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L A TIN H E X A M E TE R S
A ND
P E N TA M E T ER
BY
H E L A T E R E V R O B E R T B L A ND
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C AU TIO NS
TO
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R
B E G I NNE S
In tr odu cti on to
Fifth Edi ti on
AD D R E S S E D
TH E
of
p ro s od y
ev ery l earn er o f Lati n
r u les
erci s es
so
n
ec es s ar y
tac t, b y w h i c h
a re
.
.
w i th i n th e
r ea
ch
of
But metri c al ex
v ers e.
for mati o n o f th at
g ra c es a n d mo re ex
to t h e
alon e
th e
f elt, m a y b e
w ri tten i n p r fec t c o n fo r mi ty w i th th e mo re
a b s o lu te la w s c o n ta i n ed i n th e g ra mmar , w i th
of
q u i s i te b ea u ti es
e
out
lan g u ag e
a re
i
e
a
e
t
a
t
t
a
n
i
n
t
o
e
l
n c e,
g
y
g
r ec tn es s
No t
.
i n w h i ch
to
s ch olar
a
c an v as s
or
ev en to co r
th e d eg r ee o f li c en s e
may b e en ti tled to i n d u lg e
,
b e d en i ed th at b eg i n n ers s h ou ld b e
tr ai n ed to th e o b s ervan c e, n o t merely o f p o s i ti ve
i t w i ll
n ot
r u les ,
b ut
h av
of
th e
mos t
a p p rov ed
u s a g es ,
rati o n s i n th e i n tro d u ct i o n to th e fo urth e d iti o n
e b een rend ered n e ces sa r
b
th e c h an g es i n th e w o rk a s i t
y
y
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7
a lso
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,
.
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8
3
3
2
1
2
iv
w h os e v i olati o n , i f n o t , s tri c tly
is
n eou s ,
leas t u n g ra c efu l
at
Hav i n g
s p ea
king
erro
,
.
d i li g en t
c e fo rmed h i s s tyle an d ta s te b y a
r ej ec ti o n o f every li c en s e d u r i n g h i s
n o n ag e,
th e w ri ter
on
to i n tro d u c e
a
of
a uth o r i ti es
La ti n
of
f ew li b er ti es ,
h i s i mi tati on
of
w h o h ave b een tra i n ed to
u s ag e
s h o u ld
be
v i o la te
w h i ch
But th o s e
.
ob s er v e th e ru le a n d
th ems elv es
cc o rded
a
o n ly
Th e b eg i n n er th en i s
to
b y th e
mo s t s c rupu lou s ly , w ill b e mo s t
a v ai li n g
ti o us i n
s u p po rted
th os e g reat p o ets W h om h e w ill
ma k e th e ob j ec ts
th e
may b eg i n
v ers e
of a
th e fo llo w i n g
l
e
e
r
i
i
w
i
v
h
g
p
to talen t
on no a
res tri
may b e c o n s i d ered
an d
ch
fac i li ty
.
cc ou n t p er mi tted
c ti o n s
as
cau
a
an d u s ag es ,
s u pplemen t
to
Alth o u g h i n s tan c es o cc u r , i n th e
h i s p ro s ody
b es t Lati n p o ets , o f dev i ati o n s f ro m th em,
w h i c h p rev en t th em fro m pa s s in g i n to ru les ,
.
h
e
e
a
r
e
s
t
e
t
y
li b er ti es
mo s t
t h ro u g h
th e
e
t
r
e
a
t
s
g
len g th ,
a d mi red
I Th e pr o n o u n
c a s es an d g en d ers
may b e u s ed
s tan ti ve,
be
fo un d
is
th e en d
,
c attered
of
th e
by
no
in
all
.
a vo i ded
i n dep en den t w o rd
a n d a ffi xed
n ever ,
of
s h ou ld
th em
w i ll b e
j c ti vely
b u t i t mu s t
at
ado pt
a s an
ad e
s
w ork s even
th at lea rn er s
mean s b e en co u ra ged to
.
s par i n g ly
so
a
to i ts
ev en i n th a t
n ta meter
e
p
.
.
It
s ub
c as e,
2 Adjec ti ves , p ar ti c i ples ,
.
a d verb s , an d co n
fro m fo r mi n g termi n a
ti o n s to p en tameter s
Adj ec ti ves a n d a d verb s
a re ex c lu ded fro m th i s
plac e i n th ep en ta meter b y
a ppro ved u s age a s
os
i
o n s ex c lu d e th em
r
e
i
t
p p
s elves b y th ei r n a tu re
Th e ex c lu s i o n o f th e
a
p rti c i ple fro m th e las t pla c e i n a p en ta meter
j un c ti o n s
,
ex c lud ed
a re
.
,
.
,
‘
may b e
'
Th e o n ly
p o s i ti ve r ule
my o b s er vati o n , i s i n Pro
r eg a rd ed a s
v i o la ti on o f
a
i t w i thi n
p erti u s , li b i i i el 15
.
.
.
:
Ad mea
An d th ere i s h ardly
c o n s tru c ti o n
or
.
b ta sed en s
us
an
un
w h i c h mi g h t
b eh i n d th e s ame
a u th o ri ty
v ers e
s h o u ld
-
d eman d s
s h elter
; b u t w h o w i ll
Obs
It th erefo re fo llo w s
w o u ld b e a i li cen s e i n th e b eg i n n i n g
w o u ld b e d ou b ly
i ts
a
m
i ts elf
j ec t
re
.
b e a mo n g th e mor e i mp o rtan t i n
soun d .
an d
n ot
o f rh th
y
Th e g en i u s o f
th at th e en d i n g w o rd
O v i d f or Pro perti u s
Lati n
c o u th n es s
li c en s e i f
th at
s en s e
w h at
o f a v ers e,
ad
mi tted to wa rds
a
s h o rt v o w el
c lo s e
.
3
.
No
a llo w e
d
w i th
so ,
word en di n g w i th
to b e pla c ed b efore w o rd s b eg i n n i n g
d
t
o
or s t
O
I
i
s n ot i n ten d e
3
0
s
b
t
,
3
.
.
b e i n ferr ed th a t
lo n g
by
is
su
:
h
c
—
.
s h o rt v o wels
p
o s i ti on s ,
o rd i na ri ly
a lth o u g h
b ec o me
d ate té la
vi
s
c a n di temu ro s
ferr e d ap em
an d
th e n ature
as
th e
o n ly
c as p ro
,
b e a mo n g
o th er ex a m
c o r rec t
ev en th es e ex a mples
ear o f th e
’
ak e o f
a
r
t
p
.
Alth o u gh ter mi n a ti o n s i n 0
u s ag e
g reg e
l i c en s es , th ey mu s t b e avo i d ed b y
of
th e b eg i n n er
.
r
p o segete s pi
testi mo n i es to th e
La ti n s ; b u t
4
and
w ou ld
,
l
p es
,
of
c o mmo n
ma k e i t i n
a re
v o w el s h ou ld
th at
,
,
p referen c e, lo n g , w i th th e ex c ep ti o n o f th e fo l
lo w i n g i n s ta n c es ; Nes c i o, c i to, mo d o, d u o, eg o,
h o mo
an d
5
.
.
S h o rt
vo w els s h ou ld
b e ex c lu d ed
fro m
th e
las t s yllab les o f p en ta meters , a n d s h o u ld h ard ly
ever b e ad mi tted to en d a n h ex a meter
Con
.
n ected
w i th th i s
c au ti o n i s th e o b s ervati o n at
Th e b es t v ers es
tac h ed to c a uti o n th e s ec o n d
m ore es pec i a lly pen ta meter s a re wri tten on th e
p r i n c i ple o f a ttrac ti n g an d fi x i n g th e atten ti o n
to th ei r c lo s e
.
,
,
.
6
.
c
Th e mo n o to n y
r e u rren
ce o f
o
cc as i o n ed
b y th e
tw o A s , i s to b e
la s t pen th emi mers
’
of
frequ en t
av o id ed
n
a
e
e
t
m
e
t
rs
p
i n th e
.
A di s s yllab le s h ou ld h o ld th e las t p la ce i n
Lati n pen ta meters
A w o rd o f fo u r a n d p re
7
.
.
vi i
ferab ly
ally
a
of
a d mi tted
be
u s ag e o f
b u t w o rd s
;
wo rd s
may
s yllab les
fi ve
mu s t b e
s yllab les ,
th ree
Th e
w o rd
of
o
ccas i o n
o n e an d
ab so lu tely
ex c lu ded
more th an tw o
of
of
.
sylla
fro m th e G reek s w h o i n th ei r
metres en j o y a freed o m b ut p a rti ally ad o p ted
b y th ei r i mi ta tors I n d eed th e G reek an d Lati n
b
l
ac h
o th er o n ly i n th e
e
m
e
e
n
m
e
t
e
r
s
e
a
rs
e
t
p
Th e fo rmer, i n th ei r
n u mb er o f t h ei r feet
b eau ty s eldo m a ff ec t a n y p lay fu ln es s o r n eat
b les i s b o rro w ed
,
.
.
,
th ems elves
to b e
tou r de
l
h
r
a
l
i
n
e
e
n
e
t
y
g
fo u n d
qu en tly i n
D ryd en
c ertai n
a
th e latter p ro po sed to
of
The w ri ters
ne
s s.
th e En g li s h
mali ce w h i c h i s
,
Fren c h ,
an d
c o u p let o f Pop e
f re
an d
.
8 A w ord en d i n g
.
b e p lac ed b efo re
s a me d i h th on g
p
wi th
a
a
d i p h th o n g
can n ev er
w ord b eg i n n i n g w i th th e
.
9
.
A
sen ten
fo rmi n g t h e
c o n s equ en tly
c e c an n o t en d
fi fth fo o t o f an
can
th e termi n ati n g
ti o n s
v ers e.
in
on
th e
a
n ew
s p o n d ee.
h exa meter ,
s en ten
a
an y
,
wi th
o b s er va
of
b e emb od i ed
i n d u e ti me, b e a pp re
well p rac t i s ed ear
-
n or
h armo n i es
c an n o t ea s i ly
c on c i se ru les , b ut w ill
h en ded eas ily b y
c e b eg i n
I o mi t
caas u ra , r h yth m , o r
Thes e n i c eti es
th e d ac tyl
wi th
.
vi i i
te
re
me
ad v erb
10 Th e
.
‘
’
w ord b eg i n n i n g w i th
n ature o r
11 A0
.
b y po s i ti o n
Th e a b o ve
i
rs
n
n
e
g
r u les
S o me
.
v i o lated ,
a
.
a re
of
a
s ed
Si
fallo
ci n i s
,
o
cc as i o n ally
Th u s ,
.
a d van
H eu !
i n ten d ed fo r b e
a d va n tag e
c on j un c ti on
q u amv i s p erfi da ,
th e a dj ec ti ve
and
c o n s o n an t
c h i efl y
eleg an t i s th e p os i ti o n o f th e
Perfid a,
*
t h em may
w i th
ev en
prec ed es a
vo w el ei th er lo n g
by
d
r
e
e
es
c
p
a lw a ys
a lw a ys
s it
ced
mi h i
to
r
how
in
ta men ;
ca a
a
,
be
i ma r y p lace i n
pr
u terqu e
g r a t is ! & c
.
Bu t th es e g r a c es i n th e h an d s o f b eg i n n ers
wou ld b e c o n verted i n to i n ad mi s s i b le li b er ti es
.
In
u sing
th i s elemen ta ry w ork , i t i s
s u g g es ted
g en era l , th e pu pi l h ad b es t b egi
r en deri n g i n to Lati n tw o o r mo re c o u lets
p
th at i n
a
fter
th e La ti n h a s b een
b e mark ed
s h o u ld
thes e
c h an g e th e
Th e
r
o rd er
ru le relati ng
w o d s en d i n g i n
r
later
o n ly
u sa
,
of
th e
th e s ylla b les
n ex t
ge
.
fe g
u
.
W h en
.
t c o n tracted g en iti v es o f
i n : a n d tu rn s h o ld be c o n fined to Lyri c v erse ;
an d
con atlf
o f H o race are
i des
O v i d s ffi c i en tly a va i ls h i ms el f o f th e
to th e a n c i en
u
,
sa
an d
i
w
ll b e to
p
th u s pr epared ,
s te
th e w ord s ,
by
th e q u an ti ti es
”
wh e e th e
o ur
o v er all
c ted
a r e c o rr e
r ev i s ed ,
n
u
ix
th e w h o le
may b e
n eces s ary , a n d s a n n ed a n d
ro
d
v
e
,
p
i n to
an d
vers e ;
c
to th e
ru le
s
a
,
as
c c o rdi n g
re o mmen d ed als o , on
It i s
.
a a r sed
c
h ui s h
co llec ti on to g o thro u g h i t ag ai n , i n
mos t c a s es a sec o n d ti me ; an d th e latter half
o f th e w o rk p erh ap s ev en mor e f requ en tly
"
Th i s ed i ti on p ro ceed s o n th e s ame p lan a s
th e
ing
,
,
.
th e las t, to
ab ou t
c on ti n ues
so
,
mi ddl e o f th e wo rk ;
th e
f ar, to
(w h erever
s up p ly
an d
th e epi th ets
in
ppea red po ss ib le th at su c h
ai d s h ou ld h e wan ted ), a n d th rou g h o u t i n En g
Lati n
li s h
f or
It may b e
s u ch a
p lan
a
c es sary
ne
.
to g i ve
so
me reaso n
.
W h en
th ets
in
it
,
it is
c o n s i d ered
th e lea rn er s eek s
meas u re th an
a llo w ed
a
th at i n
rath er
c h as m
th at th i s d eman d
in
to
s ele
c ti n g epi
fill u p a c h a s m
sen s e,
i t w i ll b e
po n h i s i n g en u i ty i s
n o t o n e o f th e earli es t, w h i c h ou h t i n g en eral
g
to b e ex ac ted
To c o pe w i th th e metre i s th e
u
.
fi
rs t o b
s tan
j ec t
ces
,
; an d ,
i n th e la rg e maj o r i ty
th at d i fii cu lty
th e begi n n er
.
—If
so ,
ms
s ee
i dle
or
i t mus t b e
i n eleg an t terms
.
in
a mply s u ffi
c i en t fo r
i n j u d i c i o u s to
u n s a fe li b er ty
i n c rease i t , b y a llo w i n g h i m a n
o f c h o i c e, w hi c h ca n o n ly lea d to th e
of
of
H av i n g
ad o p ti o n
on
ce
en
‘
li s ted i n to h i s
n ew ,
s erv i e
c
c erta i n
word s
T h i s rema rk o n ly refers to th e p lan —t h ere
i n th e fi rs t po rt i o n
o r altered e xerc i s es
,
.
of
are
easy
e r
s v e al
X
a pp li a ti o n
emb arrass men t , h e h as re
h is
to
c
sa me
c o u rs e
to th e
it
b e i n trod u c ed ;
ca n
s en s i b ly
b ec o me
of
b e as
va r i o u s
lea rn er mu s t
h en c e h i s i dea s i n
to th e
v o ab u lary
c
su
ch
v o ab u la ry s h o u ld
c
p
tas te
.
Th i s
b ut
of
c ertai n
to en ter i n to
not
an
elemen tar y w ork ,
th or h ere leav es i t w i th th e
i n s tru c to r
ma y
r ea s o n i n g
mi g h t b e i n appro pr i ate
wh i ch
B es i d e
o s s i b le ;
an d
fi rs t p res en ted to th e
g r ea tly i n fl u en c e th e fo rmati o n o f
a n d s u b s tan ti v es ;
an d
and
o f ep i th ets
futu re
i n tro du c ti on
c i rcle,
It i s , th ere
.
b e app li ed , w i th di s c r i m i n ati o n , to
c us s i o n
w h erever
u s ag e
a n d ap pr op ri ate as
th e ex a mples
ow n
his
i mp o rta n c e th at
fore,
his
an d
s p ell-b o u n d
of
tak e th e b en t
c o n ven i en t
c las s i ca l
a ls o
v erb s
di s
a
to th e
th e
nu
s tuden t
.
.
th e
i n s erti o n
ei th er en ti r ely n ew ,
of
o r n ew -
m an y
mod elled ,
ex er c i s es ,
a n d o th er
d eta c h ed i mp rovemen ts , th e g en eral o b j ec t o f
th i s li ttle w o rk , i n i ts p r es en t s tate, may b e
d es c ri b ed
l s t To
.
p lete
ki n d
Lati n
as
follow s “
fur n i s h
as s i s ta n e, o f
c
to b eg i n n ers i n t h e
,
th e mo s t
co
c o mp o s i ti o n
m
of
v ers e
.
To mak e th e ex erc i ses g radu a lly h arder ,
n o t b y lea v i n g th e s en s e fo r t h e v ers e i n co m
2n d
.
M r B lan d was p reparin g th i s
v ery s h o rt t i me p rev i u l
y to h
.
3
o
s
is
Fi fth Ed i ti o n fo r p u b l ic ati o n
d ec
ease
.
X1
b u t b y w i thd raw i n g the Lati n w ords ,
mo r e an d mo r e
e,
e
t
l
p
.
3t d
To
.
th ro u gh
l
h
e
t
u il
h
w
o
ha s gon e
pp y
p p
r es t o f t he b oo k , w i th n o te
s fo r
su
t he
e p i n me tr i c al i n s tr u c tion
o f w h i c h sev era l n ew s e c i men s a re i n s erte
d
i
n
p
the p re sen t ed i ti o n ; an d a ll th e ex e r c is es o f this
c la s s are th rown tog e th e r a t the en d o f the b oo k
v ers
es
;
a
fu r th e r
st
,
.
E XER C IS E S
E XERC I SE I
.
.
Th e H or se
.
ardeo
Ta n Hor s e , free an d
Mak i n g
w ay th r ou gh
e xu lti n g
riv
g es i n w ide fi e lds ,
rub us
septu m
ra
e rs , fe n ce s
E XERC I S E I I
,
an d
b u sh e s
.
.
The S a i lor
.
n au ta
precor
Th e Sa i lor p rays
patr i a
in
a
h appy
e x ta
throws out e n tr a i ls
r
e tu rn
to
h
i
s
[ ]
Iii qu é por r i ci o
An d
cou n try
,
fern s
o
f th e o x
B
z n to
fi erce w av e s
.
2
E XE RC I S E III
matuti n u s
Now mor n i n g
.
‘
s b n ti é r é
s on g s
h a ve
s ou n d
e d th r o u g h
ex cu ti o
B oy
admon i s h ed sha ke;
o
f g
so
tefu l
E XE RC I S E
IV
mn i u m
s lu
ra
r
ai s ,
mb ers
.
Rus ti c tu rn ed S oldi er
.
e
detr ecto ras trum
Stout r us ti c lets drop ba r rows from h ard h an ds
fac tu s
forti te
r g e ro
An d tur n e d s oldi e r b r a ve ly wi e lds arms
fe ro x
.
g r s ti s
a
,
.
E X ERC I SE
V
.
S old i er turn ed Rus ti c
.
ab l . ab so l .
c olon u s r epeto
P e a ce return i n g r us ti c res eelzs li ttle
mu n ere
Lares ,
pos i to
An d duty of Mar s bei n g resi gn ed
fie lds
e
r n ov o
re-cul ti va t s th e
e
3
VI
EX E RC I SE
P as toral
.
Mu si c
h umi
s tr atu s
Wh i le t h ou Cbri dé n stre tche d
i n c on di ta n e ut
'
,
on
,
.
.
j act as
u
Z
g round pour est
__
.
for th wi ld strai n s
Omn i a c apta
4
ll thi n gs c ha rmed wi th
,
.
carme n s i le o n e u t
d ivi n e v ers e a r e si len t
.
.
.
E XE RC I SE V II
Sp ri n g
Hu mu s
Gr ou n d i s
v
e rn o
n,
e
r
e
g
.
i te rum
s u avi s
et
swe
s
ri n
p
g
a ga i n
tou c h e s
w i th
dulcedo
de li g ht
s li
Mo rtal s e n s e s ,
an d
g er g e n u s
th e wi n g ed tri b e
E XE RC I SE V III
Eu rop a
.
.
mu lceo p a le ar
pulc h e r
Fa i r
.
E uropa
,
th ou p a ttes t dew -laps
h an d,
B
2
of
th e
hu ll w i t h
_
e s c io
0 ] N y mph
Th ou k n ow es t n ot [
u n de r th e b u ll
n
a
ccu s
.
li té ré
p
tha t Ju i ter li e s h i d
,
.
E XE RC I SE I X
.
h au d dign atu r o ce llu s t u rg i du lu s h e n do
Th e b oy d i s d a i n s ey es swe lled wi th w eep i n g ,
telu m d ecc o
f oemi n a
S u ch we apo ns b ec ome th ee
alon
e
E XERC I S E X
S acri fices
macto i mpe rf
.
woma n
,
.
.
s u e ri d é moré
b i de n s
p
w h i te s h eep to th e Gods a bove
.
c ifice a
do n o i mpe r f
They us e d to g i ve b lack fl eece s to
Th ey
us
ed
to
sa r
.
,
.
th e b lac k
EXERC I SE X I
R eli gi
n as
As pu r ple ros e
at
on
b os om
.
ce n s
l
u v i us
p
i ts b i rth
e xu lts
G od
.
r
ej o i c es
in
ra i n y Apri l
,
s in u s
S o te n der
.
i n lov e
of
rai s
p
e
.
.
6
E XERCI S E XV
Fla tter er
i dfi lé tor
May fals e fla tterer
.
.
mu l ceo t i b i
n
e ver s oothe
e e
v st r
Nor dri n k you r cu p s
e ars
fals um
th e p r i ce of fa ls eh ood
EXE RC I S E
you r
,
.
XV I
.
B a cch us
.
e
di mi té
‘
r
B acch u s , may e s t th ou
l
u sh i n
O
b
g
[ ]
co r
come crown ed wi th
ymb u s
full c lus ters
tu
l e vo
M ayest thou case my
,
h eart from w e ig h t
E XE R C I S E XV II
P or ten ts
n ovu s
E arth i s s h ak e n wi th
mon s te r s
s tra n
of
c ar e s
.
.
.
motu s
e
m
oti on
g
t remi s c en s
dr eadi n g n ew
,
a
go
aeth era
a cc .
Jupi te r ha th dri ven h or s e s th rough pu r e e th er
7
EXE RC I S E XVIII
.
pro en l i te
Hem
f
a ar ,
an tru m
go afar , ye pro fan e ,from th e g r ee n
c
Pi e ri de s c on s ec rate
l oc u s
s a ro
Na i d és
an d
th i s spot
.
EXE RC I S E XI X
Cer b erus
En i mman i s
Lo
!
va s t
ro fi
p
aperi o
C e rb e rus
e
p ns
o
mdu s
ca v ern
.
.
t r i p le x h i at u s
triple
h o rr e o
mouths ,
Tar tar eu s
The deep k i n g do ms drea d th e Ta r ta ri a n dog
EXE RC I S E XX
.
.
Ex erci se
.
A rt i fe x
IIz ni s ter s
'
.
n
of
lu x u r y
equ eo
co n fer o
ca n n ot
s apo r
b estow a fla vou r,
es ur i es s o lu s
Wh i ch
h un g er
p a rtu s
on l , ob ta i ned b y labo u r , w i ll
y
B
4
g iv
e
.
,
8
EXE RC I SE XX I
.
P ea c e
.
Jamqu e
An d
o
mn e s
c
epu li s que
va o
n ow a ll a re
i n ten t
on
th e tab le s
an
of
d b a n que ts
th e G o ds ,
i te rum
tu qu e
c
Alphe
s i b a us
vo at
s
.
And thou a ga i n ,
s u ccin ctu s
'
'
,
e rv o
ten d est
o xen .
c ome s furn is h ed wi th b oug h o f h appy
a de o t art ar eu s late b ra
S ad Eri fin f s goes to Ta rta ri a n dens
Pe ace
oli v
e
,
'
.
EXE RC I SE XX II
.
P res en ce of the D ei ty
c un eta
G od made
a ll
gu b erno
th e s ame G o d gavern s all th i n g s ,
mor squ e
v i ta
qu e
Bo th life
allo
th i n gs ,
and
d ea th
ex
c ome
f
ou t c
th at h an d
p1
u or
q
.
He a dd r ess es th e p i ou s
Q o dq e
u
.
s celus
u
An d whatev er
h e s ee s
.
b re as t th rou gh mute
f
o
si l n
e ce
,
malu s
wi cke dness the b a d ma n
c on ce i ve s
,
9
EXERC I S E X XII I
Anci en t Ora cles
.
.
v ru m
e
e
Now an c i e n t oracles ex ha uste d of tr uth are s i len t
D elph i cu s
u t an te
D e lp h i a n v oi ce pou r s n o s ou n ds as before
f ata qu e
r e cu s o aperi o
An d oa k s o f Dodo n a refu se to u nfold fa tes
alloqu or
qu i
g en u s
H e who ru le s s tar s a d d ress es h uman r a ce
'
efl cetu s
s il o
.
,
.
E XERC I S E X XI V
h au d
mpli u s
a
vo lu cr i s
No more b i r ds ch arm
En
Lo
as t
Aqu i la,
i ge
c ome
y e ar s
lu qu e
B ut
’
an d
,
demu lc eo
ai s
r
wi th
.
c an t u s
s on
g e ro
my fr i e n d, b ri n gs
d epromo
s,
g
a s h ar
er
p
c o ld
d ra w j brth th e c as k pr e s e rv e d th rou g h
,
An d let
vi
rg e n s
fl ame f ed
by s ti cks
a g ai n
Serv ammqu e
.
a
5
c rack le
on
h e art h
.
10
EXE RC I SE XXV
.
