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Thence arts o'er all the northern world advance, But critic learning flourished most in France, The rules a nation born to serve, obeys; And Boileau still in right of Horace sways [714] But we, brave Britons, foreign laws despised, And kept unconquered and uncivilized, Fierce for the liberties of wit and bold, We still defied the Romans as of old. TENSE ART OVERAWED NORTHERN WORLD ADVANCE BUT CRITICS LEARNING FLOURISHED MOST IN FRANCE THE RULES A NATION BORN TO SERVE OBEY AND WILS STILL RIGHT OF HOARY SWAYS BUT WE BRAVE BRITONS FOREIGN LAWS DESPISED AND KEPT UNCONQUERED AND UNCIVILIZED FIERCE FOR THE LIBERTIES OF WITH AND BOLD WE STILL DEFIED THE ROMANS AS OF OLD
this enslaved the mind; Much was believed but little understood, And to be dull was construed to be good; A second deluge learning thus o'errun, And the monks finished what the Goths begun. [692] At length Erasmus, that great injured name [693] (The glory of the priesthood and the shame!) Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age, And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. [696] But see! each muse, in Leo's golden days, [697] Starts from her trance and trims her withered bays, Rome's ancient genius o'er its ruins spread Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverent head Then sculpture and her sister arts revive, Stones leaped to form, and rocks began to live; With sweeter notes each rising temple rung, A Raphael painted, and a Vida sung [704] Immortal Vida! on whose honored brow The poets bays and critic's ivy grow Cremona now shall ever boast thy name As next in place to Mantua, next in fame! But soon by impious arms from Latium chased, Their ancient bounds the banished muses passed. ITH TYRANNY THEN SUPERSTITION JOINED AS THAT THE BODY DISENSLAVED THE MIND MUCH WAS BELIEVED BUT LITTLE UNDERSTOOD AND TO THE DOLL WAS CONSTRUED TO BE GOOD A SECOND DELUGE LEARNING DOES OVERWRON AND THE MONK FINISHED WHAT THE GODS BEGUN AT LENGTH ERASMUS THAT GREAT INJURED NAME THE GLORY OF THE PRIEST WITHIN SHAME STEMPED THE WILD TORRENT OF THE BARBAROUS AGE AND DROVE THOSE HOLY BUNDLES OF THE STAGE BUT SEE EACH MUSE IN LEO'S GOLDEN DAYS STARTS FROM HER TRAINS AND DREAMS HOW WITHERS WEIGH ROME'S ANCIENT GENIUS O'ER ITS RUIN SPRAYED SHAKES OFF THE DUST AND REARS HIS WEAPONS DEAD THEN SCULPTURE AND HER SISTERS ART REVIVE STONES LIT TO FORM AND ROCKS BEGAN TO LIVE WITH SWEETER NOTES EACH RISING TEMPLE WRONG A RAPHAEL PAINTED AND THE VITAL SONG IMMODEL VITRE ON WHOSE HONOUR BROW THE POET'S BAIZE AND THE CRITIC'S IVY GROW CREMONA NOW SHALL EVER BOAST THY NAME AS NEXT IN PLACE OF MANTWOR NEXT IN FAME BUT SOME BY IMPIOUS ARMS FROM LATINA CHASTE THEIR ANCIENT BOUND THEIR BANISHED MUSES PASSED
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