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whirled   the   valiant   bow´man   round           till   death�察  �like   a   star   of   superior 

influence�察�drew him into his            own vortex INGENS HIATUS 。 。 。 。 HIC IN 

MS。   。   。   。   。 。 。   。 。   when   Homer   appeared   at   the   head   of   the   cavalry�察�

mounted       on a furious horse�察�with difficulty managed by the rider himself�察�

but   which   no   other   mortal   durst   approach�察  �he   rode   among   the   enemy's 

ranks�察�and bore down all before him。               Say�察�goddess�察�whom he slew              first 

and whom he slew last�            �First�察�Gondibert advanced against              him�察�clad in 

heavy armour and mounted on a staid sober gelding�察�not                      so famed for his 

speed   as   his   docility   in   kneeling   whenever   his       rider   would   mount   or 

alight。    He had made a vow to Pallas that he               would never leave the field 

till he had spoiled Homer of his            armour�此      �madman�察�who had never once 

seen   the   wearer�察  �nor   understood       his   strength�     �Him   Homer   overthrew�察�

horse and man�察�to the ground�察            �there to be trampled and choked in the dirt。 

Then with a long          spear he slew Denham�察�a stout Modern�察�who from his 

father's   side    derived   his   lineage   from   Apollo�察  �but   his   mother   was   of 

mortal race。        He fell�察�and bit the earth。          The celestial part Apollo took�察�

and     made   it   a   star�察  �but   the   terrestrial   lay   wallowing   upon   the   ground。 

Then   Homer   slew   Sam   Wesley   with   a   kick   of   his   horse's   heel�察  �he   took 

Perrault by mighty force out of his saddle�察�then hurled him at                    Fontenelle�察�

with the same blow dashing out both their brains。 

     On   the   left   wing    of   the   horse   Virgil  appeared�察  �in   shining      armour�察�

completely fitted to his body�察�he was mounted on a dapple´grey                           steed�察�

the   slowness   of   whose   pace   was   an   effect   of   the   highest       mettle   and 

vigour。     He cast his eye on the adverse wing�察�with a                   desire to find an 

object   worthy   of   his   valour�察  �when   behold   upon   a        sorrel   gelding   of   a 

monstrous   size   appeared   a   foe�察  �issuing   from       among   the   thickest   of   the 

enemy's squadrons�察�but his speed was less                  than his noise�察�for his horse�察�

old and lean�察�spent the dregs of his            strength in a high trot�察�which�察�though 



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it made slow advances�察�yet          caused a loud clashing of his armour�察�terrible 

to hear。     The two      cavaliers had now approached within the throw of a 

lance�察�when the        stranger desired a parley�察�and�察�lifting up the visor of his 

helmet�察    �a   face   hardly   appeared   from   within   which�察  �after   a   pause�察  �was 

known      for that of the renowned Dryden。              The brave Ancient suddenly 

started�察�as one possessed with surprise and disappointment                   together�察�for 

the helmet was nine times too large for the head�察              �which appeared situate 

far   in   the   hinder   part�察  �even   like   the   lady in   a   lobster�察  �or   like   a   mouse 

under     a  canopy    of  state�察  �or  like  a   shrivelled     beau   from    within   the 

penthouse of a modern periwig�察�and               the voice was suited to the visage�察�

sounding weak and remote。              Dryden�察�in a long harangue�察�soothed up the 

good Ancient�察�called him          father�察�and�察�by a large deduction of genealogies�察�

made it plainly       appear that they were nearly related。             Then he humbly 

proposed      an    exchange      of   armour�察   �as  a   lasting   mark    of  hospitality 

between      them。      Virgil    consented     ��for   the  goddess     Diffidence     came 

unseen�察�and cast       a mist before his eyes���察�though his was of gold and cost 

a hundred       beeves�察�the other's but of rusty iron。         However�察�this glittering 

armour became the Modern yet worsen than his own。                     Then they agreed 

to exchange horses�察�but�察�when it came to the trial�察�Dryden was                  afraid and 

utterly unable to mount。 。 。 ALTER HIATUS 。 。 。 。 IN MS。 

     Lucan      appeared     upon     a   fiery   horse    of   admirable      shape�察   �but 

headstrong�察  �bearing   the   rider   where   he   list   over   the   field�察  �he   made  a 

mighty   slaughter   among   the   enemy's   horse�察  �which   destruction   to        stop�察�

Blackmore�察�a famous Modern ��but one of the mercenaries���察                     �strenuously 

opposed      himself�察   �and   darted   his  javelin   with   a   strong    hand�察   �which�察�

falling short of its mark�察�struck deep in the earth。               Then Lucan threw a 

lance�察�but AEsculapius came unseen and turned                   off the point。      ;Brave 

