Who better seen than I in shepherd's arts, Wont they, upon the green, to shift their feet: The jolly youths I fly and all alone : Deprecation To rocks and woods pour forth my fruitless moan, Tho' not so fair, she would have prov'd more kind. Despair. XIV. REMONSTRANCE. Part of Socrates' Ipeech to Montaigne, in the French DIALOGUES Antiquity. ANTIQUITY is an object of a peculiar sort: Difappro bation. (1) A long paufe. were alive, we esteemed our ancestors more than they deserved. And our posterity esteem us more than we deserve. But the very truth of the matter is, our ancestors, and we, and our posterity, are all very much alike. XV. AUTHORITY AND FORBIDDING. Jupiter forbids the Gods and Goddeffes taking any part in the contention between the Greeks and Trojans. AURORA now, fair daughter of the dawn, Narration. The heavens, attentive, trembled as he spoke ! Awe. "Celestial states! immortal gods! give ear; (1) Authority. Hear our decree; and rev'rence what ye hear; The fix'd decree, which not all heaven can move; Thou, Fate! fulfil it; and ye, Powers, approve. (2) What god shall enter yon forbidden field, Who yields assistance, or but wills to yield. Back to skies with shame he shall be driven, Gash'd with dishonest wounds, the scorn of heaven. (3) Or from our sacred hill, with fury thrown, (1) There are three pretty long paufes to be made in this line, at the words, ftates, gods, and ear. The words, Celestial ftates! may be spoken with the right arm extended, the palm upwards, and the look directed toward the right, as addreffing that part of the affembly. The words immortal gods! with the left arin extended, in the fame manner, (the right continuing likewife extended) and the look directed toward the left hand part of the affembly. And the words, give ear, with the look bent directly forward. See Authority, page 22. (2) At the words, What god fhall enter, the left arm, which fhould continue extended, with the right, to the beginuing of this fourth line of the fpeech, may be drawn in, and placed upon the hip, while the right is brandifhed with the clenched fift, as in threatening. See Boafting, page 22. (3) The fpeaker will naturally here point downward with the fore-finger of his right hand. Threaten ing. Deep, in the dark Tartarian gulph, shall groan ; As deep beneath th' infernal centre hurl'd, ing. Whose strong embrace holds heaven, and earth, and main. Strive all of mortal and immortal birth, *Contempt To drag by this the Thunderer down to earth, +Challeng- (2) Ye strive in vain, if I t but stretch this hand, I heave the gods, the ocean, and the land. ing. Admiration I fix the chain to great Olympus' height, XVI. SUBLIME DESCRIPTION. An ODE, from the xixth Pfalm. I. THE lofty pillars of the sky, (Spect. No. 465.) And spacious concave rais'd on high, (1) "Let each," &c. The fpeaker may here again extend both arms as before, the open palms upwards, cafting a look over the whole room, fuppofe to be filled with the gods. (2) The fpeaker will do well here, to have his arms in any other pofture rather than extended; becaufe, after the paufe in the middle of the line, the right arm must be extended with great folemnity. And publishes to ev'ry land II. Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, Whilst all the stars, that round her burn, III. What, tho' in solemn silence, all XVII. DESCRIPTION, SUBLIME AND TERRIBLE. The fight about Patrocles' body, broke off by Achilles' appearing on the rampart, unarmed, and calling aloud. Hom. II. xviii. v. 241.) THE hero rose, (Pope's Her Egis Pallas o'er his shoulder throws; H Veneration Admiration Question, Veneration Admiration Terror. Reflecting blaze on blaze against the skies. High on the rampart (1) rais'd his voice aloud. Terror. Complaining. (2) Hosts dropp'd their arms, and trembled as they And back the chariots roll, and coursers bound, XVIII. COMPLAINT. Humorous petition of a French gentleman to the king, who had (Pens. [After acknowledging the honour done him by the king's conferring on him a title, he goes on as follows.] YOUR OUR Majesty has only made me more unhappy by giving me a title. For there is nothing more pitiable than a gentleman loaded with a Vexation. knapsack. This empty sound, which I was such (1) The reader will hardly need to be told, that such matter ought to be expreffed with a raifed voice. (2) These three lines to be spoken quicker than the rest. |