His breast, the arrow-head to meet the bow,

Till the bow formed a circle. Then it twanged;

The cord gave out a shrilly sound; the shaft

Leaped forth in eager haste to reach the host.—Bryant.

Note 37, p. [108].

Prologue to the Satires, 340.

That not in Fancy’s maze he wandered long,

But stooped to Truth and moralized his song.

Ibid. 148.

... Who could take offence