Ti me
.
edax
t e ro
’
r
D evouri n g Ti me ha th worn
ac e
g
ro cks an d h ar d ad a ma n t,
.
ad o
e
s
An d c on qu e ro r , c on qu e r e d b y Ti me, appr oa c h es
Ho e
.
to mb
s tab i li s
Thi s als o d i s u n i te s
l
r
m
ov e s
i
f
of
min d,
fron s
An d plough s w ri n k le s , O Lydi a, i n
'
E XE RC I S E XXV I
.
al atus
e
u v e n tu s
j
t urri tu s
g
He lme te d y ou th le av e s turre te d c ities
h ie
h i e pu lverul en tus seevi o
pede s
Th i s ma n a foot s oldi er thi s ma n d us ty r ages
Equo
on h ors eb a c k
l
a
e
a
l
aces s i tu s
c
c
o
ru
s
o
g
Helme ts struck by th e s u n gli tter p er ru rci
,
,
‘
,
des ero
Gods
of
pe ac e
have des e rted wre tch e d
s o i l.
.
ll
EXE RC I SE XXVI I
.
Gr an deur end s i n D ea th
men ti tur
qui d
Why does
t ibi
woo l i mi ta te
.
p u n i ce us
thee pu rp le c olours 7
f
c o ro lla mee to co ma
ahlat
W h y do e s a c oron a l confi n e h ai rs s c atte re d on [y our ]
foreh ea d 7
or
‘
.
.
V an aqu e
c u r ex t ru o atr i u m
i
u s l ux u s
fi
c
g
re
An d why bui ld you va i n h alls w i th
t u mu lu s mox
A
mb s oon sh all g iv e
r
n a ro w to
to
ro al
y
ec tu m pl
t h ee a roof
t
L ove of L earn i n g
addi ctu s
B oy d evoted
su s
to
Si g hs
f
.
.
ab l. ab s o l.
s tu dy, n urs e b ei n
pi ro
.
.
E XE RC I S E XXV III
parvii lii s
lu xury ?
t
l
e
,
f
g
acc
.
h
i
s
m
oth er
[ ]
or
an
d
fe ar s
P i eri d es
mox
q
u as
Whom h e fe are d
h e s h all
peto
e
s oon spon tan o u s ly s
eek
.
edi t
w h o m he h ate d h e s h all lov e ,
c in g o
W h en
Ph oe b u s s h all sur rou n d [
h i s ] h ead wi th g ree n
h o n our
.
8 6
l2
EXERC I S E XXI X
Cas s a ndra
.
mu lta
Cas s an dra
ma n y thi n gs
r volvi n g
e
.
e
ab lat.
s up r
conc er n i n g fa ll
of
Pri am,
l
e
na
p
An d f i lled wi t h
futu r e
.
fate s
of
Troy s i n g s future th i n gs
ex ci di u m
An d s ee s
ru i n
wh i ch
s h e may n ot
be
e
ab l
to
e
av r t,
di rip i en du s
And te mple s
s oo n
g rai u s v i r
to b e demoli she d by Grec i a n men
EXE RC I SE XXX
.
.
R ome
.
as pi ce
amn l s
B ehold wh e r e Ti b r i e, r i v er mos t g rateful
to
h e ave n ,
fl umen
pi n g u i s cu ltum
Cu ts fe rti le fi elds w i th h appy s trea m
ib i
o li m
Ro me former ly g av e laws the r e to
Luxu r i e s trab o
in
su u s
ns
e
g
c on qu e r e d
v i n clu
m
Lux ury dr a ws Rome i n to he
r ow n cha i n s
.
na ti on s ,
14
E XE RC I S E XXXIII
Eden
115m?)
.
EdEn s i s
exco lo
Th e fi rs t ma n h appy
u s qu e
f retu s
.
cu lti va te d
ar d n s o
g
e
f
E den ,
e lyi n g on lov e o f G od th e C reato r
s ib i
c ollig e
Bu t wh i le Eva g athers f or h erse lf pu rple fl o we rs
Alwa ys
r
,
i ps a
In terea h er se lf more b e au ti fu l th an
fl owe r s falls
.
E XERC I SE XXX I V
Sa crifi ce
.
h o s ti a
Now
c as e s pa rg en daqu e
Jupi ter a n d to bespri n kle d
d at
.
c ti m p re s e rve d fo r
wi th w i n e
ns
e
f
v i re s
t
r
o
b
u
r
r
o
o
p
E xu lti n g i n str en gth butts oa ks wi th b row
vi
,
,
a ds to
dat
ab l . ab s o l
.
c mpa n yin g
do n u m th u r eu s a u m r epleo aede s s i n g
An d n ow fts of fra n ki n cens e fi ll temp le w i th o dou r
Now
i
r
p
e s t s ta n ds
by
a ltar s a
,
,
.
crowd
ac o
,
.
.
l5
E X E RC I S E XXX V
.
ruo
N igh t falls
an d
,
i n qu e
e mb rac e s e ar th
le n i s
A n d Mo rph eu s h as
The p i ou s g i v e to
lab o u r ,
mn i u m
D i r e dr ea ms
po ppy i n
e
a gi tat
th e fou l
b osom
.
S a cr ed Trees
P a le i vy
pl
.
ci r cu
mdo
surr ou n ds
temp les
f
o
a
ej oi ce s
tqu e
An d lau r e l
.
B ac ch u s ,
i n b ou g h
c oma p1
locks
.
\ V h i t e poplar g i r ds He r c u le an
r
.
temper a
c in go
B u t Pallas
wi t h
s i n us
ex ag i to
E X ERC I S E XXXVI
Fa lle n s
h
an d
hi
s
[ ]
qu i es m e mb r um
l
c
i
e
e
ri ed
t
a
d
r
l
i
w
a
s
m
b
s
p
ii
p
so
s oo th i n g
wi th b lac k w i ng s ,
of
vi r o
e
flouri shes b e lov e d
h appy
o li v
e
,
s uu s
b y i ts own Ph oeb us .
16
EXERC I SE XXXV II
Prai s es
f
o
En g la n d
.
‘
b li v i fer
r aeclar u s
p
’
R crzown ed b ar d may pr ai s e
.
e b ea r i n g
oli v
-
Athence,
mth er eu s
An d R ome may
tou c h th e h ea ve n ly pole w i t h
h
r
e
[ ]
e e
v rt x
head
.
An g li cus
te llu s
Th ou E n g li sh la n d
v i c tr i x
0
vi
ctori ous
b e pr ai s e d i n my
o ce llu s vo c c as e
s h alt
v
er s e
,
.
i s lan d b ea uty o f th e
az u r
EX E RC I S E XXX VIII
Tartaru s
decli v i s
tr i s ti s
e
s ea.
.
.
t en eb r o s u s h i atu s
eep w ay d re ary w ith sha dowy g u lf
ate o
p
W h i ch op e ns to p ale k in g doms o f th e b la c k G od :
s i mu l a c r u m h omo
ora
He r e s h ad es of men w an de r th ro ug h mou r n fu l c oas ts
Th e re i s
a st
,
,
to rp eo
\ Vh ere li vi d h or ror
o f s ty
i
an w ate r s ta g n a tes.
g
,
l7
EXE RC I S E XXX I X
.
Ag e
f
o
In n ocen ce
.
e qu am decolo r aeta s
B efore tha t d eg e n era te a ge s u ccee de d to th e fir s t [
ag e
]
a b u lu m
l
s o n te s u a
V ern an s
p
p
p
Flou ri s h i n g e ar th g av e food spon ta n eously
j uxta
b u ceru s
i m pe rf
Ti g e rs an d hor n e d h e rds us e d to fee d n e ar [
e ach o th e r]
c ae s i u s ac e plu r
He r e th e s h ee p h e r e Li o n b ri n d led a s to mouth
an t a
,
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
plav ed
.
EXE RC I S E XL
Nume n
D e i ty pe rmi ts
ag en du s
to li fe a
s h o rt
ti me to
Mors qu e s u per ven i en s
An d d eath
mi n g upon
co
b e llu s
n
.
eu t
us
v o ro
devou rs
a ll
b epa ss ed,
o
mn i a
thi n gs
.
b e a utiful ;
plu r
the i ous ,
p
.
Th e same de ath
O pe n s h e av e n s an d s e at s of
l
ur
p
An d g i v e s to thej us t i n te ri or k i n g doms of G od
,
.
.
18
E XE RC I SE X LI
.
i
Waus oleum
.
n ob i s
c on d o
We b u i ld th i s
u rn
p os te r n s
f or
us an d
g en s
M a y fu tu re
ra
e ru s
r emote
s
co
ce ve n e r ate
f or
mpo s i tu s
g ran ds on s ,
avu s
b u ri e d gr a n ds i res
patri u s
An d mo v ed b y admon iti o n
‘
b on e s
h o rre o
of a
tomb
co ve ri n g p a tern a l
,
s tru ctu s
[Way i t dre a d
s
e pu l ch r e s
b ui lt i n
e x t e rn u s
forei g n s oi l
E XE RC I S E XLII
The D ei ty
N umen tu eor
D ei ty g ua r ds th i n g s
.
.
de
men
of
from s ac re d s e at
,
f ulmi n i b u s qti e
‘
H an d i s
arm
e d wi th
s h ow
e rs
an
d thu n ders
qui n eti am
M oreov er
to
us
h e h as g i ve n g i fts
of
li fe
.
b on i
Pr o mi s i n g p u r e
j oy s
of
h e av e n to the good
.
19
n ov eri t
B ut th e b ad d ece i v e r s hall h av e known h orrib le
n su m
e
p
An d th oughts
sinus
f
o
fires
,
as peri o r
v el
bos om even
ru d r
e
th a n
E X E RC I S E XLIII
fl ame s
.
.
The P oet
.
W h o h as s ee n Mu s e s s i t ti n g
on
M oun t Parn as s u s
,
in
W h e re
so
ft e r
w av e
flo ws
c e d s oi l
on s a r
di s ti n g u o
Hi m
fam e of le arn e d poet
v i v et
wi ll ma rk
out,
r i su s
cu i
He wi ll li ve , whose
w o rk
Mu s e c rown s
e s cio
wi th s mi le
.
per atu s
kn ows n ot all th e rew ards of hop e d lau r e l ?
n
Wh o
alw av s
n
s
ii i i eré
e s ci o
W h o knows
'
not th at
h i s h e ad i s g reen wi th
“
e
a
f
l
EXE RC I S E XLIV
.
R ome
.
Di v i n e Ro mulu s made
an
e t e rn al c i ty ;
h i b eté
Te mple s
of
Palat i n e mou n t pos sess Jupi ter
c ed
sa r
20
V i r tu s b ellan tflm
s
ec u lum
e r vo
sa
ua rd s th e w alls t h r ou g h a g es ,
w
a
rri ors
f
g
Th e lo v e o f a n ame i n c r e as e s pe rp e tu al prai s e s
Va lou r
o
.
po n o
B ut
n ow
p
n o vu s
t
l
e
r
i
e
s
h h e ld
t
h
a
p p
ur
qu o s
He g o ve rn s b y
arms
ar ts
ju s
n ew r i
t
h
s,
g
v et er es
wh om th ea n ti en ts (gov e rn e d)b y
.
EXERC I SE XLV
E arly Fr i en dship
.
.
s i m i li s
Lyci das h a d par e n ts of li ke d egr ee,
Frate rn al mi n ds , an d c o n ti g uo u s Lhres :
C lau di u s
'
an d
’
t
ue
An d
i n ye ar s ,
as
so
in
s tudi s ,
e
b oth
e
e
e
e
n
m
ll
i
p
g
n e a r l twi n s
y
,
5di é r é
ari li s
Th ey approa ched t emple s
qu e m
hic
of
Mu s e s
p
wi th equa l s te p
‘
.
l eg o
Hi m whom th eon e ch oos es
c
ompan i on
[]
as
,
th e
o th
er
co mplecto r
emb ra
ces [as ] compan i on
i lle
An d th e on e r ejec ts fro m b os om
s ociu s
to hi s fr i en d
,
.
i n fldu s
hi m who i s fa i thless
22
‘
c i th ar a te s tor
Hyme n i s G o d o f Pe ace
h arp s testify hi m goi n g ,
LampfidES
La mps ,
s
an d s mi l s , an d
e
Par ce
g
dol e n s
Forbea r , 0 man
f
o
eu n tem
a
i n way s
r lan ds s ca ttere d
p ro fer re
s orr ow ,
p
ars us
to
D eo
do lor
ter gri ef
ut
,
.
the
God
e e e
c omi n g
v ni nt
,
l i v i du s
An d 0
s ou n
par
e n vi ous
ce
fun e s tus
efrai n from i ll omened
ton g u e
-
r
ds
v o tu m s i t ap us
t
An d wh ere th e pomp s w e lls , let th e vow b epr opi ti ous
am an s
to the lovers ,
u ltro
An d may
a us
p
i
ci ous words spon ta n eously g iv e [th e m]
b on u s
a us i c i ous day s
p
.
EXE RC I SE XLV III
Gr otto
f
o
.
Eg er i a
.
Ari cl n u s
Y e o ak s
v
*
of
Ar i ci n i a n
o s an tru
v all
ey
,
an
d h orr o r
of
l
p ace s ,
m laqu eatu s
An d you ye c aves
a r ched
b y th e h an d
Kn traqué
‘
o f n atu r
e
,
23
pl
s ca teb r a
.
Foun tai n b reak i n g e te rn al si len ce w i t h li gh t ba b bli n gs ,
ab di tu s
lateat
Di ci te
Say w h ere th e n ymph
Nu ma may
of
e ed
lurk
conc al
v i d eor
Th e a i r s
an s w
er
qu am
ee m
pe to
She wh om you
o mn u s s o lu m
ev ery
or s
,
s
e
t o an s w r ,
lu s tro
eek wa n ders
o ver th is , th at,
an d
s oi l
ac
um u e
u
q
q
allo
q
uo r
p eten s
th e i n ui r es
q
Wherever mi ld n atu re a d d resses
ib i
c on j u x cons i li u mqu e
Th er e l i v e s th e wzf e an d couns el o f Nu ma
‘
.
E XE RCI S E XL IX
v
e li m
.
me mo res
I coul d wi sh ,
h on ou rs
sw
of
e e t Mu s e [t h at]
you
r elate
woul d
w oo ds ,
re s e ro
Nor, D ryad may i t s h ame t h ee
,
to
u n lock
lateb rae
.
p an do
V en e r ab le
o ak
c ed
sa r
to
Jov e
s tr
e tches
s h ad
e
,
,
24
qu e m a s
O a ke n c rown
s u rr ou n ds
h e ad
of
h e ro e s
p r o x i ma
To w h i ch th e b eech
i
s
[]
n
.
apti s s i ma
f aci li s
ea rest an dfi ttes t f or deli ca te
t orn u s
a vi n
r
g
t
g ool,
B ee ch wh i ch p i ous Mu s e o f V i rg ili u s
t ax u s
i n h e lli on s c o rn u
S ad Yews
ar e b
sin gs ,
i n to wa rli ke bows,
en t
o rn u s
An d
fe r ti le mou n tai n
V i n e g iv e s
cups
,
Ash h as
i
[g v e s ]
plan e tree
amata
r ed
dat
b e rr i e s
s h ad
e
.
to
po tan s
dr i n kers ,
.
An d Mv r tle b elove d by Ven us
EXE R C I S E
s u rroun ds
L
h ai r
.
.
The R avag e of Ti me
.
me r i t o
Alas ! wi th
e
aetas
r a s on ,
0
fl yi n g
Ti me , w e fe ar th y th eft s ,
in
Th ou
falx
mowes t all th i n g s over the e a r th w i th th y s cy the
p1
.
r
0 u thy b row th ou
i e ms
th ee g oi n
g
be are st h ai r
.
api o
b u t le s t we may
ca tch
25
e lox
S wift w i ng s c arry
i n an i s
v
t
th ee th ro
mo do
ax
’
e ut
s a ce
p
.
n
.
r u b eo
blushe d
in th es e
P hceacia n g arde n s la tely
lo li um
domi n or
Un h appy da rn e l
n o w swa s
y
du me n
fi e lds
e ys ,
v al l
.
lav o
The s e stre a ms la te ly b a the d marb le to w e rs ,
a
B ut
now
efli
pau peri es
te r
'
efi ero
l
ov er t make
l
oom
d
h
ace
l
t
e
s
w
i
p
g
yp
y
ci o
tr ag e s
ha voc
us
s
Thou ma ke s t th i s
,
.
0 time ; b u t
as
by
qu e
a lw a s
y
v o lo
O
a
cce le ro
laps u s
Thou has ten est thy s i l en t a ssa e ,
g
p
t h e w o rk o f th e mi n d
so
wi ll I
h
as te n
[
]
.
N o r m— Tu
c o n tras ted
an d
E g o to b e ex p ress ed
as
em
p hatic
,
b eca u s e
.
EXERC I S E
1
S a i li n g
s u av
e
on a
c
su l o
LI
.
S ummer
’
s
Ni g h t
pr o fu n dum
(t [i s ] sweet to p lo ugh th e dee
p
(3
.
aes ti vu s
e
un d r
e moon
su mm r
,
26
u n ctu s
ab i s
e lab o r
v ess e l
l
d
e
i
s
g
placi du s v adi s
on
l
a ci d waters ;
p
W h e n car een d
i mmo tus marmor
tac i tu s to n s a
ti n g o
Si len t oa r s a re d ipp e d (i n ) a s er e n e surfa ce
’
,
carb as eo s s i n u s
ai r
Lan g ui d
mov e s ca n vas s bosoms ;
aper i or
v e tu s
s i lv e r a n a n ci en t c i t i s descn ed
y
har dly
H e r e to u ch e d wi th
.
'
by
i s us
th e pass e n ger ;
t at
H e re
a
w aters
domi n or
e s co
mou n tai n b egi ns to
fa de wh i ch
sways th e
.
r ati s
i n terlab o r
pacatu s
pe aceful
The v ess e l ag ain g li des b etween
fi elds ,
W h e r e li fe s u spe n d e d fo r a little ti me i s s i le n t
i n terea
c i th ar a
s oPi o
lu ctu s
In the mean whi le g r i e f i s hus hed by the lyre
un
an d
da
the water
g e s ti o
Deli ghts to b e ar th e so ft me lo dy
No r m—T o u ch e d
li gh t
of
th e m o o n
t
wi h
si v
l
er ;
2.
e,
.
pectu s
on
i ts bosom
touch ed
.
b y th e
s i lve
r
y
27
E XE RC I SE
LII
.
Concealed S orrow
I
c
i
m
t
u
p
read
a i n ted
p
ru g is qu e
fron te
on
wretch e d b row
.
and
wri n k les
f the
o
e
o
t
ns
p
tri b ui s s e
i n fin qu a
Th at for tun e se lls wh at y ou may th i n k her to h a ve
g i ve n
acc.
.
d ie
i n s omn i um pl
p en s o
.
An d th at g roan s by da y, s leep lessn ess b y
in fidn s
ri su s
b o n um
Thefa i thl es s smi les
q uoqu e h i c
Eve n h e w h o
n
ig h t p ay f or
fals e bless i n gs of th e g odde s s
n u b i la
d at c a s e
de ter g o
c lea re d a way clou ds f rom sa d br o w
an d
.
.
h ath
,
pr0 pin qu u s h ab eo pro
W h om e ach r ela ti on esteems f or h appy
modo i mper f s ub . g rass an s
.
.
If
h e b ut shewed
v erter et
c are s
g i n g i n b r e as t,
mi r an s i n vi di a lac ry mi s
ra
Wou ld c han g e ad mi r i n g e n vy i n to tea rs !
b eatus
moeren s
i n tu s i lle g e ro p e rs on a
Mourn i n g i n wa r dly he wears mask of happy man
mi s e r
i ps e
He i s h appy to o th e rs b u t h i mself wre tc he d to
,
,
s
ibi
‘
t
T h i s l i n e en ds
t
wi h
C
a
r
wo d
2
of
fou r s y llable s
.
28
EXE RC I S E
LIII
.
Rev en g e
.
laces s o
\ Vh e n R e v e n g e pr ovokes
u lla di e s
Not a n y d ay mi ti g ate s
gen us
mo rtal r a ce wi th
e
of
i n te rru pte d ple as u re
l sati s
ali e n a
of
rag
fu ri e s
,
h e art
quoqu e
Th e n
a ls o
An d mi n d
fri e n dsh i p fl i es ,
es tra n ge d from j oys s eek s
u bi
erg o
Th erefore wh e n th e I n di an
r abi es o f R e v e n g e
s h all
.
s lau gh t r .
e
h av e
c on ce i v e d
th e
‘
,
n
S e du lo u s h e u rg e s
mou n tain s
l
i
us
e
d
g
j ou rn e y
th ro u g h
émb r a
forests
an d
.
de
from fou n tai n s
Cold w ate rs
h i n de r h i m n o t,
di t
se
Fo r
su
r
\ Vh e n
ch fu ry
h a th
sa t
ad 6 85 5
h i m w r e tc h e d
.
e g iu s
roya l
Ju n o
vow
e d de s tru c ti on
‘
s
S ad
of
an g
er
é i’ ii t
ed
rag
of
Tro y ,
in
W i th h an d
ag ai ns t
‘
’
Ili hdae
.
ardeo
Wh y
do e s
An g e r
u n h ap
py h atr e d b u r n i n h e av e n ly m i n ds
h o mi n e s deceo
i
a
g n st
a
w r e tch e d man k i n d b ecomes
n ot
o
d
s
g
.
3O
E XE RC I S E
LV
.
Natu ral Reli g i on
.
cu i
i n telli g o
Lo 1 I n di an wh ose mi nd
r u de of s tu dy
n
Th e fo rm
[o f G od]
in
e
rce i ves
p
e b u la
clouds
,
words
G od i n th e
of
fl amen
g
e
al
.
h au d tri b uo
W i s dom h ath
‘
i lli fis
gi ven wi n g s to hi s
u t i n i rét n i tidu s i te r
To
n ot
e n ter gli tteri n g
mi lk
way
of
th e s u n ,
s ou l,
or
[
]
of
'
.
tran s
s i mpl
h ath
e N atu r e
Bu t
th e way
fe i gn ed b eyon d
ardu a
th e ste e
s
p
f
o
j u gu m
n u b i fer
v
Support i n g
c lou ds
,
e li c
th e h eaven wh i ch he cou ld wi sh
domu s
to b e a home
.
e me ri tu s
Th e re
a
h appi e r world s mi les to h i m ha vi n g p ast thr o
’
pa rt o f h eav e n o th i ck ly s o wn
s tars a s to h av e a wh i te or m i lk y a ppearan c e
t:
k
T h e mi l y way,
,
a
s
.
t
wi h
31
e o ami c tu s
i s lan d blus hes c lothed i n e tern al ros es
ru b
Or
,
fl ag ru m
ub i
Cb ei des " w i ll to rtu re s h ade s wi th sc ourges
merx
n ullu s r e po r to o p e s
No on e g a i ns ri ch es b y i n h u man trafii c
Wh er e
no
,
v en er an s
h
e
[ ]
An d worsh ipp i n g
cheri s h es a h ope
,
th at rec ei ve d
aequ u s
i n th at equa l seat
orb i s
Fai th fu l dog may b e [h i s ]
o f s h ade s
compan ion
i n th e world
.
LV I
E XE RC I S E
.
R ome i n Ru i n s
j
si
e
v n u s t as
aceo
Rome li es dea d , b u t b ea uty i s
n ot
tab e s
S o th e las t h ou r
s
i mu l ac ru m
Sha dows
of
Cbfi dés
c
n su m ti on
o
f
p
o
r ecu
La ti n iz ed
ex ti n g u i sh e d
mu l
a ls o,
pu rpu ro
ur les c h ee k s
p p
mb o
te mple s rep ose i n
,
.
mi rror
fro m O b ei ;
turing demon o f th e n egroes
.
c
4
o f r i v er ,
e
th e v i l
gen i us
an d
to r
32
de cu s
m
cu
Wi th
h
ath b ee n b o rn ,
r
l
h
e
o
r
[ ]g y
w h i ch
c o ns
an d
ha th
en es co
l
d
o
ro
w
n
g
.
e mus
gr ove
n
E t h e r e al forms de i g n
to vi s i t th is
r
,
ec re o
cha rm th e s e ai rs
A part n ot s ee n b y mor tal ey e b re ath e s lov e s
Pa r t ch e ri s h [th e i r] g e n i u s W i th r o s y v i n e an d
jo en s
j est:
b r ach i um
Part fit th e i r sh oulders to arms an d pr ay de i ty
lau r e a
r e di vi vu s s epten i o ru m j u u m
g
[Th at] the la urel may b er e newe d on thes even hi lls
An d e th e r e al ly re s
to
,
,
-
.
r evi r es co
Oh
oak s
de ar to b r ave sh ad e s be gr een ag a i n ,
amn i s v o c
eo
pl
.
Oh
ri v r
e
.
dear to th e bra ve ma r/es t th ou flaw
pe re n n i s
everla sti n g
.
EXE R C I SE
LV II
Th e Sa bb a th
S a c ra di e s
.
q i emqu e
a fi ero
Sa cre d da y b r i n gs
.
re u
e
[ ]
r st
to ear th a n d r st to
e
cu
cole n s
lti va tors .
33
nov i tas
May th i s
c e d day
sa r
b e to me a
n
ew n ess
li fe
of
lu x
S c i li cet
th i s da y th e Savi ou r b u r s t
on
vi
c to r
v o lo ab
s
e pu lc h re
o rb i s
,
An d v i ctor i ous sai d to d eath ,Flyf mm wor ld
Erg o
mi s ceri er
.
Ther efore let i t
s h am
e
th e w or ld to b e d i stur b e d wi t h
ms ,
s a d ar
t
ue
An d a s
c ampu s
th ef i e ld fro m arms
c
fo ru ms be free
va o
so
may
lis
fr om li ti gati on
lu x qu oqu e
O n thi s da y als o may
qui e s c o
rest
.
i ll-pe rs u adi n g h u n g e r
of
g
ai n
,
An d may th e b r e as t lov e whi c h
h at r e d
co n ce i v e s
i n tu s
wi thi n
lacry matu s
B u t n o t my rrh s wept from h app y b ark ,
caes a
ue
ag n a
q
An d n ot La mb s la i n i n te mple s w i ll b e an
B ut mi n d pu re ,
c
s a r a- o r u
m
Mi ld qfleri n g:
’
p i ame n
eq uati on
te d b y t u mu lt of
an d n o t ag i ta
con v e ni o
sui t
mi ld G o d
.
