Atheist, and rebel too, fhe does oppofe (God and the king have always the fame foes). A conquering champion for the Deity And what the hot-brain'd Arian first began, Who ftill affociates to keep God a man. But 'tis the prince of poets' tafk alone T'affert the rights of God's and Charles's throne. By chaunting Chloris' or fair Phyllis' name; Whose reputation fhall last as long, As fops and ladies fing the amorous fong. A nobler subject wisely they refuse, The mighty weight would crush their feeble Muse. With his bold hand to limn a deity : Could draw a minor-god with wondrous art: } To To Mr. DRYDEN, upon his Tranflation of the Third Book of VIRGIL'S GEORGICKS. A PINDARIC O D E. By Mr. JOHN DENNIS. WHILE mounting with expanded wings The Mantuan fwan unbounded heaven explores, Mankind ftands wondering at his flight, Thou, Dryden, canft his notes recite II. Sometimes of humble rural things, To heaven fublimely wings. But first takes time with majefty to rife, Com Commands, which judgment gives, she still obeys, When Jove his dread commands has given : III. But when thy Goddess takes her flight, With fo much majelty, to fuch a height, As can alone fuffice to prove, That the defcends from mighty Jove : Gods! how thy thoughts then rife, and foar, and fhine! Immortal spirit animates each line; Each with bright flame that fires our fouls is crown'd, Each has magnificence of found, And harmony divine. Thus the first orbs, in their high rounds, With fhining pomp advance; And to their own cœleftial founds Majestically dance. On, with eternal fymphony, they roll, Each turn'd in its harmonious course, And each inform'd by the prodigious force CON CONTENT S OF THЕ SECOND VOLUME. HE Hind and the Panther, in three Parts. THE Britannia Rediviva, a Poem on the Prince, born on the 10th of June 1688 Mac-Flecnoe 97 109 EPISTLE S. Epiftle I. To Sir Robert Howard II. To Dr. Charleton III. To the Lady Castlemain IV. To Mr. Lee 117 121 123 125 Xill. To John Dryden, Efq; of Chesterton 144 XIV. To ELEGIES and EPITAPH S. VI. On the Death of a very young Gentleman VII. Upon young Mr. Rogers of Gloucestershire VIII. On the Death of Mr. Purcell IX. Epitaph on the Lady Whitmore |