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578 F I N G A L. Book IV.
And ftands o'er Lubars, noify Stream reclin'd,
Its gray Mofs vvhiftling to the paiUng Wind :
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As two tall Oaks, before the Wall they rife ;
Their Roots in Earth, their Heads amidft the Skies :
Whofe fpreading Arms with leafy Honours crown'd.
Forbid the Temped, and proteft the Ground ;
High on the Hills appears their (lately Form ;
And their deep Roots for €ver brave the Storm.
Pope.
This Simile has been imitated by Virgil^ in the Ninth Book of the ^Eneis.
^aks atria liquentia flumina circum,
Sive Padi ripis, Athefim feu propter amamniy
Confurgunt gemina quercus, intonjaque ccelo
Jttollunt capita, et fublimi vertice nut ant.
Thus two tall Oaks, that Padus' Ranks adorn.
Lift up to Heav'n their leafy Heads unfliorn ;
And overprefs'd with Nature's heavy Load,
Dance to the whittling Winds, and at each other nod.
Dryden.
V. 427.