That Christ, who at the great deciding day (For He declares what He refolves to fay) Will Damn the Goats, for their Ill-natur'd faults, And fave the Sheep, for Actions, not for Thoughts, Hath too much mercy to fend men to Hell, For humble Charity, and hoping well. To what Stupidity are Zealots grown, In DamningCrouds of Souls,may Damn their own! A Convert free from Malice and from Pride. To Mr. DRYDEN, on his RELIGIO LAICI. They learn in verfe devoutly to implore, "Hofe Gods the pious Ancients did adore, Thinking it rude to use the common way Whilft your lov'd Mufe does in fweet Numbers fing, A conquering Champion for the Deity Against the Whigs firft Parents, who did dare And what the hot-brain'd Arian first began, Who ftill Affociates to keep God a Man. } T'affert the Rights of God's, and Charles his Throne, By chaunting Chloris, or fair Phillis Name; As Fops and Ladies fing the amorous Song. The Mighty weight would crush their feeble Muse. The XXII. ODE of the FIRST BOOK of HORACE. By the Earl of Roscomon. Integer Vita, &c. Ertue, Dear Friend, needs no defence, VE The fureft Guard is Innocence : None knew, till Guilt created Fear, Through Libyan fands or Scythian fnows, Or where Hydafpes wealthy fide The VI. ODE of the THIRD BOOK of HORACE TH Of the Corruption of the Times. By the Earl of Refcomon. Hofe ills your Ancestors have done, Unless you foon repair The falling Temples which the Gods provoke, And Statues fully'd yet with Sacrilegious Smoke, Propitious Heaven that rais'd your Fathers high, For humble, grateful Piety, (As it rewarded their Respect) Hath fharply punish'd your neglect. All Empires on the Gods depend, Begun by their command, at their command theyEnd. Let Craffus Ghoft and Labienus tell How twice by Jove's revenge our Legions fell, And with infulting Pride Shining in Roman spoils the Parthian Victors ride. The Scythian and Ægyptian Scum Had almoft ruin'd Rome, While our Seditions took their part, Fill'd each Ægyptian fail, and wing'd each Scythian First, thefe Flagitious times, (Pregnant with unknown Crimes) Confpire to violate the Nuptial Bed, Infectious Streams of crowding Sins began, [dart, And through the fpurious breed and guilty Nation Behold a ripe and melting Maid, Bound Prentice to the wanton Trade; Ionian Artists at a mighty price Inftru&t her in the Mysteries of Vice, [ran. What Nets to spread, where fubtile Baits to lay, By practice of Adult'rous Loves, A hafty Illegitimate Embrace. No! the brib'd Husband knows of all, Who feeds upon the flesh of Heirs, Convenient Brutes, whofe tributary flame, Pays the full price of luft, and gilds the flighted 'Tis not the Spawn of fuch as thefe, [fhame. That dy'd with Punick Blood the Conquer'd Seas, And quafht the ftern acides; Made the proud Afian Monarch feel How weak his Gold was against Europe's Steel; And won the long difputed World at Zama's fatal field. Rough, hardy, feafon'd, manly, bold; Either they dug the ftubborn Ground, Or through hewn Woods their weighty ftrokes did And after the declining Sun [found: Had chang'd the fhadows, and their Task was done, Home with their weary Team they took their way, And drown'd in friendly Bowls the labour of the day, Time fenfibly all things impairs ; Our Fathers have been worse than theirs ;. A Race more profligate than we (With all the pains we take) have skill enough to be. The IV. ODE of the FIRST BOOK of HORACE. Conquer'd with foft and pleafing Charms, And never-failing Vows of her return, To free the joyful Spring; Which for fresh Loves with youthful heat do's burn; Warm South-winds Court her, and with fruitful Awake the drowfie flowers, [fhow'rs Who haste and all their sweetness. bring To pay their yearly Offering, |