0
5
vi
ce
,
34
EXE R C I S E Lv l II
.
H ome after y ears
f
o
a bs en ce
.
cer tu s
co g n os cq
W
h o taugh t
N5m§ dés *
to
a
ckn owledge
a s
e ttled s eat
domu s
‘
efi r en u s
An d
la wless men to lov e
fi rs t [tau g h t]
A ltho w i th ou t
’
a n am
h e s lee ps i n
e
,
a
home I
u n k n o wn
to mb ,
At
’
et th e
s in
as h
g
i
e
ou rn fu l me lody to
m
v
g
e le me n ts
.
es
.
ctu s
ha llowe d to me wh e re
i n eo
s an
O h h ome
of
h
[ is]
,
I
e n tere d th res h old
li fe ,
lu do
fo re s
a
l
us
rvu
p
An d sporte d a li ttle on e b efo re th e de ar doors ;
IEdes s i n g
’
An d th o u , 0 chu rch , w h os e towe r s ee n th ro tall e lms
.
C omme moro
f [my] fath e r s wh om th y s ton e s c on ce al ;
aequ al i s
A n d y ou my e qua ls i n y ears W h om th e b l ack h ou r may
h av e s par e d
’
1e lls
o
,
"
F
Th e wan d
r
eri n g
Sc yth ian
t
we e d i s i n gu i s h ed b y th e
d i alec s o f th e s am wo d
t
e
r
.
an d
r
fr
w a n de i n g A i c an
terms N o made s
an d
trib e
s
Nu mi dae A w o
-
35
p
u
compan i on s
s e n ex
As [y e w e re ]
pan ion s to
meold
to
me a boy, s o beye com
.
mea c or da
R es t
ads um
er
r vi s i ts the hea rt o
e
f
r
me
e ms e n s
re-v i si ti n
n otu s
g kn own p laces ,
lymph a
’
An d the water th ro th e valle y mu rmu rs ,
e cce
B ehold
”
h o me 1
h aec
le n i o
Amon g these s ce n es b r e as t i s
mi n e
s
cen es
ed
by ris i n g te ars ,
i t mi h i
s
Amo ng th e s e
s ooth
o b o r tu s
be i t mi n e to li v e ,
an d
b e it
to di e
.
EXE R CI S E LIX
.
On P rayer
.
c
l
an
tus
p
\ Vh at la me n ta ti ons fill th e
t ec tu m pl
.
s ad r oo
f
.
of
s ér é
i
s
t
n
u
p
Sa rep ta n
fe
m
ale
[
h ab eo
Alas
At
a
de ad
V ate s
B u t the P rophet
s on
w i th i n
cc up i es
o
th e b ed
.
s ub v en i o
eli eves [h er]
r
te ar s ,
an d
b y pray e rs
re s to re s
B o th
s ou l
to th e li mb s , an d day to th e e yes
0
6
.
36
lan g u es co
e
ar o
G roun d i s pa r ched,
th e g ar de n
t h i rs tin g
an d
par s le y d r oops i n
.
Ju s t man b y pray er g i ve s h e av e n ly w ate r s to th e
e ar t h
.
e xo
Di re fami n e w as tes
di s te n do
v
a
p
g
p recan s
us
—
e
s
pi o u s li ps of on epr ay i n g
g
la ti t i a
B urs t th e b arn s an d b r i n g j oy
qu er or i mperf
I w as s ad an d wa s c omp la in i n g o f h e ats o f fe v e r an d
lo s s e s ;
a fi ero O i s
p
my ] c ompan i on bri n g solace to
Th o u [
An d I s ai d
m
c
ar e
y
]
[
v i lla
.
.
.
,
'
,
.
s o lati u
B u t th e c on so le r
s
equ ally s ee k i n g
m pl
.
con s ola ti on
.
fo r h i m
e lf
,
R efero
Answ ere d ,
au x i li u m
i ps e
I mys elf ask th e s olace t h at y ou
s u b eo
pl
Ag e e rgo
Come th en , let i
.
f
s
e n ter temp le
of
di v i n e par e n t,
r ati o
qu i es
An d let th e rest w hi ch h uma n rea s on de n i e s
partu s
be ob ta i n e d b y pray e r
.
”
s
ee k
.
38
ab
.
ab s .
Th ou h as ten es t to th e oak , wh i ch ,n ymphs b ei n g dr i v e n
c orte x
fr om ba rk
No w
*
,
y k ee ps
u n worth
Ope s
th y ri c h es O Harpag u s
,
.
exp alleo
Why
—
dos t th ou tre mb let thcm tur n est pa le—Th i e v e s
r api o
’
ha ve
.
e d c hest
r ob b
a ce
.
Chest, th an wh i ch
w h ol e w or ld
p au x i llu m
B ut
a
li ttle
i g
n o th n
w
as ) mor e b e au ti fu l i n
(
.
s u per su m
r s ti s
ema i n s
h a lter may
r
e
to th ee , w i th w h i ch
be
b ou g h t ;
s
E i th e r di e
,
b lfi tu s
ripp ed
or s t
Ope s
o w e alth
f
,
des pi s e w e alth
.
t
E XE RC I S E
LXI
.
Con ten tmen t
.
ex pedi o
expl a i n i n a
s w ee ts o f li fe
I wi ll
few
e
w
o rds
t
h
e
h
t
o
w
a
t
[
]
are
,
an tefer en du s
Fi rm h e alth , to b e preferr e d to
r
Un wo th y i s
an ad un c
j
t to co l:
all
i n the
b le s s i n g s :
preced i n g
lin
e
.
th e
39
vi rtu e
Mi n d c on s c i ou s of ri gh t, an d valour de s pi s i n g dan g e rs ,
s ati vu s
e d i n h e ar t:
o f n atal s oi l p la n t
An d lov e
s
W i fe
e n i um
ffs pri n g v e n e rati n g old age o f pare n ts
An d b ook s an d c ompa n io n w h o h ims e lf c u lti v ates
Mu s e s
d epel lo
c ras s u s
ut
po s s i t
c
o
l
G arme n t c oa rse b u t th at i t may b e a bleto keep o
d;
f
,
o
,
,
,
,
pl mi hi
'
.
An d may
n
e i gh b o uri n g elm gi v e fu el to my h e arth :
av ers atu s
e e fr om rus ti c tab le
fas tidi o
i mc o
n ec
*
An d g rac e wh o do e s n ot di s da i n to e n ter Lare s :
n eq u e n i mi um c u ltus
c amer a
No r ru de fu rn i tu re n or too cos tly i n ch amb e r
u an tu s
o pe s
mox
q
An d wea lth a s muc h a s [man ] ab ou t to di e s oon may
An d B ac ch u s
n o t a v rs
,
,
,
w an t;
qu a qu on dam
A n d where for mer ly
r
fi rs t i n fan cy ha d
i
r
T h e w o d s An d
r
wo d
n ee.
,
s u s ti n eo
n xu s
May o ld ag e lean i n g on
e po
aren a
crawle d on floor
’
s tafi s u
ort
pp
fee t
.
b i n e d an d ex pressed i n
an d n ot a re c o m
th e
4O
LXII
EXE R C I S E
.
Th e S i by l
.
Cummu s
W h e re
Cumcea n
tre me n s
r i g eo
ro
ck s
ris
luri dii s
e
w
t
ve s
h
i
o v e r ra i n
a
r
g g
p g
u
,
i n c ubo
An d d i s ma l h orro r b roods
e c ru e l w ater s ;
f
l
ati di c us
ae de s
p
r O heti c
a e i ve a h ou s e to th e
p p
g g
ex es u s
ov r
.
.
C av e rn s worn wi th
Si by l
pro en l
No r fa r of i s th e di re
w ay to th e b lac k G od s
o li m
You th fu l Ph aeb u s
on
.
h an c
ce h ad
lo v e d h er te n de r
tu
An d h ad s ai d,
o n ly
de man d
I
h
t
ee
[ ]
wi ll g i v e
a
i
d
o th ou
ft
,
g
i
t
[ ]
.
e d a pr 0 ph eti c min d an d li fe wi t h o u t en d
[He] op e n s fate s to h er e y e s [h e] g iv e s day s w i th
[S h e]
as k
,
,
en d
ou t
’
i n mi b b
‘
.
Th e u n we d
.
e
Proph etess c o u n ts
v at s
s ix
h u n dr e d b i rt h - day s ,
eru b eo
An d s ee s
th e v i n
e
to h ave blus he d
An d w e ari e d w i th li v i n g
sa
so
y s , pou ri n g
o
si
fte n
,
g hs,
rog u s
O h li fe more s ad to me th an
up
fun era l
l
i
s b u i lt
e
p
41
co r
.
r ab
pl
.
h
er ] he a rt s w e lls wi th
[
B ut wh e n
ies
ra
h
n s lu g i s h
e
t
,
g
g
e
ag e
mos
E xu o r
1s p ut
f
e
r
ai rs
h
h
[ ]
:
o
ar e s
h au d
Th e n th e c olou r
th e s ec r e ts
i
s
[]
of
n ot
fate
c atte re d wi t hou t
form
th e
sa m
e
h
r
e
[ ]
to
r eg n ator
alo n
e r ul er
s ii l u
Th e w h o l e
me
s
[ ]
as
ylve s t r i s
nu
mi n i s
d
.
LXIII
C ru so v i u s loq u i tur
forth
gin g
,
EXE R C I S E
I go
s in
th en s u de n ly wi ll b e li ke a D e i ty
i n ce do
e
un us
i n s tar
An d
or d r .
.
er emu s
o f v as t
d es er t,
m
p ate o
qua
la n d , wh er ev er i t exte n ds ,
c k n o w le dge s
a
lor d
.
fe ra
B oth wi ld beas ts
an d
h armon i ou s b i rds
[ ]
ar e
ne
e
g
n a ti on
Eg b tre mo
I fea r n o t
'
de
e from s u ch
s n ar s
t i on
a na
.
to
me
a
42
e
al s
i mi tatri x
of
h u man
voi
fe r [th an ]
h u m an
fr i e n ds h i ps
An d bi r d , i mi ta tor
B i rd ,
sa
ce
,
is
,
.
h ab eo r
ex u tu s
An d h ide s s tr i ppe d o
f
a
[my] fr i e n d
from b e as ts
ar e
es teeme d
b y me
me n t,
ar
g
c on s a ta
W hi ch s ewn toge the r [wi th ] b ark b e trays rude
n ee dle s
c apra de sy lv e s tris
from w i ld fl o c k a ffo rds u n b ou gh t tab le
t
L i qu i d fo u n tai n s g i v e c ups an d h e rb a b ed
pomum frug e s pl
C av e s uppli e s b arn s [fo r] fru i ts an d c orn
j u n cu s
t e x tu s
R oo fs wove n [wi th ] s le n de r r eed g iv e Litr es
l
us
c on v e x a
o
p
Mo un t ai n s plai ns c on vexi ties of h eaven s (are) to me
te mple s
s tru ctu s
Nume n
B u i lt b y h an ds o f G o d wo r th y [th e i r]
qu o d
qu o dcu n que c i n go
B ut wh a tever su r r ou n ds [
my ] fee t what [s u r roun ds ]
my c y e s i s G od ;
.
,
.
,
.
.
.
,
,
,
,
,
,
a
n os co
D eu s
alloquor
pl
g
I a ckn owle dg e the D ivi n i ty , wh o spea ks to my h eart
.
.
43
E X ERC I S E LX I V
No w pi o u s s impli c ity fli e s
e xi le fr om our fi e lds
an
t e n c o ru s
An d
.
l
p
.
c i ty poss ess coun try an d g rov e
i mp te n s e
p r od e o
G o rg o on ce us e d to g o forth s im e an d ru sti c
s n ar
of
es
.
m
al b en s
l
i
b
e
i
t
q
“
“
n
n
ar
m
e
t
A y g
u
b osom:
c ove rin g “ fai r
mu n di ti a pl
acc
.
,
,
S i mple i n
,
acc.
.
e lega nce she s mi le d
ali t e r
,
— the wi
Loc ks w i th flo w er
o
r
s
a dorn
e
ed
as
to dece n t
placi tu ra
n ot a b ou t to
p leas e
h u s b an d
.
l
a
ci o
g
W h en Ju pi te r fr oz e
nu
me n
w ate rs w i th pu r e i nflu en ce ,
po s i tu s
ai r b oun d fa llen s n o ws
s tri n g o
An d k ee n e r
s po n s a
d ii p é s
c u ro
C h as te wife pr ovi d ed da i n ti es
pu dot
Nor
[fo r]
late h u s b an d,
lig n u m
h as i t s ha me d h er to place logs on h earth
ar
g
S h e ran th ro
’
sl n d r
e
ab l
.
e
loom wi th
u tu s
rattli n
g
pec te n
ed
re
,
ab s ol .
O r g av e , the s u n
r isi n
g
,
ta s k t o
Th e dece n t moth e r h e r s e lf,
3
Ab lat i v e
h
e
r d au h te r
[ ]
g
.
ccompan i e d b y de ar g i rls
a
a
bs o lute
.
,
44
S e du l a
th e d mas te r o f h ou s e w i t h vo i ce
a r i te r i n
p
Sh e c ame equal ly to c are s an d p ar t o f lab ou r
It s h ame d w i fe to h av e fo rs ak e n h u s b an d
ar i s ta
g e s to
In mi d s umme r s he carr i ed fu ll s heaves
mer g o
O r was hed te n de r fl o c k [w i th ] s e du li ty
B ut at le n g th mad n e s s h ath s e i z e d h a rdy r us t i c s
D i li gen t
s oo
.
,
.
,
.
,
t
e
g us
ve
\ Vh o h av e
fo r s ak e n
s ou n
d man n e rs
EX E R C I SE
LXV
of
fath e rs
.
.
a b aev i
Sors mea
pr i n c i p i i s fu i t i rreq
t
u ie a
Th e
n on
d ig n a
r i c h [man ] pi ty me b e ar i n g u n worthy thi n gs
W hom li mb s h av e s c ar ce b o rn e to you r j o fu l
[ ] y
0 !
,
doors ;
cu i
Wh os e
pé ti t us
li fe h as ten s to
cu i
an
en d , an d
d esi re d
ci b u s
Whos e f ood
i ts el f i s mo re di re
t h an
e pos e
fame s
di r e h un g er
r
.
46
h eb eto lu me n
fi e rc e
Oh
Pov e rty , th ou d i mmest li ghts
of
‘
Sun ;
f un ero
C ar e b uri es th y o fls pr in g b efor e [
thei r] day
j u b ar
n oc tu rn u s
‘
For
c ommon bea m o f
S un ,
'
y lamp ,
an d n i gh tl
poti on )
e
f
e
ra b le to d ark n es s to th e poo r :
r
p
.
S ca r ce ly s h i n e
o
b
e
c
e
r
p
To t h em Ci més n aepr esen t n o t
'
a
cce s s to [th e i r] temple s
a ds u m
B ut h o r ro r
mi n ds
of
pri s o n
is
alway s
p
e
r sen t
to
i
r
e
[
]
th
.
E X ERCI SE LX V I
H o:
.
as
r
S la ve y
.
vi n clum
Th ri ce w r e tch e d i s h e, wh om b as e y ok e , wh om c ha i ns
of
ty r an t
pr a ter i i s s e
Comps ! to p a ss day s i n s lav e r y
In v ain n atu r e s pr e ads joy th rou gh th e w o rld,
c og o
*
.
9‘
r k a ori t an d i s n o t
ly a s a p a s t t i me b ut an i n defin i te
P ra ter ii sse an s w
r
u n ders o o d ri g o o u s
'
ers
to th e G ee
,
s ,
.
to b e
,
47
omn i s n
In
v ai n
every
e mu s
b lan di s o n us
r
ave gi v e s s o
g
fl m ndi n g me lo dy
-
.
mu lta
s tramen
de
G ri e v in g ma n y thi n gs, h e le av e s b ed
ul
f
o
f
s traw,
o
g allu s
W h e n th e c oc k c alls pu rple day wi th mou th :
le vi s
tape o
i n n u b ili s
a th e r
W h e r e g en tle
ai r
i s wa r m,
an
d s ky
alwa s un
y
i n i turii s
An d S u n
a b out
odo rat u s
Amo n g
odor ous
to
e nter
h e av e nl y
myrrh a
my rrh
Th e g old -bear i n g
clou ded
ru b e o
j ou r n e y is
,
red .
fl um en
tr ee s ,
n
e ar ri vers
ro
e
g
w av e ca rri es
i n c ol a
,
of
pl
ri
ch e s
wh i ch
.
to p eople,
Amo n g th e s e th i n g s thei nha b i ta nt mourn s h ar d b ri dle s
of
s lav
e ry
,
trab o
An d dr ags
crue l ch ai n s
wi th
un willin
f
g oo t
.
f oecu n du s
Th ou
als o ,
f m z tful
'
n u rs
jaceo
I tal a
e
of
e
r
a
t
g
s u h ac tu s
Ita li a n lan d, liest subdued b y
V e rn a c u s to di o b i de n s
s ib i
Sla ve tend s sh eep
s u b eo
n ot
f
or
.
e
s la v r .
y
hi ms elf , b ut fo r mas te r ,
He e n d ures th o us an d teedla
mas te r
men ,
n ot
fo r h ims e lf b u t for
,
48
qu b
e
W i e re
n
fron deo
ol a
,
e
ees
ol i v -tr
i g erri mu s
r ipes t
pr i n g,
i
s
[]
g rape
m oereo
‘'
amc x
ee s corn
falx
b e cu t by s i ckle
s ecan d u s
s at
s
wh e re
h e s a dde n s ,
,
An d
an d
s
to
s oon
E s u ri o
in
.
u b er ti
c oen a
H e ha n g ers wh i le h e p lac es ba n que t
v ai n
m
a b u n da n tl
y in
h all,
‘
i ps e
!
He h i ms elf th i rs ts
w h i le h e holds
Ar c to u s
In
p
o rr i
go
forth c ups
t o lo r d
.
m e l i us d edi s s et
Norther n c old Fortun e
h a d b e tter gi v e n
l
u
arvu m
e
g
te g m e n p1
.
A s helter w h e r e s ti ff fr os t
O r w a n d e r i n g h ou s e s
N u mi da
’
an d
c o n trac ts fi e lds
u n c u lti v ate d k i n do ms
g
,
v es ti o
efi etu s
\ Vh er e h e rb de n i e s to c lothe
de g o
exh a uste d
s oi l ;
tr emu lu s
Th an to pa ss trembli n g h ou r s
1
tr ado
p
un
de r
fr on t
of
ty ran t,
.
Th an to gi ve
u
p
n eck
to
j
u n ust
yok e
of
lord
.
of
49
E X E RC I S E
S il v a
v
et
LX V II
t
u s n u lla v o la a
i
s ec u
.
ri
.
Co u n tr y Reti remen t
.
E ri pi o
mo der ato r
Sn a tch me from
May
’
st
cr ow d
th o u g i v e
of
,
rul r o f
e
e esses
r c
of
e
t
O
l
g
y mp us
c o ma
c av er ns an d foli ag e
r a
,
,
g ro v e s
S n atc h me fr om cr o w d u n les s Fate s re s i s t my pr aye r s
E h e u i n s i di atu s
Fate s a las c on spi r i n g a ga i n s t my v ow s
.
,
,
,
.
ad v en i o
M ay
’
st
t hou
a
wavin g
,
au reo lu
r oa
pp
ch
,
0 Lig h t , g old e n
g
an d
de ar to me
,
mu s
al
May
’
st
th an
th o u
proa c h ,
ap
a us
p i ci ous day , mo r e
full
w e alt h
c as e
m e r emov ed a fa r fro m
dat
.
W h e n i t may b e allow e d
c lamo ro u s c i ty
to
.
lace ro
fro m c ar e s
b r e as t
An d
w h i ch
a re
a
cc u s tome d
to
re n d
,
c apto
To i n ha le Z e ph y rs i n wood s
ade o
an d
as in
l
e
p
g
A n d to app roa c h ag ai n pla ce s k n o w n
Hai l to u s ag ai n , v e h appy r ece s s e s ,
n
[
c oo ln e s s
to
me]
a
,
b oy
.
50
A n d tho u ,
qu on dam
c ro w d on ce be lo v e d
r u s ti c
,
r equ i ro
I
I
b y me
.
Ph aeaces
eek fru i ts
g arde n s of P h wa ci a n s ,
A n d c u p s o f k i n g Al c i n o us m i x e d w i th w i n e ;
do
n ot s
do
n ot
an d
fa ct u s
o w r ou ht an d
f
g
d e s i re tale n ts
lan g u i dl or
O r pu re r
an
o ld ,
h
t
g
g
u n wrou
c adu s
d more mellow w i n e i n
p r o de o
Not th a t I should c ome
i n fec ta s
forth fr om
c as hs
s u b li
me t h r e s h old
pi ct u s
wi th e mb r oi d ere d
mei
G arme n ts
No t
w e i g h ts
C r oe s u s
I
ado rn
do
n ot
of
ed
,
c on s pi c u o u s to my fri e n ds;
a c co m an i e d b
r i ef o f
p
y g
an d
C r aes u s ,
.
de s i r e th y
form be au te o u s A don i s :
,
s ax u m ci r cu
mli tu s
I s ee k w o ods an d rocks tuf te d wi th mo s s
An d s w eet ch oi rs o f D ry ads an d Pi e ri d e s
B ut
,
.
et
Th e
M u s e s ee k s plai n s
c oun try
i s w o rth y
eve n
of
Ap ollo ;
p as to r
A po llo h i ms e lf
a
a
h erds ma n
on
ce
go
ten d e d
e
ox n
.
i g i tu r
S h all i t th e n g r i e v e
Or
to w
a
mo rt al to h av e
e av e fl ow er y
l
p e ts
Ch a
c u lt iv ate d plai n s
w i t h s k i lfu l h an d
,
51
LX V II I
E XE RC I S E
30 9
f
’
ou r os n a va
mace ro
to r os , o s a
g
t ab en s
br as
.
-
n a y r at von an
.
p1
.
c ons umes p i n i n g marrow wi th c are s
d ec u s ab c
v e rs i co lo r
Th e n e x t b ri n g s hon our on p lu me of cha n gi n g colou r
n
du co n ih i li
qu i
pl
He n ce h e who i s w i s e s e ts at n ought mortal th i n gs
Th is h ou r
,
.
.
.
.
.
equ a lly f
lacrymu la
cu m
An d v ai n
j oy s wi th v ai n te ars
q u is ag o
n il O us
s u bj p r
p
Th e r e i s n o n ee d of e n vy s e s ee a n y on e p as si n g
d e li c i ae
Li fe i n d e li ghts whi c h y ou may th i n k c hi ef b le s s i n g s
f ron deo
h u ic
lateb r ae
For hi m alon e s w ee t bowers appe ar to b ea r leabes
.
.
.
.
,
pampi n u s
Fo r h im
alo n
e
vi n
e [appe ars ]
to b lus h
in
a
tho u
j ugu m
s an d
hi lls ,
s ecu n d i
‘
fo rtu n o
dl
P rop i ti ous g ods
s u re s
l
e
a
p
[ ppear ]
a
to
ma ke to p rosper
a
th ou s an d
.
g
au
deo
M ay he rej oic e
le ads
u la
h
q
g
t
t
e
i
an d may h e g o wh ere b as e a
e
pp
u
.
D 2
s u b do lu s
pellaci a
B u t the c h a rm
of
th e pla c i d
h y ems
An d
s h ar
p
n
s to
s ea s
mi le s d ece i tf u l ,
di ru o
rm sha ll d estr oy
il
g
e
o ld n
h ope s
.
s tu ltu s
ooli s h ma n
t
r
f
0
o r e n e w b r ig h t
o fi ts n oug ht
p
r e on o
d an ce s
p
Th at w e ari e d mi n d ma y la y d own w e ig h t o f c a r e s
S arr an u s mu r e x
c h lamy s
llIa n tles d y e d i n Ty r i a n p urp le avai l n o t
q u ae
qu i s qu e
No r those thi n gs be s i de s w h i ch ea ch pers on de s i re s
to p o s s e s s
in
A n d t h o u i n v a i n dos t rai s e s pa c i ou s palace s to a
It
,
,
.
.
.
m
altu
h e i g ht.
C are
c li mb s
p an i o n
u id s i
'
w h e r e th e ma s te r
i
s ,
[]
an d
s i ts co m
.
Q
Wha t tho
’
w e po s s e s s
a
th ou s a n d
fie lds
,
an d
th ou s a n d
h erb s
I f t h o u s an d fl o ck s g i v e fl eece s to s h e are r ?
defloreo
h o rse mo me n t o le v i s aetas
In a mome n t th i s fr ai l life ha th b een n ipp e d of i ts flowers ,
mag i s r i de o
to tu s
An d way whi c h i s m ost i n v i ti n g i s a ll s l i pper v
‘
.
C o nn ect th e wo rd
s
And
an d
wh i ch
”
.
54
le v i s
Cap ri ci ous
ab s
mak e s
sh e
th e
cups
.
‘
edi i co
Ho u r tr a i n s
y
.
ou n
fo r the other b i tter
y n th i
wi th w or mwood
foetu s
h ic
po cu la
pl
adau ctu s
u
p
an d n ou ri s h
es
n ovu s
w i th i n crea se th e ten der
.
g;
i ter u m
flo ren s
Ag a i n , w h e n i t ple as e s ,
i n g rou n d
sh e
h ide s th em
.
u
bi
Hou r c o me s —b u t wher e i s s h e
fallo
h a th escaped e mbr a ce
ab o
—She i
e
s
on
g
e
an d
.
do
On e
vo i
u tter
’
ce
u tte
r
d]
’
d
Fa re w e ll
c
e [v oi c e
”
pr aever to fu t du s v o latu s
! n ot to b e ov er ta ke n b fli h t o f
y
g
.
She i s g on e b y ,
e ag le ,
e
th e s am
.
pr aeter eo
r vo o
Ha i l — an d
”
“
a las
f ut d u s
.
.
Not to b e reca lled
c
a ddi o
.
by
p r aet
v ow s , no t
.
sub
.
b y pr ay e r
b on a
of
men
o ru m n
.
