Miscellaneous Poems. 12 . 0 .

Calmly,ha look’d on either Life, and HereSaw nothing to regret, nor There to sear ;

From Nature’s temp’rate Feast rose satisfy’d,

Thank’d Heav’n that he had Liv’d, and that he Dy’d.

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Viilrix Causa Diis placuit, fed Viela CaToni.

D R TD E N.

H Eaven, manely with the Conqueror did comply, .But Cato, rather than submit, wou’d die.ROSCO M O N.

The Gcidswere pleas’d to chuse the conquering Side,

But Cote thought he conquer’d when he dy’d.

ST EPNE T. '

The Gods and Cato, did in this divide, ,

They chose the Conquering, he the conquer’d SideDr, LOCKHART.

The Gods espous’d and crown’d the Victor’s'Side, .

But for the Vanquisli’d Cato sought and dy’d.

Mr. CAMPBELL.

The Partial Gods, espous’d the Victor’s Side,

But juster Cato for the Vanquiih'd dy’d. •

Mr. ROW E,

Justly to name the better Cause were hard,

While greatest Names for either Side declar’d,Victorious Cæsar, by the Gods was crown’d, .

The Vanquiih’d Party was by Cat: own’d.

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