And like a puppy wagg'd his tail.
Odes of Horace.] On Flatman's Horatian versions generally see Introduction. The notes they call for are few.
14 Crown] Not in the usual vague poetic sense, but the star Corona Ariadnes.
Book III. Ode VIII. To Maecenas.
Learnèd Maecenas, wonder not that I
(A Bachelor) invoke that Deity,
Which at this feast the married rout adore,
And yearly do implore.