.
.
pl
.
B u t wh o e ve r ha th devoted te n de r e ar s to
u r s ui ts
y
g ood [
p
]
h ic
co n tin i t
co rri io
g
p
To hi m i t h a th b efa lle n to have ca u ht h
g t e Hou r b y
th e ha n d
.
55
LXX
E X E RC I S E
l gn otu s mo n te s
ag rc s que sa lu tat .
.
Ov
-
.
Na vi g ati on
fo rte s
.
fl ecto
Br ave men w h o steer ed
fi rs t k ee l th ro w ate rs
fre tu m
No r fe ar e d wi n ds n o r s w e lli n g sea
r a cc
g
p ro fu n du m
S aw s ad Hydd es an d mon s ters of th e de ep
di r a
An d d i re thin gs whi ch w ate rs th re ate n to wr e tc h e d
’
,
,
.
.
,
,
’
,
man
Ast
ch e s— h e n c e me r ch an t ru sh e s to I n di ;
S é ri cu s
fu n do
c api o
W h at Seri c lan d ha th pour e d for th ou rs rece iv es
B r av e s ai lo r c u ts j ou r n e y th r o di s tan t w av e s
ri
B ut h e n ce
‘
,
.
’
,
s i n us
An d
s
ee s
ro
ck s
,
an d s ea ,
wi th
u
mn o v ed bosom
s i du s
.
tu to r
me
fri e n dly c on s tellation p rotects s ai lo r s
n u me n
te g o
C e rt ai n ly the D ei ty protec ts th e h old w i t h lov e
ami c a
lé n i ter e
S ig h s o f a mi stress b re ath e g e n tly from th e i r c ou n try
C e rtain ly
so
,
.
‘
'
C o n nec t th e w ord s
n
An d an d
4
wh i c h
"
.
.
b en i g n u s
Ki n d
He n ce
vo ws
v as
t
draw t h e m to t h e i r
051m
mg i v e
c o un try
.
g az ae
s
po ma s
l
a n te d fru i t- tree
p
r i ches to [h i m] s eek i n g h er
co n s i tu s
He n ce
A n g li cii s
En g li s h
,
vi
g eo
of
fo re ig n fie ld
ro
g
ws
.
i te r
e
c
s
ours e t h r o
g
s ai lo r u r
’
lo n g w av e s ,
u ter qu e
An d
rej o i c i n g v i s i t s e i ther h ou s e o f th e S u n
H e fo rs ak e s te n de r w i fe an d fai t h ful r e lat i on s
p r opr iu s
B u t h op e s at l e n g th to h av e h i s o wn La re s
.
,
,
.
i n i qu u s
An d
be in g
ag i ta
te d b y ru de
w i n ds h e de man ds
e t
r s
mn i s
a
O n g r as s , w h i ch Th amési s lav e s w i t h s i le n t strea m
fr i gi dii Te mp
Exus tu s
.
S c orched b v
sun s
h e h o pe s to h i ms e lf
s om
e cold Te mp e
A n d place s wh e re flo w er - be ar i n g Z e ph y r r efres he s
fi e lds
.
,
57
EX E RC I SE
121 5 0 96 912
LXX I
EAAa dt
i
“
In
.
.
Freedo m to th e Hella d
.
ut u s
sol
He lla s
r e v iv e s
’
an
,
d
u n b oun d fr om old let h ar g y
r eco lo
No w r ec a ll: in mi n dfu l b re as t
a llo
q
An d a d d res ses h er
,
qu ali s
wha t s h e w as
uor
Hig h -bo r n r ace ,
o wn o fl s pr i n g
‘
q u o n dam
On c e flo we r o f th e G y mn as i u m
ag e
A ri s e
,
eum
d e cu s
,
an d
ol
of
l
g ory
th e oi l ;
di s cu ti o
— ha ke qfl
h aste
s
‘
t o rpi d
s lu
m b er s
fr om b o dy
.
i n s oli tu s
R es to re u n ac cus t ome d h an d to th e s wo r d an d ly re
r e c ido
eti amn n m
Sh all b ar b aro u s Tu rk ev en to thi s da y re ap t h e s e
.
s eg es
corn
-
la n ds ?
S h all b a r b ar i an p re s s
e
ol i ve :
these
vin
es
,
h on e ys ,
an d
ol a
7”
.
e o f G reec e t ho u g h o f R oman o ri g i n n d im pe r
fec tly ac k n o w ledge d e e n a t R o me h a s u pe rse d ed 0 mo dern
rs the true a ppella t i o n o f t he c o u n try Hell as i s here t h e
t u t elar ge n i u s o f t h at sa c red l an d o f learn in g and o f l b e rty
Th e n a m
,
,
v
ca
,
s
a
,
1
.
,
i
D
5
.
.
58
l
p
v el
.
Lea rn
ei
ar ces s o
th er
court de ath
to
v i n clu
or
r efict us
forged a rm h an ds o f h er oe s
t e ddo terr a
r a ce r etu r n w o rth y o f me [th e i r ]
An d let c ha i n s
“
m
,
pu lc h e r
h on our a ble li fe ,
An d may a
mo t h e r ,
re
;
,
n u ru s
An d may [my ] men b e b r av e ,
lan i ficfis
b e i n d ustr i ous
pl
Ar i s e
.
an d
my
a au
g
/lte
rs
.
l
l
o
e
p
—v i le c omplai n t expels
not
e n e mi e s
,
e
n dus
e
t
p
c ome s
Li b ert y
alon
No r
e
[
b y th e
s
wo r d
.
.
11. a s t
— b u t [h er] v o i ce b re at h e s i n t o
k e s h e] mor e
mi n ds lo v e
of
b a tt l e ,
C las s i cu s h o rro r
trump et
Th e
ug ht f or
so
”
pl
s po
be
to
d read
eo
a
r
oaches
pp
ad
l
p
.
n.
b o t h Tren ar u s
an d
D e lph i
C l a s i s mu ms t he c a ll i n a m i l i t ary e n se o r b l a t s m
m o n i n g o l d i ers to fall i n t o t he ir ra n k C l a i c u Ka em g p er
t a i n i n g to t hat c a ll o r b l a s t he n c e t he w o rd fall s i n t o t he n u me
ro u fa m i l y o f a dject i v e b ec o me s u b s tan t i ve b y ellei p i
C las i c m e s i gn u m t he i gn a l fo r fa ll i n g i n t t he ran k s
m wx
t he Ho u s e o f Lo rd s t he Se na te i n
C u ri a e a ul a K e
c o n tra d i t i n ct i o n to t he n z m o r as s e mb l y o f t he p eo p le
R e g i a s c d mu
a r o ya l h u s e
i n mo re mo d ern la n g u age a
pa l ac e & c & c
.
s
,
,
s
,
s
s
.
s
,
ss
s,
n
-
,
u
.
a ,
,
s
s,
u
s
s
,
-
,
,
s
.
.
s
s
,
s
o
s
.
.
’
.
,
u
a
n,
,
,
n a,
s
o
.
.
s,
.
o
,
.
,
59
r e s u lto
B ut b o th c i t i e s an d fo re s ts resou n d wi th h o ar s e
fre m i tu s pu b e s
murmur o f youth
eli d u s
ami ct u s
n
l
g
p
An d p laces clo th d wi th c old s n o w s an d w i th r o s e s
n se
r
e
t
te
decb r u s
p
A n d n o w lab o ur a n d gr aceful du s t o f w ar delights
i n h o n es tu s
g e lu
W h o m i n glor i ous p e ace h e ld i n a lo n g frost
,
.
.
’
.
.
.
av i tu s
May y e con quer , G ree ks ,
No r may y e di sg r ac e
an d
an
i n h ab i t
cien t
si
re s
ces tra l s e at s
Mars
an
i n wa r
,
.
c o ro n a tu s
c alix
A n d may g oblets b e bri mme d b y cu lt i v a t o r s o f g r ape
A n d may fr i e n dly C e r e s e n r i ch h er o w n c u lt iv at o r
s u b i ens fo rte
An d may s ome on e e n teri n g by c h a n ce r e tre at s o f
,
'
,
v er
,
ti ce
He a r fr om ab ove ae r i al ly re s
' '
E
ow:
XE RC I SE
b efo re
.
L XX II
El sy ov , H goEmn ,
'
as
.
an
me
«
s /L
ev
ca y of B ea ut y
De
.
s edu lu s
Ll
w
d,
h ow
y outh
o
fte n h av e I w ar n e d th ee
s oo n com teous
60
8 11110 8118
W i ll ce as e to s oli c i t th ee ag e d wi th p r ay er
c api llu s
alb es co
on
Th e loch gr ows wh i te s u dde n ly wh i c h y o u cur l [
]
fo re h e ad
An d w r i n k le h as te n s t o h o ld pla ce o f r os e
S ecu lu m
p
Alas me t h o u i n v a in my Ly di a dema
n des t mi rr or
V e n u s o fte n i n v ok e d b y pr ay er s fli e s d e af
i n di c u s
re po n o
In d i a n g em s h a ll n o t repla ce s park li n g e y e s
.
,
.
,
,
,
,
.
,
péri er é
e
r i sh e d
p
r e s t o r e r o s e s wh i c h h a v e
Ala s fl o w e r s p e r i s h b ei n g c o n q u er e d [b y ] w i n try c o ld
d ecu s
An d fie lds h av e lai d d o wn pur ple p r i d e
S o mo rt al r ac e s o g r a ce o f fo r m p as s e s b y
s ob o l e s
So ofi spr i n g o f men s ub due d b y de at h falls
tru do
In n ew Spr i n g fl o w e r s pu t forth fr ag r an t b u ds
Art sh all
n ot
,
,
,
.
,
,
'
.
,
,
n ov atu s
An d fie ld
No
ren ew ed
b y s pr i n g s mi le s
ad
a
r i n g rec alls a mo rt al to t h re s h o lds
Alas i r on s le e p h o ld s b o n e s o f men
sp
,
i
a
n.
g
of
li fe ,
.
i r r emeabi li s
fr om wh ich th er e i s n o r etur n re mai n s
tr o dde n b y u s
Th e s h o re
.
to b e
62
-
‘
E XE RC I SE
LXX III
.
Th e Inf a n t M os es p reserved f r om th e Wa ters
.
P AR T F I R S T .
Th e
r oy al v i rg i n
cc ompan i e d b y a v i r g i n t rai n
fut r u s No tu s
Ni li ii cu s
to e nj oy b ree z es of th e Ni le;
a
,
,
.
.
G o e s fo rth n o w
fu s u s
A n d sp r e a d o v e r
fe r o
p r od uce d
fl ow e r s
wh i c h
th e
so
ft meadov s
.
,
g r ac i i s
A
p a rt d r aw s g olde n
t
O n e ma r ks
th re ads
wi thfi n e
n
e e dle
,
no o
th e b o at s
w h i ch
d i s t an ce h ar dly
p ro fer o
ma kes
vi s i bl
e
,
r ati s
m
ar k s
d
ar k
[
]
An o th er
An o th er
ppli e s
a
h er
c an vass
tr an s
e ar s acr oss
f
rec e din g s hip
v o lu me n
l
p
th e b r o a d ti d e
o
,
.
,
c apt o
catch i n g
V a r io u s
so
u n ds
e
u lt e r i o r
from th e opposi te b an k ;
v erb er
D au gh ter s
of
E gypt
,
r
o an s
g
of
Ju da
un
de r th e las h
63
qti ei s
An d
s o n g s an d v o i
ce s
by whi ch m a n de s i g n ate s
us
op
l
o me n t
p y
.
s
th e lo
of
Fre s h n e s s
tu s
,
an
d
tu di u m
de si r e of
g a th er i n g
i
t
[]
h ic
g eo
ur
th er
c o rp u s pl ace v el
To b e c ov ere d as to h er person eve n
w
i
h
d
:
e
w
t
e
i
d
s
i mpe ls
an o
.
alli c i o
h ic
le g o
.
.
ad
h
e
r
t
o
p
u
mi ddle
t u rg eo
ur es s w an s sw elli n g w i t h s n o w y b re as t ;
An o t h e r i s allur e d b y th e g l as s o f th e h ar dly
A n oth e r
a ll
flu i to
fl owi n g w ate r ;
um
tr
q
A n o th e r stri kes th e ti mbre l
sis
i
u at o
,
thus
s
an d
w h i le
on
thi s si d e they
i lli o
lu di tu r
a re
h ic
rti n g
o
p
edi tu s
,
or on
tha t s i d e
,
c on c i t o
O n e v o i ce r a i s e d ca lls togeth er all th e b an d :
E cce
r e s pi c i o
L0 ! fo r t h e e an i n fan t— b u t b eh old 0 V i r g i n
,
qu ali s
wha t
an
i nfa n t ,
q u i c q u id i d
Wha tever i t i s
é
c ert
,
s
urely e i th er
pa re n t
s
i
[]
a
De it y
.
,
64
ex o rtu s
“
I
s ho
h av e b e li e v e d h i m sp r u n g
u ld
i
q
*
when ce th e Ni le
from
moo n
th e
u
a ls o
h i ms e lf
[i s
pr u n g
s
,
]
i n v ectus
An d
ca rr i ed h i th er
v ad u m
shallo
ws
of
pe x
h i s h ea d
lai d i n th e
li m b s
di n s
fe ro
d e n otes t h u s
e u s t as
d i vi n e be a uty
,
v n
,
co r u s cu s
a
Th u s
an d
.
Thu s th e v i g o ur
“
b y h i s b ro th e r ,
g li tteri n g
tes ;
s u s ce tu s
s c i li c e t
p
Na me ly th at ta ken up
wi th
pu rp le li g h t d e
no
,
u ln a
He may i n cre as e i n pow er
Eg ypt
a rms ,
i n pure
v is
an
0
V i rg i n
.
d n u mb e r th e G o ds
of
”
.
EXE RC I SE
The Inf a n t
LXX I V
.
M oses p res erved f rom th e Wa ters
P AR T S E C O ND
con v e n i o
They meet tog ether
.
.
c a rc ct u
,
an d s ee th e b o
m
y p res s i n g the se dg es ,
h i ms el f—T h e Ni le was u ppo ed to h a e h i
u rc e i n t he Lun a: mo tes an d hen c e as a d e i ty mi gh t b e
c o n s i d ere d a s o n 6f t he moo n
Th e
so
Ni le
s
n
,
,
.
s
v
,
s
65
huic
Hi s b ed i s
s
u
ce
u
tutu s
n
j
r us hes b u t s ecure d
of
w ate r s
f
H
i
s
o r e h e ad
[ ]
[h is ] lu n g s
b y pi tc h
,
,
an d
wi d e
s ho
u lder s
,
from
th e
mple
; fo r
b re as t
a
,
in s u etu s
d eco r
An d li mb s ,
an d
fo rm
of
u n us ua l h an d
c oma pl
a n e li c li h t a n d ha i r
g
g
an d
be a uty
hi s
.
A n d b lus h di fl u s ed
w i th
An d fl a m e
Th e s e
si
gn s
G od s
S iv e
O r , if
a li
n ot a
G o ds
th e
a n i mo s u s
Fu ll
f
o
to p lay
ter
s c i on
,
i
s
h
[ ]
th e
fate s t ouc h
a r r i deo
r
t
i
i
h
e
s mi le d i n
p
a n swe
r
to
th e li ps
of
t
e
h
m
[
]
h aereo
b u t h es i ta ti n g ,
i tu s
cr
y r efu s e s
fe r o
v ag
Wi th a
h is
le as t t h at
at
s
mi li n g
er
ov
.
at
s
i n o ff en su s
un h urt h e ad ;
fldes
e
nus
g
g i v e c onfiden ce t h at h e i s a s c i on o f
s
ee n
,
,
lamb o
.
tr an g e a rms
i n v i g i lo
Mei ri a s ay s [t h i s ] s i s te r was wa tch i n g ov e r h er b e
lov e d b r o t h e r
do mi n a
An d h ad o ft e n follo w e d th e s te ps o f h er mi str ess
,
s erv e
.
as a
s er van t,
to
a
d mi t
s
.
66
e llo
\ Vh at if we ca ll
de
app
r es
Th e preposal i s
f
placet
a cc e te d
p
on e o
th e mo
,
an d
of
t h er s
Ju da l
”
Mei ri a h as th eg r ate
mu n u s
t a sh
fu l
qtt
No r lon g
s ou
ms i tu s
cu n ct a.
f
r
s h e w as
o
(
h
t
or
g f
no
ting
th e whole
pl
.
11.
from
lat eb rae
a
h i di n g p la ce),
ob vi u s
O n e o f th e mo th er s
To wh om th e
of
come s for wa r d
i n tru s t s th e b oy
Ju da
r oy al V i r g i n
,
a len du s
to
b e b r ou ght
u
p,
ai t
And
A cce pt th i s g i ft
s ays ,
o f our
lov e ,
s edu lu s
q uo dqu e
o l i m i mpen do
An d wha tever of c are an a n x i ou s mot h er on ceb es to we d
o n th e e
famu la
Tu re p e n do
par
D o thou r ep ay th e li ke [c ar e ] a fa i t h fu l a tten d a n t
to th i s b oy
,
,
.
i n fri n g o
Nor
let
wan t we a ken
vi s
th e
force
of
h i s mi n d
h i s li mb s ,
i
s n o o pt .
No r pe rmi t r ag s
ec i e s
b e a uty
Sp
.
to di s g r ace h i s
n or
of
67
“
I
I ps e
mys elf
aro ,
l
p
pply
food
p
wi ll
v es ti s ,
.
su
fo r h im,
p1
.
raz men t,
'
cu n c tu s
th i n gs ,
all
tectu s
“
An d
c ottag e protected from
de w s
an d
fl umen
datz ons
’
'
zn un
.
i
u t n arn
“
g
ran des co
An d I hope th i s b oy may grow
Mos e s
u
p
,
an d
be
l
cal ed
,
r ed emptu s
N ame ly
,
a s s aved
fi
om th e
-
w ate rs b y h appy lot
di m s ,
mon g
An d may i t b e mi n e
a
s
t
uu s
1
e
p
g
ha voc o f thy peop le
c aput
To c h e ri s h th i s on e lif e
s tra
so
n
.
pl
.
.
man y horror:
an d
.
,
,
n
Nor [s ai d
]
sh e
s i ti en s
.
.
abs
heave n b ei n g
,
a
.
wi tn ess
.
.
mor e —b u t
th e woman
tak e s
u
p
u ln a
wi t h
ms
ar
mo u th
,
th e oun tai n
f
of a
k n own
.
electu s
So G o d
”
pl
h i m thi rsti n g in h er
W h o s ee k s
b r e as t
ab l
e e rv e s
r s
p
alu mn u s
fos ter ch i ld ,
hi s c ho sen —so
me o f
un d r n a
e
68
c oeli tu s
i ps e
Th e
rea l
by wi ll
e t
r n
a
p
p ro pr i u s
f
s ri n
h er own o
f p g
f
o
h e ave n
n ou r i s h
.
EXE R CI S E LXXV
.
H ag ar i n th e Wi lder n es s
fe s s u s
ed
.
m e di u s
vi a
The w ay -wor n moth e r
s in k s
i n mi d w i lde rn e s s ,
tr i s tis
u n us
li me s
W h ere i t li e s d rea ry an d the same w i th ou t b ou n d a ry
er
m
erf
c
ar e n s
c
an th a r u s h au s t u s
a
i
p
p
t
o
f
h
r
r
h
m
oo d
e
b
ottle o f d ri n k
e
H
un
e
s cr i
g
py f
[ ]
[ ]
p
A n d i n v ai n w i t h v o i ce s h e s ee k s h u man a id
.
.
,
,
.
s ca teb r a
ibi
mu ro
adm u r
Fo un t ai n b u r s ti n g w i th b a bb li n gs th ere mu rmu rs
n ot
to
th e ear
.
a r i du s
No r pa rc hed g roun d p re s e n ts fru i t
de po mo
Is mfilé s
to li ps
rar u s
S h e lays d own Is ma e l i n the s ca n t
y
s h ad
e
o f a s h ru b .
d efici ens
An d fa i n t o f mi n d
s ai d,
B e lov e d ,
g u i n eu s
An d m a v s lee p , hi ns man o f de ath ,
co n s an
fa re w e ll
o ccu o
p
wrap [
th y ] li mbs
70
e
ar n s
D e ws to thee p arche d
‘
—p
exu o
ut
fe ars from h e art :
o
f
ademptu s
fin g o
Fo r th e b oy w h o m th ou i mag i n es t ta ken
li v e ,
be li e v e
a wa
i
ll
w
y
w i ll i n
t i me
me,
s uis
“
H e w i ll li v e ,
be
Nor
an d
fa mi ly
w i th h i s
,
g re at
i mmi tto
w i ll h e commi t
t
o
f corn
s
ee ds to e arth
,
n or s i
ck le
to th e
ar i s a
ea r
,
at
“
B ut
fee d
s h all
w a n de ri n g
fl o ck
w h e re
th r e ate n i n g
j a cu lat o r
da r tsman
h e rb ag e
vi
re o
i s v er da n t
,
“
An d
s h all r ei
gn
of
wi ld
er emu s
d es er t,
t e g me n p l
.
A n d d e s pi s i n g
c as t ra
th e ca mp
”
.
sh
elter
.
of a
c olo
h ou s e s h all i n h a b i t
71
LXXVI
EXE R C I S E
.
M an e c ad un t
.
Qi
u s n o vu s
hic
B o re ali s
Wh a t stra n ge r dare s
t North ern lan ds
i mpig er r ab i e s
fr e tum
t
om do e s r es tless rag e be a r ov e r o ur : 80 :
B r i t an n i -oru m
D i re flee t m e di t ate s s lav e r y to Bri to ns ;
C aes a r v i ct o r i ou s c ome s from d i s tan t w o r ld
de li b o
N ati o n j oy fu l i n tri u mph s beg i ns b loo dy wo rk
I n t ox i ca te d w i th pas t [t rophi e s ] i t s ee k s o u r
t roph i e s
O G alli a t h ou w ee pin g h as t s ee n fun e rals o f thy s o n s
All t h i n gs li e c o n q u e r e d b y R o man so ldi er
E loqu e n ce w as n ot a pro t ect i on to b ri g h t At h e ns
to
v is i
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
Hé li con i acu s
‘
‘
'
e
e d f or H eli c on i a n v e rs e fal ls
A rt s r i c h e s dec ora te c api to ls o f th e w o rl d
Wh ile th ou 0 G reece mou rn es t h e av i ly t roph i e s
t ak e n
No w GEr md n i ci b e tte r i n w a r ru s h e s to th e fig h t ;
La n d
r n own
.
,
,
,
‘
,
,
.
‘
t amen au dax
B u t b ra ve men
an d
b ri g h t dee ds
av ai l n o th i n g
,
72
C an tab er
Lo
,
at
las t Spa n i a r d b r a v e s t y i e lds to
A n d la te
An d
c h ai n s b i n d
c a cu me n
hy
u n w o rt
a rms ,
fee t
.
moun tai n tops pr o fit n o th i n g to He lv et i a ,
An d mou n tai n ous c i tade ls an d c oh ort firm i n Mars
fro z e n
'
efl er u s
No r [i s ] fi JTCC
’
f pr i n g
of s
a
ro
p
tect i on
to
y ou , y e
in
im
B r i t on s
ex ig u u s
Or h ar dy
qu i d
Pov e r ty ,
o r s ma ll
Litres
.
B u t why , 0 Ro man , d o s t th o u h as te n
a
a i n st u n d
g
e
mer i tus
e
q ue i s
s rvi n g
b an ds
For whom w av e
,
a lw ay s ra
g es [i n ]
s to rmv s ea 7
po mum
th e r tr ac ts o f th e w o rld w h eref ru i ts b lu s h
An d s o fte r ai r c h e r i s h e s s w ee t ro s e s
W h er e h e av y w e ig h t o f s i lv er s h i n e s an d s par k li n g
con ch a
S ee k
o
,
,
s ha ll
rlu co
Eryth r aeu s
Tak e n [fro m] Erythraea n s h ore i n vi tes b os o m
.
73
E XE R C I S E
LX X V II
Trees
.
.
an
I e n te re d a g ro v e
i mag e o f s leep
wh et h e r
:
tr uly
[i n ]
or
,
th e
,
me mo ro
W ho
’
te ll l
can
pl ace
so
of
,
temperi es
temp eratu re
a
thi n g s
—Cci mtena recou n t th e won der s
‘
th e
.
i ta
Fo r
miru m
c on fu n do
had mi n gle d
H e av e n
of
all
,
v el u t
p
ro
ri u s
p
E ach tree flo u r i s h e d as i n i ts own g roun d
o r n u s do mi n atu s
edi fico
The bui ldi n g o ak as h r ul er o n th e mo un tai n s
.
'
o
,
s u s ti n
us
e
m
i
n
p
p
eo
a
An d th e elm w h i c h pr op s r i ch e s
h a r mo n i a
Box
tree
fit
]
[
:
fo r
sou n d,
,
pi n e
f
o
fit
the vi n e
fo r
.
s o rms o f
t
th e
s ea,
C ypr e s s w h i ch mak e s
[
on
m
m
b er
e
e
]
e r
th e tomb
bjec t refer to th e famo us li n e o f C h a
”
T h e b i ld er o k e an d ek e th e h ard i e as h e
Fo r th i s
s
su
,
a nd
8
p
r
S en c e
an d
9
’
s
i mi ta t i on
.
r
u ce ,
,
:
Fa eri e
.
E
Q een e Can to
u
,
L.
t
s a n z as
74
telu m
a cu latri x
j
Yew s hooter
mi ss iles , th e dr u n k e n vi n e ,
of
tri u mph a n s
o mpan i on
c
[
]
i
n of
a ce
e
o
a
n
p
p
g e ro
W i llo w wor n b y th e
lov e r
Pa lm
f
o
the tr i ump han t,
i
ol v
e
co m
.
w re tc h e d ,
my rtle b y th e h appy
,
b i g en a
t
An d lau re l‘ b i tte n
b efo re b y men born
as
f
o
Phwbus
.
eEu n do
from b a rk fo u l
fo c u s
c on s e c rate d at al ta rs [s h e ddin g forth]
V i le maple , fir s he ddi n g
lacry mu la
Tea rs , my rrh
ft [te ars ]
Plan e [fit ] fo r th e
fe re tr um
so
ub
B eec h lo vi n g
Padu s
d ri n k e r,
fit fo r th e b lac k
ce dar
er
dee
l
e
e
b
e
h
i
w
t
o lar
,
g
p
p
p
a
l
h
ov i n g
t
e
[
]
.
