(seq. 197)

writings amply evince the improvement he made of
the education, which he had received from that no-
ble philosopher. His abilities are evident from the ele-
gance, with which he has written on a variety of sub-
jects. His skill in the art of government was adeq-
uate to a crown. He was a good orator, a com-
plete general, a consummate philosopher, a pleasing and
instructive historian. His ideas are expressed with the
greatest perspicuity and precision. His language is
so soft, harmonious, and elegant, that it has sometimes
been styled the language of the muses.

The poesy of the Greeks and Romans is replete
with elegance and sublimity of sentiment and with the
beauties, grace, and grandeur of composition.

Horace will ever be read by the lovers of
good sense, and elegant language with inexpressible
satisfaction and delight. The symmetry of his language,
the harmony of his numbers, and the sprightliness
of his wit give him a conspicuous rank among
the bards of antiquity. No writer was ever more
satirical on the licentious, than Horace. He is tho-