Modern�察─�said Lucan�察 �I perceive some god                 protects you�察�for never did 

my arm so deceive me before�此           �but what      mortal can contend with a god�拭�

Therefore�察�let us fight no longer�察        �but present gifts to each other。;         Lucan 

then    bestowed     on   the   Modern      a  pair  of  spurs�察  �and   Blackmore      gave 

Lucan a bridle。 。 。 。     PAUCA DESUNT。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 

     Creech�此     �but   the   goddess    Dulness     took   a  cloud�察  �formed     into  the 

shape   of   Horace�察  �armed   and   mounted�察  �and   placed   in   a   flying   posture 



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before him。       Glad was the cavalier to begin a combat with a flying                     foe�察�

and   pursued   the   image�察  �threatening   aloud�察  �till   at   last   it   led  him   to   the 

peaceful   bower   of   his   father�察  �Ogleby�察  �by   whom   he   was         disarmed   and 

assigned to his repose。 

     Then Pindar slew ´�察�and ´ and Oldham�察�and ´�察�and Afra the Amazon�察�

light    of   foot�察  �never    advancing       in  a   direct   line�察  �but   wheeling      with 

incredible      agility   and   force�察  �he   made    a  terrible   slaughter     among      the 

enemy's   light´horse。        Him   when   Cowley   observed�察  �his   generous            heart 

burnt within him�察�and he advanced against the fierce Ancient�察                       �imitating 

his address�察�his pace�察�and career�察�as well as the vigour                   of his horse and 

his   own   skill   would   allow。      When   the   two   cavaliers        had   approached 

within   the   length   of   three   javelins�察  �first   Cowley     threw   a   lance�察  �which 

missed Pindar�察�and�察�passing into the enemy's                 ranks�察�fell ineffectual to the 

ground。      Then Pindar darted a           javelin so large and weighty�察�that scarce 

a dozen Cavaliers�察�as          cavaliers are in our degenerate days�察�could raise it 

from the       ground�察�yet he threw it with ease�察�and it went�察�by an unerring 

hand�察    �singing     through     the   air�察 �nor   could    the   Modern       have    avoided 

present   death   if   he   had   not   luckily   opposed   the   shield   that   had      been 

given him by Venus。            And now both heroes drew their swords�察                  �but the 

Modern was so aghast and disordered that he knew not where                             he was�察�

his shield dropped from his hands�察�thrice he fled�察�and                   thrice he could not 

escape。      At   last   he   turned�察  �and   lifting   up   his hand   in   the   posture   of   a 

suppliant�察   �Godlike   Pindar�察─  �said   he�察        �spare   my   life�察  �and   possess   my 

horse�察  �with   these   arms�察  �beside   the     ransom   which   my   friends   will   give 

when they hear I am alive and              your prisoner。;        ;Dog� ─�said Pindar�察 �let 

your ransom stay with           your friends�察�but your carcase shall be left for the 

fowls   of   the    air   and   the   beasts   of   the   field。; With   that   he   raised   his 

sword�察     �and�察�with   a   mighty  stroke�察 �cleft the   wretched   Modern in   twain�察�

the    sword pursuing the blow�察�and one half lay panting on the ground�察�to 

be   trod   in   pieces   by   the   horses'   feet�察  �the   other   half   was   borne   by the 

frighted     steed   through     the   field。   This    Venus     took�察  �washed     it   seven 

times in ambrosia�察�then struck it thrice with a sprig of                    amaranth�察�upon 

which      the  leather    grow     round    and   soft�察  �and   the    leaves     turned    into 

feathers�察�and�察�being gilded before�察�continued                 gilded still�察�so it became a 



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dove�察�and she harnessed it to her           chariot。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 HIATUS VALDE 

DE´ 。 。 。 。 FLENDUS IN MS。 

       THE EPISODE OF BENTLEY AND WOTTON。 

       Day   being   far   spent�察  �and   the   numerous   forces   of   the   Moderns   half 

inclining to a retreat�察�there issued forth�察�from a squadron of                their heavy´ 

armed foot�察�a captain whose name was Bentley�察�the most                    deformed of all 

the   Moderns�察  �tall�察  �but   without   shape   or   comeliness�察    �large�察  �but   without 

strength     or  proportion。     His    armour     was    patched     up   of   a  thousand 

incoherent pieces�察�and the sound of it�察�as he             marched�察�was loud and dry�察�

like   that   made   by   the   fall   of   a   sheet   of lead�察  �which   an   Etesian   wind 

blows suddenly down from the roof of                 some steeple。       His helmet was 

of old rusty iron�察�but the vizor was            bras

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