O tu rpe n t i n e
ma r i n u s
s ea c ab le s
Th o u ,
pr es e rv i n g
,
[th y ]
by
p i tc h
,
Lau rel
b ay lea
-
r
f
.
”
b i tten
,
&c
Th e lea
.
f
—F
ro
m
red
s ac
r k
th e G ee
th e s o n s
to
tr
of
Go d
of
ea e
and
to
th e
V e se
.
Cedar fi t fo r th e b lack o ffi n —Th eced r was c n i d ered a
an an ti ept i c an d h en c e c h o sen for t h i p rp o e —
Set: th e le
Q—
Alc e t i
x q
c
s
r t
v
a
.
s
,
s
s
.
u
o
s
s
s
ru
s
75
es cu lu s
An d th ou , mast - tree, g rat eful
nun
to
man y b ut i n these
c
days
to th e s wi n e
.
Gr ace o f th e c h e s t n u t an d full h on ou rs o f th e waln u t
fals o s
i mitatus c oma
"
An d fru i tless fig -t ree i mi tati ng leaves o f th e t ru e
c opi a
An d p len ty o f odou r s free as fl ow er s o f Par ad is e
An d mo s s fo rmi n g a b e d o n ma rg i n o f w at e r ;
u mb r a c u lu m
An d sha des o f th e w ood s ou n d e d wi t h c on cer t o f b i rds
,
,
.
,
,
,
i
d
s
e
l
u
g
An d th e cool
r efer o
echoed
ai r re-
c o mpon o me mov eo
H ere I sat down qfié cted b y
g rat efu l me lody
dulcedo
th e n o t
va
un
r i e d charm
,
d i s cu ti o
o rio r
0 ri s e n day , wh y
t h e min d
dos t thou
.
laetu s , p pl
.
.
e ofl t h e s e j oys from
'
s hak
.
re the v a i n fo o l i s h fr itle s s fi g tree (i f th i s
b e t he righ t d eri vat i o n ) a ll u d i n g t the s i m il itu d e o f i ts leav es
to t he t e l fig ; as i ms
g
f at uus i s the v a i n fa l se fo o l is h an d
i mi tat i e fi re
Th e s yca mo
,
,
,
-
,
o
,
a
v
u
,
.
E
2
,
,
'
76
EXE RC I SE
Exs pi ra t mo d o q u a s
LXXV III
.
r
ac c e era t a u a s
p
dulc i a
flor en s
I
c att er
s wee t
wi ll
s
.
flo w er s to th e bloomi n g ,
a n d sw
.
eets
n
.
pl
.
to th e
,
a
q
Where y ew - t ree
c
d a rke n : g rou n d fille d [wi th ] g r av e s
Here c o rps e an d c a re s o f t e n d er i n fan t re pos e ;
m i s er atu s fero
expers
W h om D e ath pi tgz n g ha th ta ke n whi le voi d of e vi l
s acru m
pl
I k n ow n ot wh at of s acredn es s fills s i le n t t wi lig h t
A mo re s o rrow ful air mou rn s wi th s ole mn mu rmu r
ri t e
Here m i n dfu l o f fa t e let u s s i t duly u n d er s h ade
fl eb i li s
mon e o
M ou r nfu l s h ade i t s elf s ugg ests p io u s t e ar s
u
op a o
.
'
.
.
,
.
,
.
di r eptu s
ci ti u s
0 i n fan t , sn a tched a way too
from w re t ch e d pare n t
An d t h ou w h o mou r n es t s ad fun er als o f o fl s pr i n g ;
s alt e m fun g o r
A ccept y e th e s e te ar s —[I] wi ll a t le as t d i s cha rge t h i s
empty
s oon
,
‘
mu n u s
D uty ;
th oug h
w o r d s may flo w
,
dject i e a re s omet i me s
tant ives T his u sage w hen
A
s ub s
al
v
.
s
,
us
ed
n o t ab o u
t to av ai l
.
the n e uter gen der fo r
freq en t i s an elega n c e
in
n o t too
u
,
.
78
lab e s
ut
Th at day w i t h ou t
t
s ai n
ve
erro r
or
,
i
n i mu m
a
i
b
i
l
is
m
p
aton a ble by
‘
‘
am
r
s
o
p
M ag
ava i l
to
c o n c i li at e
at
an g
e li c cho i r s :
dat
p1
’
solace i n t o mo t h er s h ea r t
.
t
h
ou O ]
[
B ut
,
G o d, pou r
flo s cu lu s
An d th o u , O darli n g
a s tru
efli ci o
i nfa n ts , ma ke th y way to
f
o
m
r
sta s.
E XERC I S E
Non b e n e
c oales tes
re mai n s
un
LXX I X
.
i mpi s d e xtra c o li t
.
c an t e s
As
k
a roc
move d ,
an d
ci eo
W h i le
w in d
an d
wav e
ti r
s
t rm
d er ide s
s o
,
r
li
um
o
e
p
p b attles
u
r
a ou n
d
,
s um s u fl u ltu s
‘
i lla
It i s
suppo
rted [b y ]
i
n ti c wei h t,
a
g
g g
mon g
an d a
Ni mb u s
Storms ,
s
ee k s b r i g h t s t ars
fi rmatu s
So
w i t h i ts
b on u m
o wn top
e t
a s us
‘
mi n d confi rme d by v i rtues , c as t s b ack temp es ts o f li fe
,
Thu s i t s mi l e s , wh e n w i n t er
Not sh ade s
of
loft y g r o ve s ,
n ot
fat e th re at e n s
d ark n e s s b y n i g h t
of
.
,
,
79
No t place s wh i ch man y an i mag e o f de at h s eek s
from] s e pulch re s
D re ams m ag i c t erro rs an d g h o s t s [
,
,
,
mag a
eli ci tu s
D r a wn
w h i c h di re
out,
Th e s e
t h i n g s alth ou gh
b re as t o f ju s t m an ;
,
ceress c alls to l i gh t ;
t h e y b e di re do n ot di s t u r b
s or
,
in
To h im day
alw ay s s h i n
es
p u rer i n
o rb .
r ae
dulci s n .
Let b an qu e t s b e s ad to
o
th ers
,
p
pl
let lus ci ous th i n gs tu rn
.
aces co
sou
r
T o h i m i t i s luxu ry to h av e
To h im
s
t raw
is
to ru s
a c ouc h
,
t i at e d
sa
s ma ll
ab l
a ro
He h appy tilts fi e ld heave n
d i re d reams t erri fy
n an ce
p ale n e s s
wi t h
r i gh t
.
,
an
fav o u r i n g
to
co u n te
os
an
d
fe ar
in
—let h e
hi m
r
fa ce !
g i ve g i ft s
h an d,
i n h i ans
d thi n gs w h i ch g ap i n g
t
d
us
e
e
n
p
d esi ra b le
.
ba d ma n
qu ali s
wh at maci Zs ,
qu mqu e
Mo n e y
at
re
g
ab s ol
.
h ui c
Let Fo r t un e s mil e
.
m alus
B ut w h at
W at
c ott ag e [i s ]
b e i n g w i t n es s
i n s omn i a
qu i
h u n g er
J:
4
cro wd t hi n k s
80
g
Fo rt un e
az
m
th i n g mon ey fe as t s B acch u s
v e llo
l
uc k fe ar s fro m h e ar t
are n o t ab l e to
p
avai ls n o
All th i n g s
EX ERC I SE
’
Ev o sBewv
,
,
,
.
LXXX
.
G
eov s Exm da
e
’
ri s :
c
,
ri
eo/s ever e).
g
p ro rog o
s o
o
p
E v ery on e prays G od th at h e may d efer fa t e d h ou r
difl ero
li ce t
Althoug h th at h o u r p uts o
f fe ar s o f li fe
W h o fe ar s n ot d ar t s o f D e at h an d b lack qui v er
,
'
.
,
,
a
Wh e n
it
from h i s b ack —an d
s ou n ds
s ad
r
ey e- b o w
e u t pi
To le av e v i t al ai r s an d to appr o a ch p ro
fun da
cog n i tu s n e u t p1
To e x ch an g e the kn ow n fo r u n k n o wn
d ay
n
.
.
'
,
,
.
.
.
,
g eli du s
du co
To s leep an i r on
r eddo
To y i el d li mb s
depo n o p l
ee p u n d er
sl
dap e s
a si
rth y repast to w o rms
du l c i s
an d dea r h ab i t s o f l i fe
an un wo
.
To lay
ic e- col d mar b l e
d e mot i on
,
,
fo r
81
i n ers
To b eco me
e g lec t e d w e ig h t an d s lugg is h s oi l
cu m
a or
co mpes
g
B ou n d wi th fetter to b e d riv e n wi th b lin d w h i rlw i n d
ae g e r
an
a n
fl
d in
su
efli o r
be blo wn
To
p
,
'
era nc e
n du lu s
e
p
ab o u t pe n den t k in g doms
u
p
of
po le
v el
r aeb eo
An d to gi ve
,
s ub
t i le
s o u l to
t ri n g o
ha r den s
fl a me s ,
to fie l ds
or
s
Wh i c h
i c e alw ay s
an
s u ff
ju s
vultu s
s u b eo
e n d ur e
b ot h th e look
an
fac i o
c a us e t h at
th i n g s
l
e
a
e
s
p
t rab o
Th at to d r a g fee t
s e de s
resti n g p lace
Th e s e
d
fro s t
d e pi n g o
can
ai n t
p
d s h ar p
er wo rs e t h in g s th an mi n d
O r to
To
,
.
,
pl
.
tri b un a l of
l i fe
ju s t G od
tu mu ltu s
li fe s turmoi l
a
’
an d
,
wan d er i n g
an d
w i t h ou t
-
l mpi a
v is
Wron g
an d
u
l
r ex
p
’
o f la w ,
ou d ma n s
r
p
.
d e lay s
qu ali aqu e
An d su ch th i n gs
fas ti di um
con tume ly
.
1
p
.
,
pr o b u s
as
g ood ma n b e ar s from th e b ad, an d
qu er or
r oan s
g
B
5
82
lms u s
u od
q
Th a t
faithle s s c ompan i on h e avy an gu i s h of s li ghte d
lo v e
s u bj
po ti or
Th at [e v i ls ] s ee n a re prefera b le to h i d de n e v i ls
,
,
.
.
EXE R C I S E LXXXI
t us
Par
fe mi n a
0 La dy may
,
marte
tri ump h u s eat
.
su
G erman y
.
s i tu s
o
pp
e d fa ls e h ai r
s n
,
t rum
th ee box es fu ll
alab as
An d may Ar ab i an s
n a rdu m
e
d
[ ]
s n
to
of
esse n ce
c an do r
May li li e s g i v e to t h ee fa i r n ess th e fals e ros e a b lus h
a u re u s
paro
An d mi n i s ters o f lu xu ry provi d e all preci ous th i n gs ;
e xo rn o t ib i
mi t r a
May r i n g a dor n thy fin g ers [an d] tur b a n [th y] h ai r
t ex ti li s
v e n ere s
May wove n ai r “ gi v e gra ces to thy fo r m
,
,
.
,
,
'
W oven
den oti ng an d
G i b b on
.
—e t
itre a v es t i s & c —Hyperb o le
e o f A i ati c l o m See
sa ty ri z i n g t he fi n e s t pro d
ai P
v n us tex ti li s , v
,
uc
s
s
.
o
s
.
83
A n d may
mo v e b y
s
h
ne
t
e
e
i
[
] y
A n d may
t e ars o r fe ig n e d s mi le ;
co mmo du s cho r éa
b e fitted to the danc e th y
li mb s
[ ]
th y
,
,
jo e n s
to ng u e
to tr
ifles ;
p r wmi um pl
pu ellar i s c oe t u s
s ee k the r i z e amo n
p
g female c hoi rs ,
.
.
Do t h o u
e
ni u s
g
be rej ected b y th y i n cli n ati on
f ut
A n d ma n y t h i n g s
n o t to
in d u s
.
.
mu li er
May
ch t hi n g s 0 Lady [V e n us
b e a ca re to t h ee
su
,
h ers e lf
,
ppro v e s ]
a
.
fr i vo lu s
ai t
May s t th ou h an d le
may men
s he s a s ,
,
h
an d le
]
[
y
a r ms
mi tto
Th e refo re
tr
.
n
eu t
ifl
es o f
i n a n is
0 b o y , to i n d ulge i n
mi tt o
An d i n dig n an t
,
ceas e
to
fo llo w
p e ace ; b ut
.
ten er as co
forbear
at
.
sw
ee t
c u lt u s
e mp ty d ress
,
i
s on s
o
p
.
ii
h
i
s
t
p
May
th e
Mu s e
r
r ath e
pl e as e
t h ee t h e e
,
th e
g ra ce
of
Un g u a
la nguage ;
An d
pr e s t o
to p r esen t [
th y]
li b e r
pl
.
heart
to
b e s o w n by
treati ses
ph u s
the w i s e
s0
f
o
equu s
let the cha rger if e loqu e n ce [b e]
co rd i
b ellator
0r
,
E
6
n ot
to thy hea rt ,
84
m
a
u atu s
ae
q
wi i h measure d pa ces
m ay y ou th ob ey co un try c alli n g [h i m] to
P ra n ce , tau gh t to
Or
ru n
.
fi e rc e
w ar s ,
An d let h im
c on qu e r
fi rs t r an k s
in
c i c atri x
Let h i m s eek s c a rs an d tr i u mph s
or
fall
.
Mars
i lle
,
,
of
wa r,
Fran c i
Nor m ay b oy b orn
Let h i m
ms fe ar th e Fr e n ch
to
ar
fo r s ak e emb r ace s
of
moth e r ,
.
an d o f
te n der
m ai d ,
Wh o ch er i s h e s
h e art
mag i s m ag i s qu é
h i m ab s e n t mor e a n d mor e i n h er
.
E XE R CI S E
O wn
LXXX II
ov a u s wov x a
i M y rar acy
All
s
Lab ou r in g
Le s t
an t
draw s ea r
c old w i n te r
.
c
p a
o
f cor n
.
r
r
n a tu e la b ou s
.
i
wi t h
s mall
mou th ,
po rto
ma y br i n g h un g e r w i th i t s e l f
.
Agme n
Na ti on
of
b ee s di s te n d th e i r
c e lls
wi th li q ui d
n
de qu i vi s
An d g ath e r h on e y e d g i fts from
an
fl
ow e r
y
.
e ctar
,
86
i ps e
An d i n s te ad
b ramb le s
of s o
ft
ros
e
f collect es t
thou thys el
,
.
en a tu s
Yo u dre ad s pect re s wh i ch
br ai n ,
ar e
b orn
fr om yo u r o w n
p ropri u s
An d drag ch ai n s mad e by you r ow n h an d
mi n n o
.
A las
we
foo lis h de spi s e
th at wh i ch lesse ns w e i g h ts
of
li fe ,
‘
i tur a
nbc
An d w e s ee k th i n gs
th e g o wn
a b out
to h u rt i n w ars
.
an d
i
n
[ ]
.
n u llu s
In th eme an wh i le
ag e t o
b e r ec alle d by n o person g li de s ,
detero
W h i le c omplai n t i mpa i rs e v e ry
a
g
Ti me ,
f
o
o
d
o
g
li fe
o
c o n fo u n di n g ag e s i mpe ls s cy t h e ag ai n s t u s
E v e ry day b e ars arms e mu lo u s o f ti me
B u t w h i le li fe re ma i n s let u s cr o p j oy s o f li fe
No r let j o y fu l y o u t h be ar c ar e s o f o ld ag e
i mp li c o
No r let i t s h ame y ou th s to h av e woven s le n de r dan ce
,
,
.
,
n
No r
let i t
me
sh a
to
,
ecto
c on n ect w ords
to li g h t j o k e s
.
87
E XE R C I SE
di x i
LX XX III
.
t—d extraqu e mo la rem
S us tuli t, et mag n u m mag n o
co n a mi n e
Acts
m i s it
an d
.
G a la tea
.
ros i ci o
p
p
Th e r e i s
a
l
p a ce w h e r e E tn a looks forw a rd to i mme n s e
dee p,
W h e r e b lack fe ar re ig n s e v e ryw h e re i n roc k s ;
Th ere A c i s w as s i n g i n g i n g e n u o us lo v e s to n ymph
,
po n o
An d
n
y mph
e
s tor s
'
th e me lo dy i n
mi n dful b re as t :
emi ci o
fl ame o f y ou th g li sten ed i n e y e s o f b oth
An d be lov e d b o y bo th g iv e s an d r ece i v e s vo ws
An d
,
\ Vh e n
pas to reu s
s u dde n ly a s tor al h i s s es
p
an tru
mou n tai n s ,
m
Th e c ave s
s ou n d a ar
f
w i th
mihi
O
fille d
.
my b e au ti fu l Galate a
s on
s
of
g
c ome—O
Cy c lo ps
sw
ee te r
.
th an
g a r de n
Of He s pe ri de s le av e
,
as peri o r
,
0 dams e l, w av e s
o f s ea.
tri b u lu s
Ru der tha n b ra mbles , pro u de r th an pe ac oc k h e r s e lf,
8t
D e afe r even th an
‘
ro
ck s mo re c rue l to me [th an ]
,
ri v r
e
W h i te r
to
me th an
n
ew
mi lk , mor e w an to n th an k i d,
88
i
i
q
et
u v s
C ome , n ymph , talle r
I
s aw
eve n th an a n y t ree
fl o w er s o f h y ac in th an d
t h ee g ath e r i n g
pple s
a
f rag u m
An d s w ee t s tr a wberr i es w h i ch
h ig h e s t
b lu s h o n
mo u n tai n
W r e tch e d m e th at I
de s pi s e lo v e
lov e — wr e tch e d
t
h
at
ou
m
e
y
[ ]
v el adh u c
b u rn s [wi th ] fi r s t fi r e s
qu o d s ors
esse
Th ou fl i es t me b eca us e fa te h as g i v e n th a t I shoul d be
eh e u
u n o cu lu s
on e e e d b u t a la s
y
lu x
vac o
Th at ey e i s depr ive d of a cc u s tome d li gh t w i t ho u t th ee
But
e ven
n ew
-
lo v e
.
,
.
n
B ec au s e
i g r es co
b la c ken s i n my w h o le
s ad ey e-b ro w
fo reh e ad
te ro
pu lcli r a
Th ou fli es t m e—I will w ea r th i s a wa y fa i r n ymph
w i th h ar d pu mi ce
Mo s s y fou n tai n s ar e to me to me ple n ty o f mi lk
Nor l amb i s e v er w an ti n g to my tab le s
Lo ! fo r th ee b o th s u ck i n g w o lv e s an d twi n s o f h ea r
I h av e fou n d —pr e s e n ts d e ar to th y h an ds
c om a cu ltu s
ex qu o
From the ti me tha t I s aw th ee ha i r d resse d wi th rak e s
sh i n e s
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
r és ect us
An d my b e ar d
cu t
w i th s i c k le
of
mow e r falls
.
,
90
i rr ig o
loqu ax
fl ou r i s h i n g s o i l
n o w mo s t be au ti fu l o f w ate r s
B e ho ld pra ttli n g wav e wa ters
As
on
ce
of
u th s ,
o
y
t h ou
.
Kc i
‘
:
am
Ac i s , pu re r th an
be r
,
s
eek e s t plai n s
EXE RC I S E
LXXX I V
R eli g i on
.
.
.
i mma tu r u s
i lli fi s
Hi s m i n d i s
n
ever
un
re
a re d or
f
p p
ms
s tor
,
medi can d u s
Who
e
s i rk s ome n e s s
i
v
g
of
li fe to b e c u re d b y G M ;
c me n
s ub tle ti es
a u
H
e
s
fe
r
a
[ ]
n ot
b ro i ls ,
n or
mili to
He wa rs
o
f
fal s e t o n g ue
,
fi ctu s
n ot
wi th
ar
ms
of
fi di ous
r
e
p
gu i le
.
efi u g i o
S ad g ri efs h ave fled
No r
a wa
y , G od per s u adi n g ,
fu g o
dre ad fu l fe a r s ca re s
dre ams b y
ni
t
h
g
.
t elu m
H
e
[ ]
fe ars
n ot sn a
re s o f n i g h t
p
,
n or
r
ms to
W h om th e h an d i ts e lf o f G o d 12e
da r ts
s
of
ec u re
day ,
.
,
91
u n te n an ce n or w o r ds o f t ra n t
c
o
g
y
He dr e ads n ot to appro a c h mo u rn ful place s o f d e ath
hu i c
To hi m w ars rag e n ot—He ave n h u r ls n ot th un de rs
For h i m h e ar ts c on s ci o u s o f g oo d r ai s e a s h i e ld
n u me n
V en e rat e [t h o u ] eter n a l G od w h o wi th s ac r e d ower
p
A lo n e pro te c ts i n fan ts an d o ld men
To h im s u ppli an t s h alt th o u a ff o rd g i fts o f u pr ig h t li fe ;
H e fe ars
n ot a n
ry
,
.
.
,
,
,
.
n o to
L et th e day pas s p ollute d b y
n o s tai n
.
s u b re o
p
Soo n i n ac ti v e ag e w i ll cre ep
on
,
an d
li fe b e i n g
fin i sh e d
arri pi o
Bo rn e to s tars you s h al l g ai n h ou s e s
EXE RC I SE LX XXV
mu
If te ars
w e re
lav o 3
.
.
An d was h
s s es “
l
ab l
e
c on j
to
! é ! ba n ged 3m
“
of
h e av e n
.
.
W
le ni o
tu multu s
mi ti g ate
turmoi ls
m
of
.
li fe ,
.
o ut
e
r ms
g
of
e vi l con ce ale d
i n h eart ;
,
92
r
co
If th e y w e r e a b le to con si gn th e s i ck to g e n tle s l ee p
o peri o
t remu lu s lat u s
O r to c over s hi v er i n g b ody o f th e n ak e d w i th a
g ar me n t
b arath r u m
W
fr om ] b lack g ulf de ad co mpan i on
O r to rec all [
at
fav i lla r edderet
So tha t s pr i n k le d emb er res tor e d th e de ar h e ad
s e do
If th e y w e re ab le to sti ll dan g e rs o f r api d s ea
t adu
,
,
,
fl en do p ar cer et
An d s to rm, c o n qu e re d by w eep i n g , sp a red
I f po v e r ty e x pe lle d b y t e ars
s hi p ;
fl ed Pe n ate s ,
eag er
An d p i n i n g h u n g e r
ce as e d
fo ret s at i n s
To w ee p w ere b etter far
a doleo
Or
to b u r n g i fts
e
Th e n i n deed
to deb i li t ate
b e ar g ri efs
fo c u s
on
o ti v e a lta r t o g od s
v
]
[
,
th an to
,
.
s an
,
[ ]
o ur
y e D e i ti e s , g i v e th e g r ateful g i ft to
pray e r s,
mo do
Nor may i t s h ame m e a lso to
of
N i obe
w ee p
fte r the ma n n er
a
.
In di cu s te llu s s u b p r ae s t an tu m
w h o le In d i a n la n d p le ase me s o muc h
.
Th e n
n
e i th e r can
.
,
94
c i li ce t
i ll e
For i n d ee d th at b i r d
s
late ly th e g u e s t
,
of ou r
h ou s e
d api s
an d
boa rd ,
ci co
Use d to ca ll
us
wi t h h is
v oi
ce
to
mo rn i n g wo rk
adh u c
.
v o lo
No r k n e w w e y et w e ll w h at th at i ce i m orte d
p
W h i ch s u b du e s i ts me rry mov eme n ts an d ch i r i n
p g
.
pl
b ea k
08
.
.
.
ad o
e
Th e n a v o i ce entere d
fer ali s
o ur
I am D e ath—earth
de ath
mi n ds wi th dea d l dr e Lri
y
,
s u b di tu s
produ ces th in gs
sub
j e ct
to
.
Nor i s i t e n oug h fo r me to ha ve
pu s i llu s
l i ttle b i rd,
eli b o
pre
ha d
for etaste o
a
f
a
as s u r
go
I wi l l r i s e h i g h e r ,
”
y ou r equ als
an d
w ill
mow [do wn ] y o u
an d
.
torp eo
We we re s tr uck
torp i d
ten ellu s
ten d er
on e,
.
-
No r y et ce as e
w e to w ee th e
p
95
fors an
Wh i ch
th e
alta r o f
fro m th e fl ock
Go d, perhaps , mig h t d e man d
.
quo
B u t de ath i s mor e
h e is
fou l i n
mor e lo v e ly
e
co u n t n an
ce
,
by
crue l by
how muc h h e w as mo re d e ar
e y e s [reft of] b e ams
an d
,
i n fod i en du s
li ps
.
v
.
li mb s to b e i n ea rth d i n dar k place s ;
d at p l famu lu s dat
’
.
W h at avai ls
i t to h av e li v e d pi ous
Je h ov ah
our own
.
.
an d s erv an ts o f
p r mc i pi o
e
n os t r
Alas
as
e rb u m pl
re
ra n c e
fi of utte
ca re n s
Alas
much
,
An d mo re
A las !
as
Ab el , thou lea des t th e b la ck
way
.
le g o
Ah
b roth e rs b ro th e r s we tra ce i n yo u r c on te s t
fas ti
d i s ci dj um
Th e a n na ls an d th e di scor d o f th e frate rn a l b r e as t ;
qu i s
n bi
Fo r wha t wil l th at ri v e r b e wh en i t fl ows do wn
w i t h s w e lli n
w
av e s
g
ex eo
de
fon tan u s
fe ru s
W hi c h sprin gs fr om i ts fou n ta i n e arth s o tur b i d !
,
,
.
,
.
