His op'ning Muse sets not the World on fire,
And yet performs more than we can require:
Quickly you'l hear him celebrate the fame,
And future glory of the Roman Name;
Of Styx and Acheron describe the Floods,
And Caesars wandring in▪ th' Elysian Woods:
With Figures his Story grace,
And every thing in beauteous Colours trace.
And yet performs more than we can require:
Quickly you'l hear him celebrate the fame,
And future glory of the Roman Name;
Of Styx and Acheron describe the Floods,
And Caesars wandring in▪ th' Elysian Woods:
With Figures his Story grace,
And every thing in beauteous Colours trace.
Boileau - Art of Poetry
