The Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musaeus; Translated from the Original Greek (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. 1789 Excerpt: ...Honour claim, But Nature has prevented him in Fame, Bulls court my Love; the Heisers lowing stand; And thirsty Calves my swelling Teat demand. Nor deem this strange--the Herdsman oft has err'd. And number'd me among the grazing Herd. I found this Epigram, thus excellently translated, in paltry Edition of Anacreon in Englijb, printed by Curl. The following Epigram on an excellent modern Work, has expressed the fame Thought with the fame Simplicity. ON C LA RIS SA THIS Work is Nature's, every Tittle in't She wrote, and gave it Richardson to print. Epigram VL Epigram The following Epigrams were collected by Barnes, and: first added to bis Edition of our Poet: The first five on the Authority of a Manuscript Anthologia at Paris;, the rest on the Credit of a Heidleberg Manuscript. EPIGRAM VII. ON COMP A NY. T NE'ER can think his Converfation good, Who o'er the Bottle talks of Wars 3nd Blood; But his whose Wit the pleasing Talk refines, And lovely Venus with the Graces joins. EPIGRAM VIII. A DEDICATION TO JUPITER, IN THE NAME OF PHIDOLA. JpHIDOLA, as a Monument of Speed, This Mare, at Corinth bred, to Jove decreed. Epigram VIII. Ver. a. This Mare, &c Paufunias, Eli'ac. L. a. C. 13; mentions this Mare of Phislola's, and tells us (he was named Aura, br Air; and that she won the Race herself, after her Rider was thrown. EPIGRAM EPIGRAM IX. TO APOLLO, IN THE NAME OF NAUCRATES. OD of the silver Bow, and golden Hair, Hear Naucraes's Vows, and gi ant his Prayer EPIGRAM X. ANOTHER DEDICATION. J YCAEUS' Son, Praxagoras, bestow'd This marble Statue to his guardian God: View well the whole--what Artist can furpass The finish'd Work os Anaxagoras? Epigram X. Ver. 4. Anaxagoras, a Native of AEgina, was a celebrated Statuary: He flourished both before and after the .