us, that a foolish objection had been
raised against him by the sparks, for Cleomenes not accepting the
favours of Cassandra. 'They (says he) would not have refused a fair
lady; I grant they would not, but let them grant me, that they are no
heroes.'

27. Love Triumphant; or Nature will prevail, a Tragi-comedy, acted 1694.
It is dedicated to the earl of Shaftsbury, and is the last Mr. Dryden
wrote, or intended for the theatre. It met with but indifferent success,
tho' in many parts the genius of that great man breaks out, especially
in the discovery of Alphonfo's successful love, and in the catastrophe,
which is extremely effecting.

In Obitum JOHAN. DRYDENI,
poetarum Anglorum facile principis.

Pindarus Anglorum magnus, cujusque senilem
Ornavit nuper frontem Parnissia laurus,
Sive cothurnatum molitur musa laborem,
Sive levem ludit foccum, seu grande Maronis
Immortalis epos tentat, seu carmine pingit
Mordaci mores homitium, nunc occidit, eheu!
Occidit, atque tulit secum Permessidos undas;
Et fontem exhausit totum Drydenius Heros.

Heu! miserande senex! jam frigida tempora
circum
Marcessit laurus, musae, maestissima turba!
Circumstant, largoque humeclant imbre cadaver;
Sheffeildum video, in lacrymis multoque dolore
Formosum, aetatis Flaccum, vatisque patronum;
Te Montacute, te, cujus musa triumphos
Carmine Boynaeos cucinit, magnumque Wilhelmum
AEternavit, et olim Boynam, ignobile flumen;
Teque, O! et legum et musarum gloria! et alter
Maecenas; cui lingua olim facunda labantem
Defendit mitrae causam; nee teruit aula
Prava jubens--vos, O jam tanguni funera vatis!

Jamque dies aderat, magna stipante caterva,
Quo Phoebea cohors facras comitatur ad urnam
Reliquias, et supremum pia solvit honorem;
Jamque graves planctus, jamque illaetabile murmur
Audio Melpomenis late, dum noster Apollo
Flebilis ante omnes, Sacvillus, tristia ducit
Agmina Pieridum, Cytharamqueaccommodatodae;
Ipse ego, dum totidem comitentur funera musae,
Ipse sequor maestus; bustum venerabile fletu
Carminibufque struam multis, animumque poetae
His faltem donis cumulabo, et fungar inani
Munere.----

At te musa mori vetat, O post sata, vel ipsa
Marmora, cum annorum fuerint rubigine scabra;
Major eris vivo; tibi scripta perennius aere
Aut faxo, condent monumentum illustre per orbem,
Secula cuncta legant, et te mirentur in illis.

JOHAN. PHILIPS,

1700. AEtat. 24