Yet  he  survived  his  fame.     But  luckier  far
Was  one  that  follow'd  next,  whose  golden  star


1  THE  TBIDMPH  OF  FAUE.
To  better  fortune  led,  and  mark'd  his  name
Among  the  tirst  In  deeds  of  martial  fame :
But  cruel  was  hie  rage,  and  dipp'd  in  gor«
By  civil  slaughter  was  the  wreath  he  wore,
A  less-ensanguined  laurel  graced  the  head
Of  him  that  next  advanced  with  lofty  tread.
In  martial  conduct  and  in  active  might
Of  equal  honour  in  the  fields  of  fight.
Then  great  Volumnius,  who  espell'd  the  pest
Whose  spreading  ills  the  Komans  long  distress'd.
Butilius  Cassus,  Fhilo  next  in  sight
Appear'd,  like  twinkling  stars  that  gild  the  night
Three  men  I  saw  advancing  up  the  vale,
Mangled  with  ghastly  wounds  tlirough  plate  and  ma
Dentatus,  long  in  standing  fight  renown'd,
Sergius  and  Sceeva  oft  with  conquest  crowa'd;
The  triple  terror  of  the  hostile  irain,
On  whom  the  storm  of  battle  broke  in  vain.
Another  Sergius  near  with  deep  disgrace
Mair'd  the  long  glories  of  his  ancient  race,
Marius.  then,  the  Cimbrians  who  repell'd
From  fearful  Rome,  and  Lybia's  tyrant  quell'd.
And  Fulvius,  who  Campania's  traitors  slew,
And  paid  ingratitude  wiih  vengeance  due.
Another  nobler  Fulvius  next  appear'd ;
And  there  the  Father  of  the  Oracchi  rear'd
A  solitaiy  crest.     The  following  form
Was  be  that  often  raised  the  factious  storm-
Bold  Catulus.  and  he  whom  fortune's  ray
lUummed  still  with  beams  of  cloudless  day;
Yet  liiil'd  to  chase  the  darkness  of  the  mind.
That  brooded  still  on  loftier  hopes  behind.
From  him  a  nobler  line  in  two  degrees
Keduced  Numidia  to  reluctant  peace.
Crete,  Spain,  and  Macedonia's  conquer'd  lord
Adoi-n'd  their  triumphs  and  their  treasnres  stored.
Vespasian,  with  his  son,  I  next  aurvey'd.
