ial . ▁In ▁his ▁ep ig ram ▁" To ▁N ys us ", ▁for ▁example , ▁Sed ley ▁describes ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁sat ire ▁and ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁ag gress ive ▁mode ▁of ▁sat ire : ▁" Let ▁us ▁write ▁sat yr ▁than , ▁and ▁at ▁our ▁ease ▁/ ▁V ex ▁the ▁ill - n atur ' d ▁F ools ▁we ▁cannot ▁please ." ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Sed ley ▁translated ▁other ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁ancient ▁poetry , ▁such ▁as ▁Vir g il ' s ▁Georg ics ▁IV , ▁the ▁e ighth ▁O de ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Book ▁of ▁Hor ace ▁and ▁three ▁eleg ies ▁from ▁O vid ' s ▁Am ores . ▁D ry den ▁included ▁Sed ley ' s ▁transl ations ▁from ▁O vid ▁in ▁the ▁Mis cell any ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 4 . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁three ▁of ▁his ▁po ems ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁to ▁music , ▁" Ph yll is ▁is ▁My ▁Only ▁Joy " ▁in ▁a ▁g lee ▁by ▁John ▁William ▁Hob bs ▁( 1 7 9 9 - 1 8 7 7 ), ▁" Not , ▁Cel ia , ▁that ▁I ▁Just er ▁Am " ▁in ▁a ▁solo ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁composer ▁Elizabeth ▁Turner ▁( 1 7 0 0 - 1 7 5 6 ), ▁and ▁" H ears ▁Not ▁My ▁Phill is " ▁( K not ting ▁Song , ▁Z . 3 7 1 ) ▁in ▁a ▁solo ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁composer ▁Henry ▁Pur cell ▁( 1 6 5 9