THE ARABIAN HORSE. 



defcription he gives of the Horfe in the third Georgic, he like wife 

 alludes to the fame circumltance. We cannot refill the temptation of 

 tranfcribing this charming paflkge, with which we mall conclude this 

 article. 



— . turn, fi qua fonum procul arma dedere, 



Stare loco nefcit, micat, auribus, & tremit artus ; 

 Colle&umque preraens volvit fub naribus ignem : 

 Denfa juba, & dextro ja£tata recumbit in armo. 

 At duplex agitur per lumbos fpina ; cavatque 

 Telluremr& folido graviter fonat ungula cornu. 



THUS IMITATED. 



The fiery courfer, when he hears from far, 

 The fprightly trumpets, and the fhouts of war, 

 Pricks up his ears, and trembling with delight, 

 Shifts place, and paws, and hopes the promis'd fight. 

 On his right moulder his thick mane reclin'd, 

 Ruffles at fpeed, and dances in the wind : 

 His horny hoofs are jetty black and round "j 

 His chine is double ; ftarting with a bound ; V 

 He turns the turf, and fhakes the folid ground ; J 

 Fire from his eyes, clouds from his noftrils flow 5 

 He bears his rider headlong on the foe. 



