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proper to unfold at large. Bayle ascribes 
it to a defective taste ; and‘ that singular 
turn of mind which delighted in enig- 
matical figeres, even when it was ne- 
cessary only to propound a moral maxim. 
Vossius contends that he knew nothing 
of the common rules of satire; and Va- 
vassor censures his Latinity, which he 
says is unworthy the age in which he 
flourished. Fhe elder Casaubon, on the 
other hand, is as warm in his praise,” 
and boldly places him in the same line 
with Horace and Juvenal: Cum autem 
trium Romane satire poetarum, Hoe- 
eatii, Persit, et Juvenalis, idem sit propo- 
aitum, idem scopus, quem ante dixwnus ; 
magna tamen inter ipsos differentia ; 
omnes esse eximios, omnes lectu dignisszmos, 
et gui diversis virtutibus tandem prope 
purem sint consecitt.F 
Juvenal and Persius are generally 
printed together. The first edition is, 
Juvenal and Persius, fol. Romz per Uldalyri- 
cum Gallum, no year. 
fol. Brixia, 1475, very rare. 
= fol. Rome. 1474. 
Venet. apud Ald. 1501. 
Paris. Steph. 1544. 
Delp. Paris. 4to. 1684. 
Persius alone. H, Casaubon, 12mo. Par. 1607. 
Lend. 12mo. 4647. Edit. Opt. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
eee 
Of stvENDANCE on GREAT KEN mong 
the ROMANS. 
LATTERY and servility came into 
the world at the same time with 
power; and though a generous spirit 
may refuse compliance with them, yet 
they have obtained among all ranks in 
all nations, and with greater success than 
any thing else that can be named. It 
js difficuls to express to what a degree 
they were carried by the poor, the can- 
didates for offices, the clients, and the 
dependants, among the Romans; that 
people so celebrated for magnanimity. 
The modern ceremonies of courts, the 
respect of vassals for their lords, are 
familiarity and neglect, compared with 
their assiduity and debasement. 
Attendance among the Romans was 
expressed by the word asscctatio: and 
included three parts, called salztatzo, 
deductio, and assiduitas; all three indis- 
pensable duties to be paid to those froih 
whom any thing wasexpected. The first 
of these ceremonies wag the sulutatzo ; 
* See the animated note, where, addressing 
himself to Scaliger, he exclaims, Pax! vir 
3Incomparabilis, <6. 
+ Ibid, 
Aitendance on Great Men among the Romans. 
[May t, 
and this was not a transitory salute im 
the street; but the poor and dependants 
were accustomed. to resort to the houses 
of the great men_to wish thenr a good 
day, and make a tender of their persons 
and services. hese were called amica. 
communes, and crowded the halls and out- 
ward chambers. But Juvenal, in his 
third satire, speaks of the highest magis- 
trates hurrying along toa much baser ate 
tendance < . 
Quod porré officium (ne nobis blandiar) ane 
quod 
Pauperis hic. meritum ; si curet nocte rogatus 
Currere, cam pretor lictorem impellat, et ire 
Preecipitem jubeat dudum vigNantibus orbis,. 
Ne prior Albinam, aut Modiam collega sa< 
lutet ? 
En vain ie poor to levies early run : 
The grandee has long since been up and gone. 
The pretor bids his lictors mend their pace, 
But his colleague outstrips him inthe race 5 
The childless matrons are long since awake, 
And for afronts the tardy visits talee. 
These legacy-hunters could stoop to 
make their bows at the houses of widows, 
and of such as had no. heirs; and_ these. 
salutations, being usually paid at or before 
the dawn of day, were termed efficia ante- 
lucana. ‘Fhe servile erowd, ull theiz 
idol appeared, amused themselves in the 
court or adjoining chambers, which trom 
thence were called eubicula salutatoria. 
But insthe houses of the eminent persons 
there was a distinction of chambers ac- 
cording to rank; the visitants of quality 
going into the anti-chamber, whilst those 
who probably wanted relief and assiste 
ance remained below. 
At the appearance of the master of 
the house, the apartment rang with salve: 
or ave: at first the title of dominws was’ 
considered sufficient, but afterward that 
of rex was more generally used. Then, 
in turns, and with the most respectful 
gestures, they offered him their persons 
and services; their compliments generally 
meeting with favourable answers from 
their patron, who sometimes condescend- 
ed to bestow a kiss upom those of @ — 
higher order; and, after taking a turn in 
the court, withdrew. When any one 
had fallen under the patron’s displeasure, 
he was denied admittance, or made to 
wart, or answered only with a nod, or 
was altogether unnoticed. From this 
first visit, some hastened away to pay & 
similar homage to other men m power, 
from whom also they had or fancied they 
had expectations; others staid to attend 
their patron when he went abroad. 
The second way of paying court ya 
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