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The first compares an army following its general across a river to a herd of cattle following the leading bull: "Ac velut ignotum si quando armenta per amnem Pastor agit, stat triste pecus, procul altera tellus Omnibus, et late medius timor: ast ubi ductor Taurus init fecitque vadum, tune mollior unda, Tunc faciles saltus, visaeque accedere ripae."
"Multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit, Abstinuit venere et vino." There is another class of critics whose cant is simply can't, and who, being unable or unwilling to surrender themselves to these simple sources of enjoyment, are grandiloquent upon the dignity of manhood, and the absurdity of full-grown men in playing monkey-tricks with their bodies. Full-grown men?
And as you seem so mighty fond of Latin, remember what Horace says Qui cupit opatam cursu contingere metam, Multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit. Oh-h-h-h!"
Every man deceives himself while he thinks he is deceiving others; and forgets that the time is at hand when every illusion shall cease, when fictitious excellence shall be torn away, and ALL must be shown to ALL in their real state. I am, Sir, your humble servant, No. 85. Qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam, Multa tulit fecitque puer. Hon. De Ar. Poet. 412.
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