Ah! much those ancient heroes were of old As patterns of benignity extoll'd: Whom, though their bosoms did with anger boil; Rich gifts and softer wor… - John Ogilby

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Ah! much those ancient heroes were of old
As patterns of benignity extoll'd:
Whom, though their bosoms did with anger boil;
Rich gifts and softer words would reconcile.

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About John Ogilby

John Ogilby (17 November 1600 – 4 September 1676) was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer.

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