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There let fome objedl tower with equal pride 

 And fo arrange each correfpondent fide 

 That, thro' the well-conne&ed plan appear 

 No cold vacuity, no defer t drear. 210 



of t* e V Num- Say does the Poet glow with genuine rage, 



ber of Figures 



Who crouds with pomp and noife his buftling ftage r 

 Devoid alike of tafte that Painter deem, 

 Whofe flutt'ring works with num'rous figures teem ; 

 A tafk fo various how fhall Art fulfill, 215 



When oft the fimpleft forms elude our {kill ? 

 But, did the toil fucceed, we flill flaould lofe 

 That folemn majefty, that foft repofe, 



Fervida mole fua iupremam exfurgit ad oram. 

 Sed tibi He pofitis refpondeat utraque rebus, 

 Ut fi aliquid furfum fe parte attollat in una, 

 Sic aliquid parte ex alia confurgat, & ambas I coi 



^iquiparet, geminas cumulando aequaliter eras. 

 xv - _ Pluribus implicitum perfonis drama fupremo 



Numerus Fi- 



In genere, ut rarum eft, multis ita denfa figuris 



Rarior eft tabula excellens; vel adhuc fere nulla- 



Praeftitit in- multis, quod vix bene prxftat in una: jj* 



Quippe folct rerum nimio difperfa tumultu, 



Majeftate carere gravi, requieque decora; 



