John Ogilby was a Scottish translator, impresario, publisher and cartographer. He was probably at least a half-brother to James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie, though neither overtly acknowledged this. Ogilby's most-noted works include translations of the works of Virgil and Homer, and his version of the Fables of Aesop.
Ogilby established Ireland's first theatre in Werburgh Street, Dublin, and following the Restoration, that country's first Theatre Royal. Ogilby played a significant part in arrangements for the coronation of King Charles II. Following the Great Fire of 1666, Ogilby's large-scale map of the City of London was founded on precise survey work, and his Britannia is the first road atlas of England and Wales to be based on surveys and measurements, and drawn to scale.
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“Then let him swear he ne'er the lady knew,
And did with her as men with women do.”
Book XIX
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
Book V
Homer His Odysses Translated (1665)
“Arcadians both, in youth both flourishing,
Both match'd to sing, to answer both prepar'd.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
“Begin, sweet Babe, with smiles thy Mother know.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
“Ascanius did embrace
My hand, and follow'd with no equal pace.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“Small Help may bring great Aid.”
Fab. IX: Of the Lyon and the Mouse, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“What dares not impious man for cursed Gold!”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“At last a pleasant river's mouth he finds,
Free from rough clifts, safe from disturbing winds.”
Book V
Homer His Odysses Translated (1665)
“Come, let us arm with speed; and let us two
Try, what our forces may united do.”
Book XIII
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
“He that loves Gold, starves more, the more he's fed.”
Fab. II: Of the Dog and Shadow, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
“Like a burnt stake, half stuck upon his shield;
The other half lay broken in the field.”
Book XIII
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
Fab. LXV: Of the Sun and Wind, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
“Lost Reputation hard is to be found.”
Fab. LXI: Of Cupid, Death, and Reputation
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
Book XXI
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
“Thus every one pursue their own delights.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
Book XIV
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
“Rich Cloaths, nor Cost, nor Education can
Change Nature, nor transform and Ape into a Man.”
Fab. LV: Of an Ægyptian King and his Apes
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
Fab. LXVII: Of the Oke and the Reed, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
Book I, opening lines
Homer His Odysses Translated (1665)
“But time irreparable hasts away.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
“Of Pride in thy Prosperity beware,
Vicissitudes of Fortune Constant are.”
Fab. LXII: Of the Gourd, and the Pine
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
“I feel the Sparks of my old Flame revive.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“A horrid Monster, huge, deform'd, and blind.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“What strange Dreams disturb my rest?”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“People that under Tyrant Scepters live,
Should each to other kind Assistance give.”
Fab. XLVIII: Of the Horse and laden Ass, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
“Such strength hath Custome in each tender Soul.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
“Ambush'd in grass, a deadly Serpent lyes.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
“Great Expectations oft to nothing come.”
Fab. VIII: Of the Mountain in Labour
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
“I the Mountain take,
Bearing my aged Father on my Back.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“I'le delight in Vales, near pleasant Floods,
And unrenown'd, haunt Rivers, Hills and Woods.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
“Whilst a Soul supports this mortal Frame,
I never shall forget Eliza's name.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
Book XVI
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
“True Valour best is without Witness shown.”
Fab. IX: Of the Lyon and the Mouse
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
“Can in Celestial minds such Passion reign?”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“In all parts cruel Grief, in all parts Fear,
And Death in various Shapes seen every where.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“This Story may
Delightful be to tell another day.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“His active Soul a thousand waies divides,
And swift through all imaginations glides.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
“He is too blest that his own Happiness knows,
And Mortals to themselves are greatest Foes.”
Fab. II: Of the Dog and Shadow
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
