Qualis in Eurotæ ripis, aut per juga Cynthi,
Exercet Diana choros, quam mille secutæ,
Hinc atque hinc glomerantur, Oreades—
Virg.
might better suit the place; but we know that the antient Romans hung up the arms of their defeated enemies over the out-sides of their doors, to be everlasting monitors of bravery to every succeeding owner of the house. Can trophies, having the same design, ever be misplaced on any building of the Great?
I wish for a speedy answer to this letter. You cannot be angry at seeing it published. The tribe of authors now imitate the conduct of the stage, where the lover, with his soliloquy, entertains the pit. For the same reason I shall receive, with all my heart, an answer,
Quam legeret tereretque viritim publicus usus:
Hor.
for
Hanc veniam petimusque damusque vicissim.