a62 THE EEE, OR Feb. 1 6. 



Epitaphium Felts yorti?ii. 

 " Effe apibus partem divinx mentis." Virc. 



Fessa annis, morboqiie gravi, mitinima fells 



Infernos tancicni cogor adire lacus : 

 Et mihi fiibridens, Proferpina dixit, " Habeto 



" Eljfios foles, Elyfiumque nemus." 



Sed, bene fi merui, facilis regina filentum 



Da mihi faltem una nofte redire Domum : 

 Nofhe redire domum, dominoque hsec dicere in aurem, 

 " Te tua fida etiam trans Styga felis amat." 



Imitated, and applied to a Lady. 



Kpitaph oil a Cat. 

 Death, that fell tyrant, to one end who brings, 

 Cats, dogs, and lords, and minillers, and kings ; 

 Has feized my cat, with age and pains oppreft ; 

 She mewed, flie licked my face, and funk to refl. 

 Farewell, thou mildell; of the tabby race. 

 Ah ! ne'er (liall fuch a pulTy fill thy place. 



Stern Pluto's queen received my favourite Pufs 

 With fmiles benignant, and addrefled her thus : 



" In blcft Elilium's bowers of deathkfs green, 



" Where never maftiff, foe to cat, was fecn ; 



" With endlefs joys, Squ^lina, thou flialt dwell, 



" For thou on eartli did'ft fill thy Itation well ; 



" Did'ft well perform great Jove's allotted talk ; 



«' Fcpm Cats,— from Men, — 'tis all that heaven can alk 1" 