96
EXE RCI SE LXXXV II
Reb ecca
It
at
the
w as th e h our w h en th e s u n
.
Well
.
coru s c o
n e i th e r b e a ms i n mi d
ax i s
h e a ve n ,
e s pe re r eficio
No r eve n i n g refres hes th e s o il w ith c old dew
di lecta s
Ab ramu s
T he n th e s e r v an t b e love d b y Ab ra ha m c ome s to
w e ll
v
th e
,
moen i a
A n d b eh o ldi n g th e wa lls
a
p r ay e r
Si s to
clo s e s
h is
j ou rn e y
wi t h
.
con s er vu s
H alt,fellow s erva n ts , wi th me—an d, y e doc ile
c ame ls
,
r ec ub o
Now r ec li n e on e arth
wi th b e n t k n ee
ad s u m
“
Th eti me i s
ex eo
e d —I s ee th e dams e ls come out from
i
a rr v
th e w alls ,
That
e ach may
tai n
repo r to g eli du s
ca rry home c old w ate rs
.
Th e w alls , i e ,
.
.
of
N ah o r
.
of
th e fou n
98
pro fe t o
An d prod uces h e avy b ra ce l et s,
n
ec k
an d n
fo r h er
eck laces
,
l
eptu s
A n d g i ft s fitte d to tou c h v i rg in b o s o m
An d led h er to h er fath e r ,—h er fath e r rejoi c e s
laetu s
i n h appy
omen ,
me n s a p1
.
An d
r
ece i ve s th e man
At s imu l
B ut soon
as
to h i s b oa r d an d to h o s pi tali ty
almu s
ch eerfu l
h e av en
.
fu g o
ligh t h a d
e
d ri v en d ark n e s s fr om
,
R éb é cca ,
e xu lti n g
i n h er h e a r t , b e g i ns h er
w ay
.
co n fiteo r
An d b ei n g
e i le d [b y] p i o us c u s tom
[h er] de ar h u s b an d
v
,
e dg ed
acknowl
,
In
An d
c ame
to th e c are s
an
d d e li gh ts
of a
E XE R C I SE LXXXV III
T e mp la
h ome
.
.
Palladi s
—
Ti me i s pres e n t ag ai n
O b o ys , lay as ide tri fles ,
Jo y s an d de li g h t s of ma te rn al h ou s e
.
.
99
Let i t s h ame
or
[
u
o
y
to de lay b efor e door s
]
or
w i th
fee t
h e art ,
i n c re po
An d to ha ve c hi ded s wi ft day s
o f spo rt s .
me n s a
Efiug io
Fly s mok e, s pectacle s , ta b les
of
Augu st a ;
c on v e n i o
Th e mu s e an d s o u n d of wh ee l do n ot w e ll a gree
May p erfidi ou s ple as u r e stri v e i n v ai n to r e c al l
c an tu s
i llaqu e o
An d to i n sn ar e te n de r b os oms by cha rms
ch or e a g raci li s
Let i t b e e n ou g h 0 b o ys to h av e i n du lg e d li g ht d an ce
ro ta
.
.
,
,
,
lampadés
ig n i s
W h e r e la mps affo rd an o th e r day wi th li ght
tamen adeo : pr ms s u b
i n teg e r
aed e s
B ut
n ow a
roa
pp
ch
un s u lli
ua
s in
.
.
e d fo u n ts
,
an d
g
.
temp le
v i g eo
r es er atu s
q
Wh ere c an di d mi n d u n locke d b y s tudy is str en gth e n ed ;
e
ro i mperat lo cu s
r
a
p
g
An d wa n d er th ro ha u nts an d g ath e r fl ow e rs o f Pi e ri de s
.
.
’
d
s e ulus
li b o
As busy b ee si p s li li e s in me adows
fu r i t
Lo !
agai n
M e de a
ra ges an d
.
murd e rs
pu e r
c hi ldren ,
li tig o
An d Chri mes storms ag ai n wi th
F 2
an
g ry
mou th
.
,
100
i
rat a dh u c
p
b re a thes y et, an d h i s
do lo r
s
Lov e
of
Nas o
fi
a
li v e
ecti on s
i lle tuu s
An d thy s parrow ,O Les b i a, h as
a n am
Now th e le arn e d fo llow An n i b al th ro
Jamqu e
An d
'
e
prmli u m
di re ba ttles ,
ru s
n
i
a
g
ne
w a
th
ey
s in
.
.
1
p
.
as ture s , c ou n tr , leader s
p
g
y
.
b i s flor i du s
ag o
i ts ] s pr i n g
In t h e s e s tu di e s you r fl owery ag e pa ss es [
te n e r p l
a mar i ti es
i s te
Th at s we e t b i ttern ess a w ai ts th e y ou n g
co me s
p a rab i li s celeri s
An d commn i on equ al an d atta i na ble i n fl eet h o u r
vo
,
.
.
,
,
dolus
From whose b r e as t y e k no w b as e gui le to b e ab s e n t:
lu do
Ice o f p erfidy n e ve r d ece i v es foo ts te ps
No r th e fai th fu l mou rn s fa i th le s s fr i e n ds h ip
.
v i v i tu r
flo r ifer
So th ey li ve w i th ou t
fl etu r
Th ey weep,
c are th ro fl ower- b ea ri n g y e ar s
on us
es t ob li tu s
re pon o
an d mi n d for e ts an d la s down b u rthen
g
y
’
,
s o lu tu s
B oth s pi r it
an
d
Mu s e s free fro m
fl ow i ng
lex
res t a i n t.
r
u,
o
y
jocu s
from h ea rt an d j es t: w i thout
co r
Lau gh te r
art are to
,
.
102
n
i n son o
ec
vo i c es of men
An d n ot yet
ha ves ou n ded
.
p alleo s ylv e s t r i s
Here s o li ta ry t r av eller dreads wood la n d mon s t ers ,
h erb a
Or
sn
ak es wh i ch
h er bag e co n c eals i n b lack b o s om
.
‘
s ig n u
Th e s h apele s s
m D e um
t t
An d ma n y t emples
0
s a ues
c a s u s ab c a s e
o Gods sta n d out
cut tru n ks
o
f
f
ar e w e t wi t h h u man b loo d
exs to
.
.
.
vo s
compos e th e c ru el w av e s
r at i s
An d t h ou my ba rk s to p th y r ap id flig h t th ro th es ea,
i t eru m
W h i le i t i s allo w ed to t u rn my s e lf ag a i n to k n o wn
mou n tai ns
B u t, ye w i n ds ,
,
’
,
,
,
adeu n du s
An d p lac es
be approa c hed th ro day s
ci du s
l
a
lamb o dat
p
’
n ot to
v ix
lig h t h a r dly ti ps
projici o
Th rows forth
A las me
s
a i ls
.
.
for me ca lm t o w ers
co ns pec tu s
An d eve n i n g s h u t s fi eld s s c a rce ly seen
An d fis h erman s i tti n g o n rock wh i le h e dri es
S i lvery
of li fe
,
t
n e s,
Nfi man ti n u s
s w ee t me lo dy fro m Numa n t i n e mou th
—la
s well
Ye dea r s h or es ,
u
mb ratu s
d lost in sha de r ec ede s :
s u p re mu m
fa r ew ell for ever t o me
n
.
.
103
.
I am co mp elle d
C olumb i a
to
app ro a ch yo u r t r a c t s
,
des er t
,
s it u s
t et er
Horri b lefor es t s an d p la ces hi deous wit h un culti vated
‘
fa c u n di a
len i o
Not t h er e e loque n ce of fr i en d eas es c a res
c o n cen t u s v e
c aec u s
O r by ha rmo n y of s o u l re li ev es u n s een d an g ers
pa rvu lu s
No mo th er th ere wh o m a li ttle i n fan t I plea s ed
p arv u lu s
\ Vho c h er i s h ed little li mb s i n t e n der b o s om
,
,
,
.
,
.
li n qu en du s
l
ac en s
p
w i fe
An d p la ci d
i s to be lef t, wh o
wi ll oft e n lame n t
vir
wh o m th e w ave di vi des a far from
Th e h us b a n d
h er
ev es ;
S he n ei th er
No r
0
wi th look sh al l s oo th b i tt er li fe
w ee p w ith di sh eve lled h ai r b efor e s epu lch res
au r a
bre ez e
,
.
aequ o reu s
i mp elli n g
s
a i ls th ro
’
,
pro fug u s
to th e exile 7
.
9
4.
I
watery plai n s ,
r at i s
O b reez e wh ith er c a rr i es t th o u
the b ark
.
c rue l
104
E XE RC IS E
XC
C i rces In s ula
pr
S ai lor
,
.
.
su b .
—fly cr
.
b ewa r e
u
el
b u t lov ely sh or e,
v it re u s
Thi s [i s ] th e is l an d of gl i tteri n g C i rce—S ailor
b e w a re ;
colli o
g
g r amen
B eh o ld moun tain ou s fields wh er e s heg athers herbs
t u qu e
a n d th se
f
e
a
r
B eh old t err i b le forms—
l
f
y
,
,
.
si
Fo r
mu l
o
t hi rs ty
mb ri t
ad
a s so n a s
s he s ha ll
carch es i u
m
ha ve a dmi n i ster ed b ow l:
to
li p s ,
c a n tatu s
An d
as s
oo n
as s h e s h
a ll h av e pou red en ch a n ted
me lo dy ,
Lo 1 error
O per i o
lab a n s
covers mi n ds
si n ki n
ab
i
u or ,
n lan
g
g
eo
s
An d man ly for m i s c ha n ged
O Co n n e
ct
An d
an d
pec i e s
i n to n ew sh apes
i n to
"
.
.
106
So
g e s t io
s he boast s
s u b du ed
t
o
a
v
s u b due d n y mph s
h
e
]
[
men
so
t o h av e
.
ipse
pr aetereo
W h om i f thou passest by , of her own
cu
,
a
ccord
sh e
w i ll
mu lati o r
fo llo w mor e ab u n da n t
,
exh i b i tu ru s
Ab out to
ex hi bi
mark s
t no
of d i sg r a c e
.
EX E RC I S E XC I
Li b ertas
Th o u
re i gn e s t amo n g
.
.
th e ce le s
t i als
,
0 g olden
Li b erty
t h u s pl
An d Cecropi dw g av e fi r s t i n c en se t o t h ee
l
r a cc
aca
ru n t
g
p
A n d s i n g i n g thepeea n soothed th y dei ty
.
.
.
.
,
o ccu lo
An d e n twi n ed th y
s
words
i n my rtle
.
D or i s
A fre e D ori c
E u ro t as
n ym
h
h
u di ds t
t
o
,
p
rejo i ce t o s wi m t h ro
,
exs u pero
g m
h ei ght o f Tayg etas
j
u
An d to cli mb g ree n
re di v i vu s
An d D a un i a
u
ab l
.
revi vi n g tri bu n e:
,
.
ab s .
bei n g
a
cc epted k n e w
,
’
,
107
com es
o
t
r
s o lu t a s
e
s
e
s
p
p
Wh at a n ati on coul d do freed from i ts fetter
.
s u ppedi to
Thou suppli es t
C at o
eloqu en c e to
Marcu s ,
an d
s
word to
,
dec u s
In t ellec t t o
Brutu s ,
an d
hon our
to
Popli co la ;
r en i deo
Not
h er e,
B r av e
to
th ere b u t wh ere tho u smi lest O s acr ed
m
an
n c ei v es b o th coun t ry an d h ome
co
[ ]
n ot
,
,
,
be
.
tamen
palleo
B ut cow a r d drea ds t h ee,
Mi n d me d itati n g
r i ch mi s er [dre a ds ] t h e e
malu m
s i len t evi l t o co u n t ry
d
re
a
s
d
]
[
,
t h ee
Pers a r ecu b o
pun i c eu s ro s et u m
Le t P ers i a n li e wa n t o n ly i n b lus hi ng ros e beds
n i s en s
s tu eo
i mag o
p
Let Tus ca n b e a b s orb ed i n p ai n t ed fi g ures
.
-
,
'
d
a u lo r
Let th e sl av e
f
a wn
u
p
on
th e s
t ron g
,
an d
t r ea d u po n
c
ns
e
j
the p rostra te
a
,
b lan di ti ae
U tt er fla tteri es
0
w ith
h i s mou th
A n g li c u s
En gli s hma n do t h ou reme mb er
mov emen t s o f th y mi n d
,
,
I" 6
p re mo
an d s t fle t h re at s :
i
to
s eak al ud th e
p
o
m8
p romo
An d to p ub li sh
b o s om
verb u m
l
p
.
.
th e fr ee la n g ua g e
of an
i n t re p i d
.
W h i le th ou O g od de s s
,
,
rit e
s a cre d l
y
ex or atu s
i n vi te d by
p i ou s
Camoen zn
S h alt g ov ern
h ere p eop le
an d
lea der w i th eq u al law
do mi n or
fern s
Wh i lefierce s o ldi er sh all
lor d i t
over
no
field s ,
pleb s
multi tud e w i t h
Nor g i ve ch ai ns n or fea r to the
s w ord
‘
s ib i
du m cras tin u s
qu i man eo
Hewh o li ves w ai tin g till to-mor row s ligh t sh all g i v e h i m
.
’
h odi ern u s
D eli gh t s
to p r ayers wh i ch
d ay
to-
'
s
l
i
d
h
n ie s ,
t
e
[g ]
eg r edi or
Th e s am e dep arts f rom li fe
s
ad der
an d
w i s er
,
mtern u m
An d
ay s T h ou h o p e an d fe ar f or ev er fa re w ell
B u t h e wh o h at h k n o wn th ee g o lden L i b er ty h ath
s
,
.
,
,
,
pa rt 11
W h at ever li fe po s s e s s e s of hon oure d or of g o od ;
Ach eloi u s
cyat h u s
Th ou [mak es t] Ach eloi an Cu ps [b e tt er t h a n ] glas ses o f
ro s y B a cch u s
.
.
,
v el
Th ou make s t fu n er als
even
po ti o r
better tha n th e pa lm
.
l lO
Qui cq
‘
i d hmabi lé
‘
u
fe rt
Wha tever ofpleasure li fe gi ves , d w ells with t h ee 0
Ho pe
laati
Wh at ever ofj oy g lory h ath wh at ev er lov e
T ho u a r t ab le t o app e as e cr ue l t umult s of mi n d
Th ou ar t ab le t o plu ck o ut from h ea r t co n c eale d
e vi l
\ Vh en o t h er D e i t i e s fly th e wi ck ed s eat s
I t g r i e v es th e e t o h a ve fors ak en th e h uman r a c e
r eb us aflli cti s
Th ou alo n e a fi o rd i n g c omfor t s t o ou r afili cted state
,
,
,
,
.
,
.
‘
,
,
tequ aevu s
Ha s t
e coev al p o les t o h av e g ro wn old t og e t h er
Th ou th e co mpan i o n of h eroe s t h rou gh w at ers an d s ad
w ar s
Des i re s t t o s u rro u n d [t h ei r] t e mp le s w i t h p erp et u al
le a f
se n
.
,
,
.
p er er r an s
An d th ou t o th eB ri t o n wan d eri n g ov er des er ts of Lib ya
Wh er e s corch e d s h or es g lo w w i th cr uel s u n
S u ppli es t s t re n g t h — He h op e s t o en d h i s l a b o u r s
,
Wh ere th o u
h e ad
.
,
pu di cu s
0 b a shf u l
Ni lé
,
h i de s t
un
k n o wn
,
,
111
EXE RC I SE XC II I
H ea dy 30m
{e
ars 56 8 5
0 y e pla c es
n
e ss
un
d er
:
cu
.
w ovov aw,
Ba u m
th e e a r th , 0 h i d
;
for ev er
i n dark
,
An d, y e k i n gdo ms ,
livi n g ,
n ot
to
b e en t er ed b y
s
t e p of th e
ove ly wi t h s lu g g i s h w ate rs
s i mul a cru m
An d th o u b o at wh i c h c a rri es t g hosts t h ro r iv er
i n fan du s
p lu r
c oer ceo
An d ye li ght peop le wh om di re l a w s restr ai n
Wh om th e u n ple a s an t fi e lds of b la ck Di s h o ld
An d , m a r s h
of Co cy tu s
,
un l
,
’
,
.
,
,
,
,
pl
.
Y e dei t i e s , wh o g o v ern Ta rta r us w i t h di v i n e n od
almu s
qu o t
in
w h om a s ma n y men
fort h w i ll fall
To
as
no
.
ur i shi n g e a rt h b r in gs
,
ademptu s
R e s t ore [h er]
b elov ed , lately
taken from
me lamen t
in g
We ave ag a i n th e th r eads o f my o wn E u rydi ce
I di d n o t de s ce n d th at I mig h t see th e d ark s o me
k i n g doms
,
.
le t h a li s
My wi fe i s t o me th e c au s e of d e a d ly
He n ce I s e ek t h i s
v
a s t ch a os
an d s i len
w ay
ce of [th i s ]
k i n g dom,
016 0
Hav i n g dare d
s
o
d
g
I
w i th my v o i ce
to
ca ll on
th e i n
fer n a l
:
o u ld n ot wi sh t o de s cen d t o th e Ta r ta r i an co ast s
W h ere lu r i d Orc u s i s s i le n t wi th i dle w at ers
sh
,
.
EXERC I SE XC I V
.
'
O h wh a
’
n
y
n o
bmex u
.
c aptu s
Orp heu s s ang t h e s e t hi n g s —c harmed wi t h
n e s s of h i s h a rp
th e s
wee t
,
ex s an g u i s
Th e b lood less
o uls h av e la id a s i de t h ei r fe a rs
s op i t a s
Th e E ume n i des lulled to s lee
p b y h i s vers e h av e
p re s s ed th e i r b e ds
E very s n ake [i n th e i r] thi ck h ai r falls co n q u ere d
An d n o w s u dde n ly th e y a wn i n g C erb er u s h e ld h i s
th ree mo ut h s
s
,
114
W hen
s u dd n ly
e
h i s b r ide
love r look ed b ack
th e i n au ti ou s
c
on
,
Ab ou t to Weep th e b rok e n tr e ati e s
G od ;
ag ai n ab ou t to
Sh e g r i e vi n g ,
h an ds ,
b e torn
of
th e b lac k
e tch ed
away , s tr
r efero
An d ag ai n
u n h appy , n ow ab ou t
i llaetab i li s
Alas
th e c h e er-less
to
di e, s he says :
pateo
coas t i s
n
e
p
o
to b e v i s i te d b y
A n d th at n i gh t wi ll als o b e to
me,
n n is
e
r
e
p
me etern a l
.
li ce t
An d
n ow
far e we ll my h u sb an d I am thi n e
,
,
a lthou
h
g
ag o
drawn
un d r
e O r cu s
,
ts me n
D e ad, b ut alth ou g h de ad, s ti ll [you r] b r i d e
ab e o
memor
Alth ou gh my b ody dep arts , I wi ll h o ld you i n
r
emem
me n s
r at us
Alth ough
remai n s
Nev er
,
f you
.
g
e xce pt
a s len d r s h ad
e
e of me
.
b e li e v e
ves tri
o
n othi n
[me] wi ll
I drin k
si l n t ob liv i on
e
115
Th e drau gh t of the w ater o f Leth e sh all
Out
n ot
b lo t
Orp heus
An d n o w
n o vi s s i
”
far e w e ll
,
h u s b an d,
c ceh er ton gu e sai d
s ar
ma
l ast wor ds ,
Pal e
—w
s h e stood ag hast
mth fors ak e s b o n e s
ar
immi s tu s
Melte d
i nto mi s ts
sh e
de c e i v e d h er h usb an d
prens an s
ca tch i n g her
An d s h e fl i e s h i d i n e te rn al n i g h t of de ath
An d n o w a s ec o n d t ime s h e so ugh t th e Man e s n e v e r
ab ou t to ret u r n
An d n o w a c o ld s h ad e pas s e s S tyg i an wate rs
,
,
.
EXE R C I S E XCV
.
P as sag es from the P mp heti c Ode of
Moses
.
mea v erb a
He ar O He av e n s
,
an d
Earth
-
the wor ds
of
me s pe ak
ing
S h all fl o w
th i rs ts
as
r ai n
an d
de ws wh e r e th e h e rb ag e
.
O
rph eu s
,
Greek
ac c
116
t r an s fu g a
A
b e lov e d b y G od , d es erli n g h ath left i ts
n a ti on ,
ow n
c amp
Not I b u t g ri ef i ts e lf s u g g e s ts c omplai n t
,
.
s ui .
pl
.
He h ad s ee n hi s peopl e i n h ab i ti n g
h o w li n g
a
tes qu a
wi lder n ess
fo v eo
mi n ds wi t h h ope,
t
h
e
i
[ r]
o r te d th e i r fee t
p
An d wa rme d
an d s up
.
su
As th e qu ee n
An d
e rig o
cheers
of
e
r i n cu mb o
p
b i rds h ove rs
e [her] n e st
ov r
,
pl
,
an
d te ach e s
v o li to
.
h
e
r
[ ] of a
to fl y ;
g ium
r em i
An d s u ppo rts
ow n
t
e
h
m
]
[
i n th e ai r by th e oa rage
of
h er
wi n g ,
ap e r ta n pl
d e s i de r iu m p1
An d sh ow s to th ei r ea g er n ess theOpe n spa ces of h ea ve n ;
i lle
ar d uu s . n
S o th at G od h ath led th r o
’
pl
eeps
st
pl n
h on ey , b orn
.
An d h ath g i v e n
.
.
.
.
si
.
th o s
.
e
bi
lo v e d by hi ms e lf,
.
fr om r ock
,
e
an d o li v s ;
e g en s
An d h ath
o mn i
e
s uppli
ed to
hi s h u n gry pe ople da i n ti e s
e
n us
g
ev ry
ki n d ,
r ub i cu n d u s
An d g i v e s b lus hi n g
e
c u ps to parchi n g
ar n s
th i r s t.
of
118
tr a do
An d wi ll d eli ver
[
th e i r
]
b o n e s to th e fi er ce b i t i n g s
c olu b e r
f
o
add ers
;
t e n do
An d, wh i le e n e mi es sh a ll
e nc a mp
w i th ou t,
fe ar wi th i n
h abeo
s ha ll
e
os s ss
p
moen i a
The r ampa rts , an d i n fan ts
men s h all fall b y
an d o ld
s w o r d.
i g i tu r
An d
He ath e n s , then , l ay w as t e
s h all
of
th e w alls
Ju da ?
do
An d
e
a ttri b ut
e
g r at
so
e lve s 2
latex
qu e i s v i n e a
Whosevi n e s h e ds j uices
tro ph i e s
of
war to th e m
s
an d
d rau g h ts
of
Gb morrh a ,
n ltro
W
h os
n on
e
b r e as t, lov e
of
fals e h ood
b li n ds by c ho i ce
i ta
M ay i t n ot be so—b u t
let
i
n at o n
b e lov e d b y me
rath r
r es i pi s co
epe n t
An d av e rt [my]
r
7
.
,
w rath b efo r e day
Pet ell i
p s in
,
fo r
Ca str a
of
f un eraL
ten d en t
.
”
e
119
E XE RC I S E XC V
‘
.
Moses fr om Mou n t Neb o f
b eh olds the p r omi sed
n ot allowed to en ter f r
Lan d , whi ch h e i s
c an do
as cen ds
j ug um
h eights
s
sh
Th at
Néb o
e ph e rd
of
th e
lo fty
of
,
c apto
To embrace
ut
r
by
B u t h ew as
E rg o
fl oc k
ub
s
e g n um
igh t,
re
al
ms de n i e d
h
i
s
[ ]
to
ab ou t t o di e—so h eav en
’
foo t
fe ro
e
s o rd rs
i mported
.
i
con s i s to
So when he had taken hi s s tan d a n d h ad b e h e ld th e
j oy o u s fi e lds
a M o un t N e b o
T h e mo u n ta i n s Neb o Pi s ga h an d Ab ari m
mak e b u t on e c ha i n o f mo u n ta i n s i n th e co n try o f M o a b n ear
mo u n t Pe o r o ver ag a i n s t Jeri c h o
1 Th e u n para lleled po et i cal fo rc e an d b ea u ty o f th e p ro p h et i c
od e o f M o ses b etra y e d me i n t o th e d fii c u lt attemp t o f p u tt i n g
s o me o f i ts t h o u g h ts
(mo t i n adeq ua tely in deed ) w i th i n th e
reac h o f yo un g ver i fiers To h ave been attra cted to th i s u b
j cet s o po werf ully attracti e an d to h ave d e erted i t u po n tri a l
b eca se u po n tr i al th e i m
a re t h i n g s perfectly c o n s i te n t r—
mea s ura b le d i ta n c e b etween d i v i n e a n d h man lo re i s s en s i b l
fe lt an d ac kn o wledged An d ad mi ratio n an d d i fli den ce w ill i t
i h o ped exc use th e attem p t a n d i n completen es s o f th e od e o f
M o se s In th e v i ew o f th e pr mi s e d lan d fro m M o un t Neb o
th e c i rc u m tan c es o f th e i n p i red po et h i msel f fo rm th e gen era l
T h e b less i n gs e erally be to wed o n th e tri b es are
attrac t i o n
ppro pri ate to th e n ati o n o f wh o m M o e wa
so pec u l i ar a n d
to re f s e a cla ss i ca l
th e c o n d u to r a n d th e pr p h et a p e rh a p
v e n t red o n th i s oc cas i o n t
adapta t i o n
I ha e a t a ll e en t
mm m g
c o n i der my el f a t li b erty to a ss me a k i n d o f e m
an d to s pp o se t h e ge era l feeli n g
re lti n g fro m a s i tua ti o n
b ey o n d a ll co mpa ri o n th e mo s t i mp ress i v e t h at e v er ga v e b i rth
to po etry
,
,
.
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,
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,
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.
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.
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n
u
s
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ua s
u
s
s
s
su
u
,
120
pl
.
Th e G o dh e ad
s ti
mu late s
[h i s ]
lo fty hea r t,
an d
j
u b eo
v
i c tri x
praes s u b
on wa rd , e nj oy promi s e d t ri u mphs ,
e
g
a
Vi c tor i ous Juda,
s olu
An d
e n ter
,
.
