210 HISTORY OF THE 



The merit of the Latin verses we leave to the 

 criticism of better classic scholars than ourselves. 

 From the EngUsh translation by Mr. George Dyer, 

 which we subjoin, a fair guess may be made as to 

 their sense, 



Hinc et almatur equi, superant qui cursibus auras 



I, pete planitiem, quam Ditis nomine dicta 



Fossa secat : curtoque viret qua cespiti campus. 



Ecce dato signo Sonipes, jam carcere missus, 



Cui nitide tunicatus eques, lere pondus, inlieeret ; 



Devocet et campum, regne summas atterat herbus, 



Ocyor accipitris, vel hirundinis ocyor ala : 



Ut stadio extramo, cum jam riralibus instat, 



Prsecipitet sese, rireaque acquiret eundo ! 



Tum neque pulmoni, neque nervo parcit ur ulli ! 



Ventre putes modo radere humum, modo la bereaura 



Permistus sudore cruor fluit undique costis, 



Labra madent spumis, et guttere captat hiante 



Flamina ; singultim dum naribus exit aubelis 



Fumces, et inflatse turgent per corpora renae. 



Tum magis atque magis, ferit ungular crebior herbam ; 



Emicat accensus palmee proprioris amorae ; 



Exultans que animi, nunc hunc, nunc prsetirit ilium ; 



Ingeminat clamorque virum, clangorque plagorum ; 



Metaque victorem tota corvice fatetur : 



Nee mora, laetus herus munus regale reportat." 



The following is Mr. Dyer's translatioii : 



Hence, we raise horses, that in speed outstrip 

 The winds : go seek the plain, which the Devil's Ditch 

 Divides ; a field with slender verdure green. 

 Behold the signal given ! Forth from the goal. 

 Starts the resounding horse, and on his back 

 Firm sits, light load, the jockey, jerkin'd neat. 



