22. Sollicita quis enim, quis amatæ dulcia Vitæ Tædia, fuftinuit mutare filentibus umbris ; Deferuitve almæ confinia lata diei, Nec defiderio cun&tantia lumina flexit? 23. Projicit in gremium fefe moriturus amicum, Deficienfque oculus lacrymas, pia munera, pofcit; Quinetiam fida ex ipfo Natura sepulchro Exclamat, folitoque relucent igne faville. At 22. For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, 23. On fome fond breaft the parting foul relies, Some pious drops the clofing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, * Evʼn in our afhes live their wonted fires. For * Ch'i veggio nel penfier, dolce mio fuoco, Fredda una lingua, & due begli occhi chiufi Rimaner doppo noi pien di faville. Petrarch. Son. 169. 24. At te, cui curæ tumulo fine honore jacentes, Incomptoque memor qui pingis agrestia versu; Si quis erit, tua qui cognato pectore quondam Fata roget, folâ fecum meditatus in umbrâ, 25. Fortè aliquis memoret, canus jam tempora Paftor, "Illum fæpe novo fub lucis vidimus ortu "Verrentem propero matutinos pede rores, "Nafcenti fuper arva jugofa occurrere Soli. 26. "Illic antiquas ubi torquet devia fagus "Radices per humum, patulo fub tegmine, laffus "Solibus æftivis, fe effundere fæpe folebat, “Lumina fixa tenens, rivumque notare loqnacem. "Sæpe 24. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, 25. Haply fome hoary-headed Swain may fay, Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn "Brushing with hafty fteps the dews away, upon the upland lawn, "To meet the Sun 26. "There at the foot of yonder nodding beech "That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, "His liftless length at noontide would he stretch, "And pore upon the brook that babbles by. "Hard "Sæpe iftam affuetus prope fylvam errare, fu perbum "Ridens nefcio quid; nunc multa abnormia vol vens, "Aut defperanti fimilis nunc pallidus ibat, "Ut curâ infanus, miserove agitatus Amore. 28. "Mane erat, et folite non illum in colle vide bam, "Non illum in campo, notâ nec in arboris umbrâ: "Jamque nova eft exorta dies; neque flumina propter, "Nec propter fylvam, aut arvis erat ille jugofis. 29. “ Adveniente aliâ, portatum hunc ordine masto "Vidimus, et triftes quà semita ducit ad Ædem "Rite ire exequias; ades huc, et perlege carmen |