...fierce Virago fought, Suftain'd the Toils of Arms, the Danger fought: Out-ftript the Winds in Speed upon the Plain, Flew o'er the Fields, nor hurt the bearded Grain. She fwept the Seas, and as fhe skimm'd along, Her flying Feet unbath'd on Billows hung : Men, Boys,...

...for the Hyperbole in the fevcnth Book, where he tells us that Camilla, Out jlrif'd the Winds in Speed upon the 'Plain, Flew o'er the Fields, nor hurt the bearded Grain, She five ft the Seas, and asjhe skim'd along, Her Flying Feet unbath'd on Billows hung. Dryd. That...

...than really they are, in order to raife Admiration or Love, Fear or Contempt. • Camilla Outftript the Winds in fpeed upon the Plain} Flew o'er the Fields, nor hurt the bearded Grain.: She fwept the Seas, and as fixe skim'd along. Her flying Feet unbath'd on Billows hung *. Human Nature...

...fierce Virago fought, Suftain'd the Toils of Arms, the Danger fought : Outftrip'd the Winds in Speed upon the Plain, Flew o'er the Fields, nor hurt the bearded Grain : She fwept the Seas, and as Ihe fkimm'd along Her flying Feet unbath'd on Billows hung. Men, Boys,...

...V 'el mare per medium, fiuflu fufpenfa tumenti, Ferret iter, celeres nee tingeret eequore plantas. Out-ftrip'd the winds in fpeed upon the plain, Flew o'er the fields, nor hurt the bearded grain : She fwept the feas, and as fhe skim'd along, Her flying feet unbath'd on billows hung. Mr. Dryden....

...fufpenfa tumenti Ferret iter ; celeres nee tingeret xquore plantas. I'-d'x.rD'E N. The fierce virago fought, Outftrip'd the winds, in fpeed upon the plain,...• Flew o'er the fields, nor hurt the bearded grain : She fwept the (ess, and as fhe fkim'd "along, Her flying feet, unbath'd, on billows hung. ' -. '...

...they are, in trder to raife Admiration er LovCf Fear or Contempt. Camilla Outftript the Wind in Speed upon the 'Plain, Flew o'er the Fields, nor hurt the bearded Grain .' She fwept the Seas, and as jhe Jkim'd along, Her fying Foot unbath'd in Billows bung ». Human Nature...

...the firft, the fierce Virago fought, Suftain'd the toils of arms, the dangers foujhl i Outftripp'dthe winds in fpeed upon the plain, Flew o'er the fields, nor hurt the bearded paint She fwept the feas, and as (he fkirn'd along, Her flying fleet unbath'd on billows hung. Men,...

...Nor bruife the tender grain : and Dryden at the parallel paflage in y£n. vii. 1 100 : Outftripp'd the winds in fpeed upon the plain, Flew o'er the fields, nor hurt the bearded grain. From him Tithonus, now in cares grown old, And Priam, (bleft with Hector, brave and bold:) Clytius...

...curl'd the briny dew. Pope's Tranflation. Imitated by Virgil. ^En. VII. 805. Camilla Outftript the wind in fpeed upon the plain, Flew o'er the fields, nor hurt the bearded grain : She fwept the feas ; and, as fhe fldmm'd along, Her flying feet unbath'd in billows hung. .. ,, Dryden's...