Calendarium Pastorale, Sive Aeglogae Duodecim, Totidem Anni Mensibus Accommodatae (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1732 edition. Excerpt: ...in vallibus maneret. Mgloga h c, qua moralis ess, videtur acriter confcindere fuperbiam Passorum, illam prcecipue Passorum Romanorum. Thyrsis. Moeris. Thyrsis. ANnon faftofus, faxo qui feffitat illo, Caprarum eft cuftos, cujus male credita curas Delitet hamatis pecus errabunda rubetis? Moer is. Heus, heus, hue ad me, paftor lepidiffime, montem Afcendas, potes hac mecum confidere rupe. Commodior valle eft pecori, pecorifque magiftro. Thomalin. Ah, God ihield Man, that I ihould clime, And learn to look ajoft: This Reade is rife, that oftentime Great Climbers fall unfoft. In humble Dales is Footing faft, The Trode is not fo tickle: And though one fall through heedlefs hafte. Yet is his Mifs not mickle. And now the Sun hath reared up, His fiery-footed Teme, Making his way between the Cuppe, And golden Diademe: The rampant Lyon hunts he faft, With Dogges of noyibme Breath, Whofe balefull Barking brings in hafte. Pine, Plagues, and dreery Death. Againft his cruel fcorching Heat, Where haft thou Coverture? The waftfull Hills unto his Threat, Is a plain Overture. But if thee luft to holden Chat With i Thyrsis. Avertat Deus omen ego jam ibander; difcam Spectaboque altum? Vulgi percrebuit ore, Affliget gravior, fcandentes ardua, cafus. Ima valle gradus ftabilis, veftigia raro Infida; impinget fi qua properatio caeco Inconfulta gradu; minus, aut nihil inde pericli. Nunc etiam ignipedes alto temone quadrigas Evexit Titan, aequo difcrimine certum Urget iter Cratera means, interque Coronam: Infequiturque ferum Cane trifte latrante Leonem; Cujus peftifero ructatus anhelitus ore Languores ciet, & crebro cum funere peftem. Contra torrentem flammati fyderis aeftum Quod munimen habes? En