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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. Wikipedia  

✵ 17. November 1600 – 4. September 1676
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John Ogilby Quotes

“Then let him swear he ne'er the lady knew,
And did with her as men with women do.”

John Ogilby

Book XIX
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)

“There had his flesh been rent, fractur'd his bones,
'Mongst rowling pebbles, and sharp pointed stones.”

John Ogilby

Book V
Homer His Odysses Translated (1665)

“Arcadians both, in youth both flourishing,
Both match'd to sing, to answer both prepar'd.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“Begin, sweet Babe, with smiles thy Mother know.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“Ascanius did embrace
My hand, and follow'd with no equal pace.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“Small Help may bring great Aid.”

John Ogilby

Fab. IX: Of the Lyon and the Mouse, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“Three times I strove to cling about her Neck,
Thrice her in vain my circling Arms entwin'd
She like a swift Dream flyes, or nimble Wind.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“What dares not impious man for cursed Gold!”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

Book V
Homer His Odysses Translated (1665)

“Come, let us arm with speed; and let us two
Try, what our forces may united do.”

John Ogilby

Book XIII
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)

“He that loves Gold, starves more, the more he's fed.”

John Ogilby

Fab. II: Of the Dog and Shadow, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“She all the Goddesses excels.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“Like a burnt stake, half stuck upon his shield;
The other half lay broken in the field.”

John Ogilby

Book XIII
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)

“The hope of my poor Flock.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“Loud Threatnings make men stubborn, but kind Words
Pierce gentle Breasts sooner than sharpest Swords.”

John Ogilby

Fab. LXV: Of the Sun and Wind, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“Lost Reputation hard is to be found.”

John Ogilby

Fab. LXI: Of Cupid, Death, and Reputation
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“Then Arts began; fierce toyl through all things breaks,
And urgent Want strange Projects undertakes.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks

“Thus every one pursue their own delights.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“Rich Cloaths, nor Cost, nor Education can
Change Nature, nor transform and Ape into a Man.”

John Ogilby

Fab. LV: Of an Ægyptian King and his Apes
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“But time irreparable hasts away.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks

“Of Pride in thy Prosperity beware,
Vicissitudes of Fortune Constant are.”

John Ogilby

Fab. LXII: Of the Gourd, and the Pine
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“I feel the Sparks of my old Flame revive.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“A horrid Monster, huge, deform'd, and blind.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“What strange Dreams disturb my rest?”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“Live, and with Hope such happy Dayes expect.
This said, although opprest with weighty Care,
He shews glad Looks, and hides his deep Despair.”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

Fab. XLVIII: Of the Horse and laden Ass, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“Such strength hath Custome in each tender Soul.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks

“Ambush'd in grass, a deadly Serpent lyes.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“Great Expectations oft to nothing come.”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“True Valour best is without Witness shown.”

John Ogilby

Fab. IX: Of the Lyon and the Mouse
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“Can in Celestial minds such Passion reign?”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“This Story may
Delightful be to tell another day.”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

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.”

John Ogilby

Fab. II: Of the Dog and Shadow
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“Age all things wasts.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“No stop, no stay.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks

“Who a Lover can deceive?”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“First the Gods adore.”

John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks