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Updated: June 25, 2025
Let the shade of blind Homer be called up to say whether the bard who composed the tremendous line "Surgit ad hos clypei dominus septemplicis Ajax" equal to any save ONE of his own, was a mere amatory songster. Yet, diversified as the genius of the Roman was, there is no species of poetry in which he shone in which the Welshman may not be said to display equal merit.
We have so surcharged her with the additional ornaments and graces we have added to the beauty and riches of her own works by our inventions, that we have almost smothered her; yet in other places, where she shines in her own purity and proper lustre, she marvellously baffles and disgraces all our vain and frivolous attempts: "Et veniunt hederae sponte sua melius; Surgit et in solis formosior arbutus antris; Et volucres nulls dulcius arte canunt."
especially in political affairs, there is a large field open for changes and contestation: "Justa pari premitur veluti cum pondere libra, Prona, nec hac plus pane sedet, nec surgit ab illa."
Neither has virtue, so simple as that which Aristo, Pyrrho, and also the Stoics, made the end of life; nor the Cyrenaic and Aristippic pleasure, been without mixture useful to it. Of the pleasure and goods that we enjoy, there is not one exempt from some mixture of ill and inconvenience: "Medio de fonte leporum, Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis fioribus angat."
He felt about for his hat, and, having found it, walked with an uncertain step toward the door, blinded with tears. I stood long as he had left me. Ah, brother! have you not full oft Found, even as the Roman did, That in life's most delicious draught Surgit amari aliquid? Lady Adeline met me sadly the next time I went to Hamilton House. "Do you blame me?" I faltered.
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