.
m
Ju da, th e la n d
un
d e r h e av e n ly le ade r
.
e e s pl
No r di s tu rb a qu i etpe op le n or th e lo v e r of pe ac e ,
qu e i s c u lte r ads um pro s olo n umi n e
B u t those whos e kn i fe i s [t h e i r] on ly d ei ty
r s
.
,
.
i mman i s
Men
,
s a vag
fer i tas
i n fi ercen ess, pro fan e th e h o ly place s ,
e
man cus
B u t darts s h all
fall from th ei r h an ds
depri v e d
f
o
a
i
o
p nt
o
cc i n o
fu r i ali s
Car
me n
To th e s e th e cr u e l pri e s t s i n gs i nfu ri a te s tra i n ,
To b e c on qu e re d [
b y ] o r de r an d c ou n s e ls o f G o d
te n do
Th e refore ,
o n w ard,
.
su b .
Ju da, pi tch th y
c amp
i n the
s acra tu s
ha llowe d
s oi l
—f
B u t to me
or
a damatu s
I
m dyi n g
a
—b
eloved Ju da , far e
w e ll,
i n co n ces s us
0 La n d, u n permi tte d to me, b o th h ai l, an d fare w e ll
.
122
s ub
v i n clum
j
quo qu e
a rn
w
l
r
o
o
r
d
s
n
a
d
b
o
n
d
s
o
m
e
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ee
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le v i s
e
t
h
h
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w
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t
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d
e
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f
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as
s
o
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t
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g
p
,
,
,
.
,
as to
D e i ty
as si sts
”
.
E XE R C I SE
X CV I
U rb a n u m i n v i ta t
ru sti cu s
.
.
a deo
May st thou c ome h i th er le
av i ng
n oi s
c ou n try
an d
’
,
c i ty
Not ha vi n g di s da i n e d
May
th ou
st
v
mok e
o
f
h i th e r
c ome
:
my Li
t es
c u ltu s
c ottag e d ecora ted
.
w i th
e rbe n a n i tes co
ve
r vai n
ex u e
P
an d s
,
dedi g n atu s
’
e
i s gay for th ee ,
qu i cquid
h
atev er
w
y
u t a wa
of
c ar e s
th o u
h as t b efo re doo rs
an otu s
i mb r i fer
Shower
-
b e a r i n g s pri n g d e parts , e arth
rai n s
r
ece i v e d
,
5mi c e
urs g i fts , my
Po
f
i n cre ased wi th
r
de
sin u s
i en d fr om fu ll bosom;
,
.
123
e xo rn o
R us ti c D aphn eador n s hai rs w i th mu c h
h au d n é s ci a
fl ow e r
,
‘
flame s i n g s wh at lov e may b e
jamqu e mon tan us c acu me n
An d n ow mou n ta i n tops r e peat n ew so n g s,
No w wood s ou n ds ag ain wi th s h e ph e rd n o w wi th
An d
n ot
i gn oran t
of
,
.
,
b i rd
n ovellu s
An d n ow ag ain i t i s pleas an t to go amon g
ten der
i
v n
c e tum
wi llow groves
es
,
s ali
O r b y marg in
o f ri ver ,
wh ere
ar e
r
e
n
.
e
g
mu s
ne
Now Dry ads e xul t i n
ve, an d
ra
g
O r e ad
in
c avern
,
fl umi n eu s
Fai r N aiad r ej oi c e s
e
a ri us
i n w ate r
u
m
b
e
s
l
a
p
f
o
ri v r
e
lu g eo
Ai ry wood -pi ge on s , my
car e moa n
,
ee tly
sw
,
ub Er
An d
flock s
c r0 p
ferti li ty o f ri ch fie ld
.
s alin n
h au d
es
la ve n d er
B e thou pr es en t h e r e
e xh ale s
no t lo n
g odo u rs ,
lan g u es co
An d
c u lti v ated la ngui s h
ne
Spe
r os us
ta me h
But e xpec t n ot g i fts o f cos tly lux ur y
r os eo
b eds
in
s h ort
day
.
,
r
V i g i l has
sa i d,
o r o ur
tas tes
p igeo n s
,
“
ra ucce
pa lu
,
mb es ,
mu s t b e d i fl eren t
'
G
2
”
ei
ther
o ur
w oo d
124
r
ae a
ca rri e d from th y h arb o u r
A n d b ras s
un
p
de
v ectu s
0 Cb r i n th u s
,
.
i ce u s
P u rp le c ur tai n s
n on s u n t
And I ha ve
ador n n o t
my w i n dow s ,
mi h i s ig u a
n ot sta tues o f
t orv i
fath e r s ster n
i n marb le
.
orb i s
C i t ro n tab le
s u ppo rts n ot
c apaciou s
d is h es
n i tidu s
s tructor
Ca ter e r do e s
n ot
c u ltu s
Eleg a n t s e rvan t doe s
clever
art.
c oelatu s
n ot
fill embosse d
at
B ut b oy , w i th i n g en u ou s
fag i n u s
b eechen
h
t
w
i
[ ]
procu r e dai n ti e s
cups
,
porri g o
coun ten an c e , hol ds out
c
u s
[ p ]
n ar ro
An d Mén alcas sh a ll
’
ti me s
e la te ag ain
r
th i n g s r e pe ate d ten
,
Uci lég on
applau di n g
h i s to ri e s
o f o ld
men
.
decen fi a
Damon
s h all s i ng
ads u m
—s
Come h i th e r
cou n try
.
th i n gs
bri n gi n g
on
plac i d
rb an u s
aw ai t c i t fri e n d
i
n
y
[]
u
u
ch
th i n g s
m b ers ;
s lu
126
qu e r e d b y arms
h i s ] me lody
G race c ompo s e s an d atte n ds [
,
.
ad
j ec t
He r e c le me n c y
Moz drtus
‘
Titus , mod u la ted , s h i n e s mor e mi ldly
s tr ik i n g v ari
Now Ci mh rosci
‘
Wh en
f
o
.
e d lyr e
e xci te s an g e r an d tears b y turn s
.
.
,
péré mptu s
s i s ter falls , sla i n b y vi c tori ou s b roth e r
qu oqu e
He r e G e n i u s fl o u r i sh e s , G rati a
a ls o
.
no
o
p
bui lds te mple ,
almu s
Nor do es g e n tle V irtu e den y h er
compan i on
own
.
i n cau ti us
Here,if a t a n y ti me thou s h alt h aves aid
un
guard
th i n g
[i n ]
an
y
ed
w ord ,
s od ali ti u m
id
W h ate ve r
tha t
i s , tru st
fe soci ety
h ave don e an y
S h alt th ou i mprude n t
sa
.
g lowi n g y ou th ?
i lle
He s h all g i v e p a rdon to
err or , wh o
r
equ i re s [i t ]
.
b an u s
Hb rat i ii s Ji vi n g i n c i ty p r ai s e d g ree n fi elds
Maro h i ms e lf prefe rre d Pa rt h e n o pe to w oo ds
s u s pi r o
s u b u r ra
N as o s i g hs f or c i ty an d mi ddle th oroughfare of Rome
W h e re h or ri d I ster rolls rapi d w aters
ur
‘
,
,
,
,
.
127
multu m vi gi lath
0
b u rn much labou re d
B u rn ly re s to b e de s pi s e d b y
e e
pos te ri ty
c
ach i n n u s
ru r al
t
s
o
e
,
p
o
t
h
e
re is
] f
[
A n d ye, wh ate v e r
v rs s ,
.
la ughter s , r e s trai n
‘
i n é ptu s
th e d ul l ma n ,
fln go
po ss e
Who
thi n ks th at
a
ge
—s
Come h i th e r
in
c i ty
.
i
d
q
i f j oy s o f Lo n din u m a t all tou c h th ee
'
ag re s ti s
u
—
Th erefo re c ome
adés
he ca n i n ven t me lo dy i n wood s
u
.
c h th i n g s
aw a i t
my
cou n try fri en d
.
E XE R C I S E X C V II I
Ti
.
m
e a nd R u i n s .
i mmans u etu s
lus tr o
Re le n tl ess Fath e r , wh o
s u rve es t all
y
thi n g s
in
v o latu s
fli ght
,
ads u m
'
i r r éqiri é tu s
B u t, alth o
’
ever - mov i n g , ar t
G
4
y pr esent
al wa s
[ ]
th y
128
dat
.
Wh os e mi n i s te rs
mo me n t,
th e sh ort
s h o rt
h ou r,
an d
d ay ,
e
He ap up ag e s from th e le as t parti c le s
Ami d th e s e r ui n s 0 Time I v e n e rate th y dee ds,
r i te
reci n o
Th e s e troph i e s d uly s i n g of th y de i ty
,
,
.
celeb r i s
atr i u m
i g i tu r
Crow d e d tab le s th e n
ch ee re d th e s e
h a lls ,
s teti t
An d th i s h o u s e wa s
re n o w n e d
fo r g r e at
l
e
p lo
ter
An d j oy ou s y o u th s truc k th e
p av e me n t
w i th
foo t
me
na
trippi n gly
,
allaps u s
W h e re h e rb ag e marks
b o s om
gl i d i n g s
of
s
e rpe n ts [i n
i ts ]
.
p1
y tu m
ad
ex
.
An d la ughter from the i n most o f th e h e art,
an d
j e s ts
s ou n d
ed,
sin
nisi
W h ere
all
th i n g s
ar e s i l n t
e
g
e x cept th e b e as ts
.
t
th a
r eb oo
eb ellow :
r
T l; ,
e
mea s ure
V
m
i l i on t i p u d i u m,—a d an c
e
r
r
e
to th e
o
rd i na ry
t me o f th ree i n a b ar Hen c e i s d eri v ed the
En gl i h w ord to tr i p i e to da n c e o r s tep to th e ti me o f th ree
An d th e a d verb
ex pres s i v e i n i ts r igo ur o f a n i ce
tfi pp i n g ly
h e s at i o n o f th at mea s ure
s
of
i
.
,
,
.
.
.
,
”
,
o
s
t
.
130
e par t
n e u t p art
S h e to th e trave ller reco un t s tra di ti on s fo r thi n g s s e en
n e u t part
n e u t ad
s in
ali e n u s
j
g
An d cr a z ed i n mi n d r e late s truths w i th i n ve n ti on s
n ut
.
.
.
.
,
.
ab l. ab s .
ss.
a
p
) (S ti ps
.
.
.
.
.
)
sin g.
Th e n , gra sp i n g the a i ms , lik e
h i di n g place
a
h
s t , r es ee k s
o
g
[h er]
la r
W he re
lab o r
a
.
s h e avo i ds ru d
f
ut in m s
(
.
b ou t to fa ll i n
.
ce rn o
S eei n g
g
th is
hous e
.
plu
on
e
un d r a
u s ts
)
i n du c o
Ti me bri n gs
e
.
forg etf uln ess of
an
c ien t forms :
pati o r
th e s e th i n g s ,
w ri n k le s
0 Cyn th i a, le arn to
.
EXE R C I S E XC I X
Co l u mb us
.
.
d at
O ve r r e alms
en du r
of o
.
c as e
ce an plou g h e d by no heel
C b lumb ii s s tee rs c o urs e [i n ] b ol d s h i p
s i mu la c r um
Fo rms do n o t afl rig h t h i m an d i ma ges o f G o ds
,
,
.
'
,
,
e
131
men ti tu s
Fal se ly
v oi
s a id
ce
D ay s h av e
a tqu e
An d
to h av e
w i th ]
[
d e n i e d w at e ry w ay s
.
p as s e d b y, th e re i s
no
th i n g b u t s ea
day pa s s i n g a w ay , t h er e i s
B u t at le n g th th e y s ee a w o n drou s an d
n ew
n oth i n
s ad
an d ai r ,
g
.
corps e
,
ni
g r an s
B lo ch h a ir s s w e lle d
s
w av e s
on
.
pec i e s
Th eform g i v es
an o m n o f
e
de ath
an d
di s cov e re d lan d,
dev en eror
An d
s oo n
th e y wors hi p
u n k n o wn
g r ou n d
.
jamqu e
An d
no
wth e y g o
mph s h o w li n g
u n d r n ew s h ad s , n y
e
e
tr i x loqu o r
w
ave n ger s oke
i
h
t
[ ]
p
,
ul
Of wh om on e s is te r
,
an
,
adv en i en s
W ho ev e r
vo i
ce
‘
ii h f
from firs t o rig in o f
w o r ld
j u g um
N ymph s h av e lai n co n ce ale d i n s ac r ed h ei ghts ;
Mi s e rab le fa te 0 Leade r awa i ts bo th th e e an d th in e
eg e o v i n de x
Thi s lan d does n ot wa n t a ve n g er o f di r e e vi l
th o u art ,
ar
r i vi n g
wher e
,
,
.
s ci
‘
fl ag ro
et
li c E
’
For i t s h all g i v e metal wh i ch thou lovest i n h e art ,
ro
An d i mme n s e ri ch e s
,
.
g
us
e gra ve
an d a s u dd n
.
,
132
ce r
He n ce fi erce
te ars
h abe n di
a
lo v e
of
ha v i n g
e
n clz es o p n s
’
foun tai n s
of
,
con s c elero
An d s h all g i v e to de
e
l
h
n ds w i th
a
fi
cr i me
h eb eto
plu
c ommerce d ul ls mi n ds b u r i ed i n
.
.
H e n ce
S o r di d,
an
be reje c te d [b y]
d to
G o, 0
n
ig h t,
i n g e n u ou s men
.
c o n qu e ro r m ay s t th ou h old s ad e mpi re o v e r
in h os p i tab le [pla ce s ]
An d m ay s t t h ou ru le a ll th i n g s b u t all th i n g s to b e
’
,
,
’
‘
'
g an do
wa te re d W i th te ars
ri
.
.
E X ER C I S E
C
.
Cave of Tr op h omus
'
e
vi d n
’
ut
h i atu s
.
pr aeruptu s
nin
d
s ce n ds i n cr a
e
e
g
p
ggy ro c k
fer r ug i n eu s
7
i
d
l
i
h
s
a
s
b
s
c
l
t
c
re
r
t
h
d
i
u
ri
Wh i h w
g
foe tu s
Th e w ay i s th r ou gh b u s h e s an d fi lled w i th n o x i ou s
h e rb s
An d pla ce s h ardly to be appro ac h e d b y w i ld be a t
See st than how
’
an o
,
'
,
,
,
,
s
134
qu i
ex palleo
He n ce h e, wh o h ath
e n emy
d r eaded
n ot
dr e ads li fe ,
,
pav eo
An d fea rs po i s on s mi x e d i n h ar mle s s h o n e y
hi e co n tremo
lateo
On e ma n tre mbles
a t s n ak
es
coa ch i n g
ros e s
u s qu e
an d
in
.
i le ts
bo th
v o
i
n
[ ]
e as y
,
O n e man
a lwa
s aleb r a
r e mb le s
t
y
s
at
d iflicu lti es
path
mo ratu s
He h as
b re as t fi x ed
cu i
M
os
pl
on
te llu s
ab l.
.
car es face [fi x e d]
,
on
ear th
,
.
e hea rt fo rmerly h ad bee n
i g n oran t o f i ll
.
ab h i n c
No r
do th h e s mi le ,
n or
fee l fr om h e n ce c omfo rt s
of
li fe ,
fides
W ho
h a ve g i v e n he a r t
s h all
an d
fa i th
to th e
c ru e l
G od
.
fu t
An d
ev i l to
.
ru s
come
pr oji ci o
.
,
thr ow s forw a r d
l
i
b
o
raa
p
An d
h ades
th rou g h
r t n pl
s or r ows ma kes
[th em]
t i s is
fe ar foreta sti n g
s
.
.
.
,
to
be
ads u m
Les t b y
ch an ce
u
o
y
may
as k
h
n iu s
o
ro os es to i ts e l ,
p
f
p p
wh at th e
c av e
of
Tro
135
mi s e r in tro rs u s
O ur
fab le
admon i s h s
e
g e mi n o
D ou b le n o t th e car e s
of
hi m who i s wretc hed w i thi n :
b
r e ad o f li fe ,
d
y
[ ]
li fe
in dub i to
B ut
ce as e
ui
fate s
i n c umb o
l
q
W
to di s trus t th y
te
et r s
h u n s th e h uman
ra
ce
,
an d
H e s h all alr e ady h av e k n o w n th e
g loomy g od
er g ri ef
hi di ng-pla ce o f th e
b roods
oz
'
,
.
di n s
Th e on ly
sa
sa
fe ty
fe ty
to h i m
t
i
s
o h ope fo r h e a ve n l
[]
y
,
In th e plac i d
s
e ats
of
He av e n , th e o n ly r e s t
EXE RC I SE
P u eri ti a
e rat
mori s
.
CI
.
.
do ct o
It was the c us tom fo rme rly to tra i n b oy i s h min ds ,
an n s
s
s ub
c
r
m
p
.
.
Th at ch ast e y ou th sh ould ob ey g r ey - h ea ded o ld man
s c i li ce t
p ropag o
So th at S partan ra ce, po w e rful
dev en eratu s fo re m
Wor sh ipped
old a ge a
i
n
[]
fte r Mars
.
ms ,
ar
.
136
tetri cu s
et
Both th e a u s tere
an
d
cu ltu s
s ad d i sci li n e o f S ab i n e
p
peo ple
,
pars
In
th at respect w as
d
i
s c i l in e s
]
[ p
,
to b e p refer r e d to th e n ew
.
vi s
pé rb r e
V ery sh ort h ou r
'
‘
as pi ro
of
u th s mi l s an d
o
y
e
th ee ,
fa vou rs
i lla
It s m ile s , b u t, alas
s
as
p
es
y [w i th
aw a
ex cu ti o
Sha ke o
f
]
i ft
sw
s tep :
usu s
s lo
th
,
W ho be in g mi s tre s s
i
h
u
s
es
g
fa c u lti es o f m i n d
v i ou r w h i c h w as befo re l a n
g
wh i ch w e i g h s do wn
,
.
elf u g i o
Avoi d lu xu ri e s
of
table s , an d b lu sh i n g B a cc h u s
i n an e
An d wh ate v e r va n i ty fix e s
Hi c e g e o
He n eeds n o t c ompan i on s
To w h om
s ou l o n
o r s o la
ce
c ome s
un d
r
o
g
of
.
j oy o u s
w in e ,
C as tali s
Mus e s [are] compan i ons Casta li a n
,
i
ne
w
i
s
[]
w av e
.
ag e
de
ru b es ci t
ru ti lan s
Ar i s e , ha s te, n o w redd e n i n g Auro ra beg i n s to b lus h fr om
mou n tai n ,
i te ru m
i s ta
Tha t li gh t
s tu di
du mqu e
o rd
er s [th ee ]
a ain
g
c are
devote y ou rse lf to
va
to
es
v i vu s
An d whi le v i v i d h e alth
a
cc ompan i e s te n de r y ou t h
,
138
E XERCI S E 0 11
.
Par i s et (E no ne
.
W h e n Parcaa s an g las t h ou r to th e Teu cr i
clau s u s i n s to
ae u o
q
An d h ors e e n c los e d men aces w alls ab out to b e
le v e lled
i n du tu s
8 0 0 c as e
Ou tb at n i g h t Par i s dress e d i n r us tic ga rmen ts
(En on En G r ac
t e n do
Un acc ompan i e d ta kes [h i s ] w ay to (E n on e
,
,
.
.
,
.
.
jamqu e
plu r
An d n ow si len ce pos s e ss ed s oli tary
fictus ag re s ti s a i t
.
ro
ck s
of
Ida,
W h e n pre ten d e d rus ti c s ays Nai d b e i n g s ee n :
h o c se vi i g i tu r qu odcun qu e est de g o t
i n ] s u ch
Is thi s life th e n shor t a s i t i s passe d [
t
h
i
n s
[ g]
Th at n o day may b e w i th ou t c ri me o f w ar t
t eg me n c on g e s tu s
Lo w h e re my roof b ui lt of turf s mok e s ,
An d Lar e s [wh i ch ou gh t ] to b e s c orn e d b y e n e mi e s
,
,
,
'
ru un t
fa ll [b y fir e
]
.
tu tata es t
Bu t n e i th e r poverty has d efe n de d wr e tc h e d hu s b an d
man ,
139
m
Fi elds
are un culti vated, sl
far
f r om
o
eek fl o c k s h av e peri sh ed
i lli n c
hin c
Not
e
deper
n i ti du s
h orre o
a
hen ce, b roth er , th ere s i s te r
i
n
[ ]
e t
r s s
d e ath ,
ni
de
E i t h er pare n t complai ns of
alon
e try to re li e ve [th ei r]
men
s ta
too lon g thre a d
s
I
mi u s
f
o
lif e
.
e n ium
old a
h
w
i
t
h
t
s e arms ;
e
e
g
qu o qu e
Bu t, 0
mph , fe ve r s u b due s me also
[
th ou g h
ny
y ou th
]
a
.
parc o s ub pr aes
th o u pi ty ma n ,5 o p e n to me
.
B u t, 0 Godd e s s , do
e ce s s e s
An d let c av es
I pray
r
.
,
of n y mph s
e
u s e s to th e i ou s ,
h
i
o
v
p
g
.
(E
Sper é s ti n e
i de o
n on e
)
.
inf
ac c
.
.
Has t thou h ope d , then , tha t t hou shoul dest d ecei veour
ey e s
?
in f
lateo
Dos t tho u th i n k th at Pari s
.
escape s
e ]
s i g h t un d r
[
lace r
torn g arme n t
us
Is
e e
r v ng
e
of
fo rs ak e n
n
ymph
que
e
ad o
er ly
s o utt
no
th i n g
jii g u m
Is i t
s o u tterly n oth i n g
to h av e
e d thi s hi ll 7
v i olat
.
140
qu aes i tu s
Sought-f or
qu i n
e
r st
flies
th ee
—but b e h o ld towers
H e ar w h at wai ls , wh at th re a ts
be o
depa r t— Pe las g i
a
O per fidi o u s ,
fo r th ee
g e ro
wafl s
ai r
.
c i eo
s ti
r
u
p
e e w e d wars
r n
Now h idde n coh o rt h o lds h o u s e s an d w ay
An d fl ame s a r i s e a n d p ala ce s o f Troy n od
O n e ru i n o cc u pi e s u n h appy s oi l
G o 0 mo s t b a s e i n li fe s ee k re n o w n e d de ath
An d a pri n ce dare [th i n g s ] wo r th y o f a pri n ce —to
,
.
,
,
di e
.
EXE R C I S E
C III
.
So li c i tiqu e a liq u i d laeti s i n terv en i t
.
S ome th i n g
of
qu oqu e me di u s
b i tte r ari s e s eve n [i n ] mi d fou n tai n
lepo r
i ms um
S ome th i n g
sw
Alte r
a mb i o
O ne ma n
c ou r ts
ee t
ri
i s i n mi d
ch e s
an d
fou n tai n
p ray s
of
g r i ef
th e D e i ty ,
.
of
142
qu i
Th us he w ho pe ri s h e s
s oi l
an
exi le ,
In th e mean ti me mi n d h as
s u ff r
r
e me mb e rs
n ati v
e
.
e e d i ts e lf
to
row
g
v etern u m
to rpi d
i n letha rgy ,
s
v an a
An d w e arie d wh i le i t s ee k s
i
n
[ ]
e
r st
va i n
thi n gs , gr ows
v ai n
old
.
laps u s
d e s i d e ro
Th en i n
en e t
i t regr ets wi th
vow s
yea rs gon e by,
fe rr e
B u t G o d pe rmi ts th at th e wi n ds s h ould waft th e s e
i rri ta
thi n g s become voi d
B u t s i n ce C r e ato r h as g i v e n i mper fe c t j o ys
.
,
ex s ati o
An d de n i e s to s ati sfy h u man mi n ds
;
ig i tu r
Do e s h e n ot, th er efore , promi s e h e av e n s
g oo d
Ope n ed
j
ad
.
n ea t.
Hope s h o wi n g e tern al way throug h b i tterness
to th e
l
p
7
.
.
143
E XE RC I S E C IV
Ne ptun o
na v i ta .
ig it u r
c an i
A nd n ow the n old ag e c lo th e s my te mple s wi th grey h a i rs
ag i tatu s
An d li mb s tos s e d b y s ea as k re s t
An d I h av e s u s pen de d oa rs an d g arme n ts to pow e r fu l
G od ,
.
ab
.
ab s
Who
.
b ei n g
w ate r s
a
ui
g
de,
I
sa
fe
h av e ploug h e d
sw
e lli ng
.
jactatu s
my pi n nac e toss e d ab out wi th me
ph as elus
An d th ou , O
,
,
s h alt
e
r s t,
des pi ci en s
Looki n g down
on
fie lds
w h e r e late ly th ou w as t
c ar ri e d
i n vers u s qu e
An d i n ve rted , s h alt thou b ec ome a ho u s e , wh e re
c au tes
h ig h
ck
ro
flav eo
S an d
n
e a re s t
to ac custome d s ea
i s y e llow
.
tra b s
B u t h ar de r ti mber g rew
n o t on
e
un d r
-b e ari n
i
n
e
p
g Ida ,
I44
b u x i fel
No t
an
y
[ ]
S y mpl e g a de s , mou th s
of
v ss
s alu
Po n tu s , h av e w e ll k n o w n
,
m
w h i ch
s a lt sea
I lla
It e s c ap e d
An d i t
e ve r
r ag s a rou n d
e
M al e a
.
Ch ar yb d aeu s
i n ob r u tu s
e
elme d Ch aryb daean acci de n ts
o fte n h e ar d S cy llaean do s
g
,
n ot ov rwh
,
,
.
n av i
No w [I]
.
l
e
e
[
]
th i s
An d
woo ds , 0 box - b ea r i n g Cyté ru s
yo u r
on
p b ea ri n g s ea, on ce my k i n g do ms ,
s h all r e pe at a n c i e n t ti me s w i th m s e lf
y
len é
s h all s ee s h i
An d old
An d w h e n
I
r
e
g
-
.
ai r
e
n tl s o u n di n
g
y
g
sh all
h av e
ed
ag i tat
w av e s
H o w s h a ll I de s i re
per
over
Ah !
to b e
c arri e d [i n ] fai th ful
sh ip
a ltu m
d eep s
I c ou ld
d an g e rs
’
.
w i sh
to
ch an g e
un
g
e fu l
r at
e
r st
fo r
,
B u t ol d
ag e
[
w i th
]
s lu g g i s h
w e i gh t pre s s e s limb s
.
