maximus in vinclis ferri modus; ut timeas, ne Vomer deficiat, ne marræ & sarcula desint. 37 Felices proavorum atavos, felicia dicas Secula, quæ quondam sub regibus atque tribunis Viderunt una contentam carcere Romam. 38 His alias poteram, & pluries subnectere causas; Sed jumenta vocant. 39 Ergo vale nostri memor; & quoties te Me quoque ad Elvinam Cererem, vestramque Dianam Adjutor gelidos veniam calligatus in agros. * A cant term in the house of commons for methods of raising money. The nation was discontented at the visits made by the king to Hanover. |