"Let the four winds from distant corners meet,
And on their wings first bear it into France;
Then back again to Edina's proud walls,
Till victim to the sound th' aspiring city falls."—"Albion Queens."
[131] I do not remember any metaphors so frequent in the tragic poets as those borrowed from riding post.
"The gods and opportunity ride post."—"Hannibal."
"Let's rush together,
For death rides post."—"Duke of Guise."
"Destruction gallops to thy murder post."—"Gloriana."
[132] This image, too, very often occurs: