The verse and sculpture bore an equal part,

And Art reflected images to Art.

Oh when shall Britain, confcious of her claim,
Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame?

In living medals fee her wars enroll'd,
And vanquish'd realms fupply recording gold?
Here, rifing bold, the Patriot's honeft face;
There Warriors frowning in historic brass:
Then future ages with delight fhall fee

How Plato's, Bacon's, Newton's looks agree;

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account of Mr Congreve : "He had one Defect, which 66 was, his entertaining too “mean an Idea of his first "Profeffion, (that of a Wri"ter) tho' 'twas to this he "ow'd his Fame and For

tune. He spoke of his "Works as of Trifles that were beneath him; and " hinted to me in our firft Conversation, that I fhould vifit him upon no "other Foot than that of a Gentleman, who led a "Life of plainness and fim

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'plicity. I answer'd, that, "had he been fo unfortu"nate as to be a mere Gen"tleman, I should never "have come to see him; "and I was very much

difgufted at fo unfeafon"able a piece of vanity. Letters concerning the English Nation, xix.

VER. 53. Ob when shall Britain, &c.] A compliment to one of Mr Addifon's papers in the Spectator on this fubject.

Or in fair feries laurell'd Bards be shown,

A Virgil there, and here an Addison.

Then shall thy CRAGGS (and let me call him mine) On the caft ore, another Pollio, fhine;

With aspect open, shall erect his head,

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And round the orb in lasting notes be read, "Statesman, yet friend to Truth! of foul fincere, "In action faithful, and in honour clear; "Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, "Who gain'd no title, and who loft no friend "Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, "And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd."

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VER. 67. Statefman," it. One would fancy the yet friend to truth, &c.] It" Author had a Defign of Thould be remembered that "being Ciceronianthis poem was written to "it is not only the tedibe printed before Mr Ad-"oufnefs of thefe infcripdifon's Difcourfe on Medals," tions that I find fault in which there is the fol-"with; fuppofing them of lowing cenfure of long le- " a moderate length, why gends upon coins: "The" muft they be in verfe? "firft fault I find with a "We should be furprized "modern legend is its dif- "to fee the title of a fe"fufiveness. You have "rious book in rhime.' "fometimes the whole fide Dial. iii. "of a medal over-run with

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