Mints
57
The Fourth Satire by Horace, translated by Thomas Drant
chosen by Meredith
From whence, and whether Catius
I haue no tyme, farewell,
To teache a fschoole of newe preceptes,
not fuche as doo ercelle
Pythagoras, or Socrates,
lettred Dan Plato.
I graunt my gylt, at yll afpede,
to fpcake bnto you fo:
Patheleffe, I hope your mayfterfhyppe,
Will beare with me thys ones,
Some dayntie dodrine of your fede,
and nouell for the nenes
Propounde, of nature, or of arte,
for you in bothe doo paffe.
Yea fyr, to fpeake of matters all,
that aye my cummynge was:
And for to fpeake accordingly,
of rude and homely matter,