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<p><term id="embstma_1667_19701"/>LO here <persName>QVINCTILIVS</persName> sittes, a graue and reuerende sire:<lb/> And pulles a younglinge by the arme, that did for fame desire.<lb/> For, hee with pace of snayle, proceeded to his pen;<lb/> Lest haste shoulde make him wishe (too late) it weare to write againe.<lb/> And therefore still with care, woulde euerie thinge amende:<lb/> Yea, ofte eche worde, and line suruaye, before hee made an ende.<lb/> And, yf he any sawe, whose care to wryte was small:<lb/> To him, like wordes to these he vs'd, which hee did meane to all.<lb/> My sonne, what worke thou writes, correcte, reforme, amende,<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19702"/>But if thou like thy first assaye, then not <persName>QVINCTILIVS</persName> frende?<lb/> The fruicte: at firste is sower, till time giue pleasante taste:<lb/> And verie rare is that attempte, that is not harm'd with haste.<lb/> Perfection comes in time, and forme and fashion giues:<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19703"/>And euer rashness, yeeldes repente, and most dispised liues.<lb/> Then, alter ofte, and chaunge, peruse, and reade, and marke,<lb/> The man that softlie settes his steppes, goes fastest in the darke.<lb/> But if that thirst of fame, doe pricke thee forthe too faste:<lb/> Thou shalt (when it is all too late) repente therefore at laste.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19701" lang="la">Quictilij Var. cen-<lb/> sura de scriptis eden-<lb/> dis <name type="author">Horat.</name> Art. Poët.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19702" lang="la"><name type="author">Ouid.</name> 3. Fast.<lb/> Differ, habent paruae<lb/> commoda magna morae.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19703" lang="la"><name type="author">Senec.</name> Agam.<lb/> Prouide quicquid est, da<lb/> spacium & tempus tibi:<lb/> Quod ratio nequit, sae-<lb/> pe sanauit mora.</gloss> </p> |
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Ad doctiss. virum D. St. Bullum. |
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Quintilius Varus tries to prevent a young author from putting his work too quickly in the hands of Fame |
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Quintilius Varus, friend of Horace, judge of poetry and critic |
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Writings should not be published rashly |
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