146
s pi rhcla
An d n o w [ye] wh oe ve r po s s es s the ve n ts
d ati v e
f
o
Ere b us ,
b lac k
ads u
An d, all y e fu n e re al g o dde s s e s
o f n i g h t,
m
b eprese n t
e
at r
B ut h as te n
altar s ,
G u i lty h e rb
r
h as te n d ar k li qu o rs ,
e mai n s to be
umb le
i
n
h
[ ]
cu t
v all
ey
.
b u fo
c reech -owl ey e o f toa d
a c ri s
V i perean tee th an d fi erce li v e r o f w o lf
Th e s s alu s pl 11
W i th j u i ce s wh i ch The ss ali an Te mpemay prod u ce [i n ]
fie lds
He re i n famou s w i n g s
of s
,
,
.
,
.
.
,
e
n
g
gr
.
O r w ave
f
o
.
Ph as i s , b e lov e d
b
[ y]
s or
s i mu l
An d let g ras s e s
c aldron
an d
fl o w e rs
c eres s
,
lav e s ;
i n f un do r
togethe r b e p ou re d i n to
,
fer veo
Let li quo r b e hot, an d b o i l
[on ]
r api d
fir e
.
q u oq u e
Add y e words wh i ch ev e n lab ouri ng moo n
ob
e ys
,
aes
Althoug h cymba ls may
No w i t i s e n ou gh , Man e s
s epul
u lur
ch re s
try to
h av e le s s e n e d m e lo dy
.
tre mb le to
come
o ut o f
,
exili s
i du s
c re w murmu rs [wi th ]
s ma ll v oi
ce
1417
I r e cog n i s e v e s tig es o f h u man
W h o comes
st
ep ;
cu r v atu s
B u t pre par e
c rooked
k n i ve s
h
w
i
t
[ ]
h an d
qu i c k
.
d u cen s
S ee
’
st
th o u
n ot ,
H e cate , mo th e r drawi n g th re a ds ,
n atu s
\ Vh om i t d e lig h ts to w atch
e c r adle o f ch i ld 7
i n fan cy to u ch e s n o t o ur mi n d
w ee p—
B u t sh e sh all
ta c ta
Th ou , 0
n ew
.
fl atu s
*
b la s te d
Lo
ov r
b
o i s on e d gus ts
p
y
[ ]
o lli ci ta es
p
i
d
e
t
i
[] s
.
b r i de , ha st pr omi s e d to th y s e lf th r ou g h
lon g y e ar s ,
W h ate v e r
sw
lov e h as for th e c h as te
ee t fai t h fu l
ads um
fu t d u s
.
We app ear—b u t fun e ral i s
.
to b e led b y b e lo v e d
h us b an d
ar en tali s ab
p
.
c as e
Lo ! w e ch an g e to r c h e s f or fu n er a l fir e
.
i n fl os
p er
An d o ld
An d
e ew ed
y o u th w e ars
ag e r n
demptu s
ta ke n
a wa
y
.
by
us
re tur n s
to
b loom,
g re y h ai rs , b loom b e i n g
148
EXERC I S E
So mula
W h e n fi rs t
Ph oeb us h i de s
.
.
r ay s
An d
C VI
e r s ea
arme n t o f fi rs t n i g h t
g
und
,
fie lds are c ov e r e d w i th
It i s c r e di b le th at D e i ty i n fu s es Leth aean dew
au r a
In to a i rs—th at w e ar i e d b r e as ts may s ee k r e po s e
He n ce d ark n e s s c ome s g ratefu l w h e n c ar e re s t s
am i c a
An d th e h ou r o f tr an qu i l n ig h t falls ki n d ly ;
An d n o w fie lds a re s i le n t an d Ph oe b e o b n o x i o u s to h er
br o t h e r
G r ac
Ki n dl e s lamp i n mi d ci tade l o f h e av en
,
.
,
,
,
,
.
e
.
.
.
lateo
E ar th li es c on cea led e n ti re ly—n o w ai r [wi th ] g e n t le
w h i s pe r
Mou rn fu lly co mplain i n g h as s c ar ce ly dare d to
a i t ate
g
g ro ve
Th
o me s t
c
ratefu l Mo rph e u s
ou
an d s h ak i n
g
[
]
g po p
p i e s afar
Tho u s ub du es t a ll th i n g s th ro ug h e ar th [w i th
]
s w ee t s l umb er ;
r e ti n ac u lu m
E i th e r th e s ou l de parts an e xi le le avi n g b an dag es of
te rrae
clay
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
150
i mpli co
W hom i t de li g hts to ha ve emb race d th i n sh ades
actu s
fo r mi do
Ah ! w retche d they to wh o m pa ss e d day r i ses i n fea r
tac i t u s
s u do
qu ei s
Wh ose hearts con sc io u s of s e met e v i l feel n ot
Ah u n happy mi n d an d d i re d rea ms of step mothe r
atr a
in
\ Vho h ath mi xe d b la ck c ups a gai n st s on i n -law wi th
h an d
.
I
,
,
,
,
.
-
,
,
-
.
EXE R C I SE
Van i ty
C V II
.
H u man Wi shes
f
o
fu t
Joyful yo uth
is
fed ,
.
ru s .
.
an d
rejo i ces i n the comi n g [day ]
e x actu s
S low old ag e i s fed by the p as t day
u i n e u t pl
pr ovectu s
q
A mor e a dva n ced ag e desp i ses wh a t te n der a g e h ad
[ ]
,
.
.
.
O ptfira t
wi s hed
for
,
e u t p1
d esp i s e d [as ] more u seful
s pr etu s . n
An d
appro v e s thi n gs
la udat u s
tha n thi n s c omme n ded
g
.
.
,
.
15 1
S o al so in e xper i e n ced sta g a dmi r es [h is ] h or n s
t u tu s
S o sa ve d by h i s k n ees [he ] desp i se s e mpty orn a
men t
v i reo
\ Vh i le man i s m vi gou r h e errs — an d le ar n i n g
,
,
,
.
,
erm ultu s
p
m
a n y thi n g s , g ro w s o ld ,
y
e
v r
edo ctu s
An d de ath
an d
th e
to mb a w a i t
ta ug ht i n va i n
pi ecor
‘‘
.
spec i e s
We soli ci t g reat
i nj u
r i es ly in g
b o n um
mblan ce
se
,
n
f good
o
h id
[
un d
e r]
the
.
,
trep i de
p1
hon ey
.
An d tr m b li n g ly d ri n k
s u b di tu s
c on cea led
in
mal um
s en tio n
a
e
r
p
A n d mi n d
a n ti
.
l
p pos s um
.
c ipa tes wh at i t ma y
dum
Un ti l
eu t
qu am i n an i s
te ach es h ow va i n a
.
ol d
ag e
n
a v ert
s u bj
n eu t
th in g reaso n i s
n ot
,
.
.
eb u l a
re a o n mi s t of error be in g re mov ed
v en turu s
modo
No t o n ly s ee s th efutu re b u t makes i t to b e;
B u t di v in e
s
.
,
,
,
s en ti o
mplecto r
a
An d emb rac i n g a g e s [i n ] mome n ts , per c ei ves all th i n g s
W hi ch men do, o r co n ce i v e [i n ] b oso m
.
B
4
15 2
EX E R C I SE
CV III
Au ea aetas
r
.
.
ora
ex ortu s
firs t a ri si n g i n to d iv i n e r egi on s of l ig h t
Man pu r e [fr o m] cr i me i n hab i ted the ea r th
d at
v e n u stas
i n su m
et
T he n b oth v ig o u r wa s [i n ] l i mbs an d gra ce [i n ] for m
r i d eo al i qu i d coeles te
An d b ea uty i n face smi led someth i n g h e av en ly
v i n co
v el
Ton g u e o f men su rpa ss ed eve n harps [i n ] s w eet n ess
\ Vhe n
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
i n s on o
Whe n than ks s oun d ed to G od [i n ] v erse
po r to
Yea r s br i n g n ot old ag e an d r u i n o f old ag e
B u t sou n d m i n d i s v i g oro u s i n sou n d b dd y
.
,
n
An d
ec adh u c
n ot
Nor
,
.
de
t ars flo w from fo u n ta i n of g r i e f ;
death bo rn fro m i n fe r n al pa r e n t
e
t
e
y
w as
.
l atu er e
Pov ert y an d w ealth werecon cea led u n der S ty g i an cav es
deder e p es s um
Mo n sters w h i ch ha ve rui ned [o u r] rap i d days
Thee also 0 Fear Orcu s has con ta i n e d i n d i re
w aters
.
,
,
,
,
,
1544
E XE R C I S E
CIX
.
t ib ia
R egi n a l o n g u m C a ll i o p e m el o s
D ic,
a g e,
,
,
.
The s weet me
lody of th e harp to u che s th e breast
w
i
th
a
ch
a
r
m
[ ]
An d care co n qu e r ed by h eav e n ly v erse fl i e s
Wh e n t r u mp ets so u n d th e w arr i or i n br i g ht ar ms
,
.
,
,
,
,
co n c i tus
An i ma ted ,
se eks battles [w i th ] dau n tless heart
ha r d us
O n ce barbaro u s cohorts the ba r d rec i t i n g
,
,
u
l
p
i n cales co
Glowed
for th e b attle [i n ] a
.
.
w o n dro u s ma n n er
:
in
He n ce sou ls pro n e to the s w o r d an d capac i o u s of
d eath
He n ce [th ey ] mo v ed [by] w i ld so n g s b ear ar ms
n tu m
m
r aeb eo
to
r
e
p
Thou 0 M u s i c d ost a g e n tle vi olen c e to the se v ere
An d so ften es t wi th plac i d vo i ce the breast of the
S ag e :
Pelei des w ept v i ol at ed lo v e o n h arp
A n d melody w as ab le to lesse n [h i s ] car es
h i s ] w i fe
\ Vh y sho u ld I m e n t i o n Orphe u s mo u rn fu l [
b e i n g t wi ce r av i sh ed [f r o m h i m ]
Whom Hyme n scarce ly jo i n e d [i n ] deadly b on d ?
,
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
15 5
W h e n a barbarou s la n d rece i ve d a R o man poet
Pi er i s
Th e M us e h erse lf a ddres se s the belo v ed man
us
rop
r
i
p
Altho 0 Son R ome de n i es the e thy o wn P e n ates
fer u s
An d tho u fl i es t an e x i le to wi ld fiel ds o f th e
Thrac i an s ;
A co mpa n i o n a l w ay s I w i ll follo w thee s eek i n g
comma n ded place s of Po n t u s ,
Th e s ol ace an d co u n sel o f [thy ] lo n g fl i g ht
Ne i the r fierce crow d n or r iv ers o f Iste r fr i g ht en me
c u l me n
An d storms an d mou n tai n - tops co v ere d w i th h ard
frost
dat pl
sub
I w i ll fo llo w t h ee —an d whe n fears as sa i l thy hea rt;
de x tra s u b
An d b arbar i an ha nd sprea ds s n ar es aro u n d
,
’
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
.
.
.
res u r
go
R ome sh a ll ris e
The n dear
a g a in to t h e e di stan t
An d w i fe see n [i n ] m i n dfu l b re ast , sh a ll seek
thee
Ipsa
I mys e lf wi l l b e pre se n t b ri n g in g b oth rest an d
son g to [th y ] g r i ef,
,
,
v el
te ars , th e Mu se accompan y i n g , de lig h t
E ve n
*
C
o
n n ec
t th ewords
a n d an d
H 6
to
Ing ue
.
”
”
.
15 6
EXE RC I S E CX
.
E remi ta
.
cole n s
T u rn [thy ] foot
m
steps
y
[ ]
,
des erts
0 i n ha bi ta n t of the d es ert,
an d
di rect
,
h u cern a
W here th e
tap er
sh i n es af ar [i n ] shady v ale ;
tes qu a
Fo r
soli tary
an d
s ad I
w an der , where wi lds
recede
,
t aed i a
An d more wea r i s ome n ess
of a n x io u s
way
re ma i n s
.
Pa r c e
yo u th to w a n d er thro these sad gl ooms
Th e fu g i t i v e torch leads [
thy] feet to death
Here my g ate of cell i s n e v e r sh u t to th e w retched
l i c et
An d what I hav e a lthoug h i t b e s mall all i s y o u rs
tu
dapes
b re vi s
F
“
Ne i th er do you despi s e feast n or le i s u re of fruga l
t ab le
Forb ea r , 0
’
,
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
.
cu
Ne i th er
do y ou des pi se
g rass y cou ch es
,
m
wi t h p ra ye r
de
My r i gh t h an d doe s
n ot
slay te n de r lamb from flock,
R epeat
tu
”
.
.
I5 S
ocat case
fath er of th e
v
\ Vh eth er
i t i s s weet to thee to be cal led
.
matu ti n u s
”
morn i n g ,
prod eo
r ec lu sa
For day c omes for th u n locked by thy key
di cor
O r r ejo i c i n g to b e ca lle d Clus i ii s w i th
chan g ed n ame
clau do
Thou c los es t year an d w o r k [w i th] thy a u sp i ces
G i v e thyself plac i d to me [O ] o r i g i n of s i le n tly
lab en s
,
,
g li di n g
T i me d i r e ct to [i ts ] en d what ev er I may do
Da
ar ri deo i n f
sec u n du s
Gr a n t that fort u n e may smi le on me [
w i th ] fa vouri n g
co u n te n an ce
n oste r
comm od u s
An d m ay my n ata l star sh i n e p r op i ti ous
mi h i
n il
Qu e m
He wh om fat es prosper says [M a y] I h ave n othi n g to
,
.
.
,
.
I
,
cu
m
the wretched
Ipse fu g o
sors
I mys elf sp ur n w ho m g oo d fort u n e fl i es thr o ug h l i fe
b ardu s
l i ce t
Though I be d ul l an d st u p i d the re are w e ig hts i n
loco
ches t
An d r i c h es are to me i n th e stea d o f Mu ses
d o w i th
,
,
,
.
.
15 9
Di l s
‘
i n i qui s
A las
the m an born wi th hos ti le god s i n v a i n s u ffers
cares
He co n c e iv e s prayers h eard by n o n e
r efo rmi do
u bi u é
q
He dre a ds all th i n g s—w i t h do u btfu l foot he everywhere
v ac i llo
,
.
'
stu mb les ,
v i tal i s
c ae c u s
S h un n i n g ob scure da n g e rs of th e w ay of life
i n fel iv
dec i do ex s pes
Th e u n ha ppy [man ] fa i ls h op e les s [i n h i s ] j u st
’
en
d eav o u r s ,
Qaeq
ma n c a
ue
u
h
i
s
[ ]
An d th i n g s wh i c h
b an ds do
all
e
r les s
o
w
p
ru o
t
o
o
g
d es tru cti on
.
EXE RC I S E CX II
S i l en t i u m
.
.
r er ro
e
p
Si le n t n ym p h
l
pu
or
,
w hethe r
t h ou
wa n derest throug h g ro ve
.
mea dow,
ma g i s
Wh eth e r
day ,
or
b lac k
n
igh t ple as e th ee r a th er ;
160
O
n
a
w
m
ph
h
a
i
l
to
m
e
i
t
be
al
l
o
e d to pen etrate
m
,
y
y
,
ecesses
r
ee
n bed
An d w i th thee to stretch l i mb s [
on
]g
Fo r mou n ta i n s are g rate fu l to me an d s i le n t g rov es
*
An d b r i ef alas ! r epose o f n i g h t w i ll al ways b e
ratef
ul
to
m
e
g
]
[
Ah ! may i t b e allo wed to me to w an de r thro u g h w ood
a n d rocks
r
,
.
,
,
,
,
.
,
mo rdeo
Or where s i le n t r iv er wea rs a way fiel d s ;
0 n ig ht an d s i le n t n y mph g e n tle s i st er s h a i l
A n d moo n th a n w h i ch o n e lamp sh i n es b r ig hte r
Pe r haps thy o r b i t th e d u ty of l i fe be i n g fi n i shed
The sle n der cro w d of sha des [0 ] C y n th i a i n hab i t
Th ere w i th you both ye sh ades an d so uls o f the p i ou s
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
allo u iu m
q
May i t be to me ofte n to e n joy s u bl i me con verse
May there be to me v ir tu es i n c r ease d by you r v i rtu es
An d may i t b e a llo w ed to part i ci pate yo u r g lo ry
.
,
,
.
o m er i c ep i thet appl i ed t o n ight
n at u r al i n d eed
Th e H
.
,
(GO HN 3m w altz )
is
162
Ri ch an d poor I shall b e un hap py
S u ch i s my fate
Now wh e n I h av e health I w an t mon e y,
S oon r i ch I shall w a n t health
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
II
.
q i dem s acri s q ae dat
V i c t r i x F or t n um Sap i en t i a
Ma g n a
u
praecepta li b elli s
u
,
.
a in co mpla i n ts 0 man
B e g ratefu l for un deser v ed b less i n g s
If thou wou ldst l iv e lo n g an d see g oo d days
Pu t u p th y prayer for w i s dom
All w i sdom ca me fo r th from G od
An d i s w i th H i m fo r e v e r
S he i s the br ig h t n ess of th e e ve r last in g l i g ht
Th emi rror of h i s po w er the i ma g e o f h i s g oodn e ss
S he i s the mother o f fa i r lo ve
O f fear k n o w led g e an d holy h 0 pe
Th erefore W i s dom b e compan i on o f my l i fe
An d g ra n t me w aters that c u re all th i rst
C ease
v
,
.
,
,
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
F ro m th e 7 th C hapter o f th e Book o f W i sd o m
24th o f E cc l es i ast i cu s th e m o st st r ik in g p o et i c al
b e sel ected for th e im pro v em en t o f th i s ex er c i se
,
,
,
.
fro m th e
i deas mig ht
an d
163
I II
.
t in a m sen ectse
S i t m o d u s lass o m a r i s
Si t
mee
sc des u
.
.
S a i lor retu r n s h ome
After lon g w a n de ri n g s
Here h e wi she s to pass l i fe
An d to n umb er happy day s
S oo n offspr i n g s u rro u n d father
To whom old man rejo i ces to relate act i o n s
A ru st i c from a sa i lor b e r eaps cor n
Or co mpe ls o x e n to e n ter stall
Mea n wh i le g rey o ld ag e cre eps on w i th s i le n t foot,
He pe r i sh es lame n te d by the g ood
,
,
.
,
.
,
.
.
,
IV
O c cu ltu m qu ati en te a n im
o t or tore flag ell u m
.
S tars are wi t n esses of gu i lt
Moo n sees cr i mes by n i gh t
He fears to pass ov er th e deep i n sh i p
He sh u dders wh e n E u r u s rou ghe n s w aters
He fee ls Fu r i es b y lan d an d by sea,
W h i ch are accu stome d to tear g uilty boso m
,
.
,
.
164
Why 0 w retch dost thou re vol ve these fears ?
Death w ea r s n ot th es e t erro r s
The g ood man u n mo v ed sees th e tomb
A n d r ejo i ces that the D ei ty i s prese n t to praye r
D eath for h im O pen s g ates to stars
A n d g i ves joys an d days w i tho u t en d
,
,
.
,
.
,
.
V
D eb emur
.
i
rr o rt i n o s n os tra u e
q
the g reat theatr e of l i fe
Man plays v a r i ou s parts
Now the a mb i t i ou s ch i ef
No w the hoa r d i n g mi se r
No w the g loo my mi san th r ope
Now the d i stra c ted lo v e r
In th e mi ds t of hope s an d fears
Joys an d sorro ws
O ld ag e has h ar dly co me o n
W i th s w i ft tho ug h t r embl i n g foo t
Ere Death l i ke th e shadow of ag e
Drops the c u rta i n ov e r all
\ V h i le on
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
.
16 6
V II
.
d l c i s c o njux te s o l o i n l i tt ore secu m
Te v en i en t e d i e te deced en te c en c hat
Te,
u
,
,
.
,
to cha n g e s u n s for dark n ess
An d a i rs an d ether eal days
If my w i fe w ere a compan i o n to me o n earth
W ho m Hy men has s carce ly jo i n ed i n b o n d
B u t the s un i s h eavy to h i m w h o mo u rn s h i s
An d n i g ht i s to b e preferre d to stars
0 tho u wh o ru lest g loo my Tart aru s
W hom s pectres an d fu r i es ob ey
Restore her w ho m a h u sba n d r ecla i ms
Ye sad k i n g do ms reta i n u s b oth
R estore two to li fe o r jo y in the i r de ath
Le t h u sb an d an d w i fe g o on ejo u r n e y
I shou ld
n ot
w i sh
,
,
.
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
.
V III
Nes c i o qu a n atal e s o l u m du lced i n e ta n gi t
o ther lan ds boast myrt le g ro ve s
Fra g ra n t w i th b r i g ht s u mm er
D eare r to m e the h i lls o f heath
An d th e brook w i n d i n g b elo w
Let
.
,
,
.
I t 18 s ggested for th e d ec i s i on o f the t ea c h er that th e or i
”
No r n s ha v e
g i n al E n g l i sh po em s fro m w h i c h so m e o f th es e
v en tu red t o b orro w thei r i deas mig ht b e ad v an ta geo sly s ub s ti
u
«
,
,
,
u
167
Th o u g h
th e b ree z e b e w arm i n thei r
An d
v
all e y s
roug he n our Wav es
Tho u g h ce dars e mb o w er the i r h omes
the m
Th e slav e an d th e t yra n t
Th e i r sp i cy w ood s an d ri ch w aters
Th e S cot desp i ses
Free as th e w in d u po n th e moun t ai ns ,
H i s o n ly cha i n i s lo v e
—wh
,
i n h a b i ts
o
.
,
,
.
IX
.
I d em al i t er
,
Beats there so co ld a h e art
As n e v er i n tran sport to hav e cri e d
,
,
for th em i n pa rt i c la r i nsta n ces ; an d w here th e p u p i l has
c o m p l et el y m ast ered th e p rel imi n a r y d ifii c u lti es o f vers ifl c ati o n
An d i t i s o b vi o u s t o rem a rk that w h er e th o se p o em s i n t h ei r
o w n for m an d bea ty ca n b e re d er ed i n t o Lat i n v er se w i th an y
d u e effec t th e y o u n g sc h o la r i s th en w ell p r epa red for st i ll
h ig her efi o n s I f i t sh o u ld b e th o u g ht by an y o n e that i nju st i ce
i s d o n e t o th ese exqu i s i t e l i ttle p i ec es by th s en d ea v o u r i n g t o
adapt th em t o b oyis h Lat i n t r an slat i o n ; th e fr i en d t o w h o m
th e a u th or o f th i s b ook c o n s ign ed th e c a re o f i ts p u b l i c at i o n
th i n k s i t rig ht t o say tha t h e i s an s werabl e for these add i t i on s
an d that h e has m ad e th em w i th th e v i ew o f st l l fu rth er s ti m
l at i n g y oun g m i n ds t o th e stu d y o f su c h i n imi tab l e m od els An
o ppo rt un i ty a l so w i ll th u s b e a ff ord ed t o th e tea c h er o f c o n
tra s tin g w hat i s c apabl e o f c lass i cal adaptat i o n
w i th w hat
po s sesses a wi lder an d m ore Go th i c bea u ty o f i ts o wn
tu ted
u
,
.
,
,
u
,
n
,
.
,
,
u
,
.
,
i
u
.
,
,
.
16 8
R
et
u r n i n g fro m fore i n shores
g
)
(
Th i s i s my o w n n at i v e l an d
If s u ch the r e li v es —Oh pi ty h im !
H i s are n ot the g lor i es o f n at u re
Hzs a r e n ot the rapt u re s o f so n g
Fr i e n dsh i p has b u t a fee b le g lo w i n
An d what has h e to do w i th lo v e ?
An d w h o sha ll w eep o v e r hi s to mb
,
’
X
h i s b osom
.
D eb i tfi s p arga s lacrym ai fa v i llam
V at i s a mi c i
’
.
Dee m i t n ot an e mpty tal e
The i r fa i th i s tr u e
W h o bel i e v e th at wh e n the bard e xp i res
Nat u r e herself has a v o i ce of sorrow
W h o b el i e v e that lofty rocks
An d deep ca v er n s lame n t
Who hear hi s so n g yet i n the r i v er
An d li ste n to hi m at n i g ht i n th e w oo d
,
,
.
,
,
.
17 0
Ho w dre ary i s thy w av e ,
That b u r i e s h i m b e n eath
He pro mi se d me g i fts o f lo v e
A ste ed to bear me to his ho me
A r i n g —the ple dg e of Ou r u ni on
Ah I dest i n ed for to -mor ro w
\ Ve m et i n te n de rn ess
W e part ed i n sorro w
Th e shade b f the dea d
Appeared to me w he n h e was g on
e
H i s mother looked ou t u po n th e w ood
H i s s ist er w a lked alo n g the g ree n path
Th ey s aw n oth i n g b u t dark n ess
They h eard n oth mg b u t the w aters
Lo ok o ut n o more fo nd moth er !
Wa lk n o more on th at path te n der s i ster !
He has n ot w a n dere d i n the for est
He has s u n k i n cr u e l Yarra
I w i l l n ot cease to w e ep
I w i ll n o t lov e ag ai n
I w i l l seek th ee i n the strea m
”
An d sleep wi th th e e there
S h e kept her me la n choly fa i th
Th e y rest tog ether i n Ya r ra
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
.
.
17 1
XII
Hoees t
r b i s v i t a po ss e p r i ore f r u i
V iv e e
,
,
The re are roses b y th eTi g r i s
An d th e n i g ht in g a le s i n g s amo n g th em
I d ream t the dr eam o f ch i ldhood
A mi d that odou r an d so u n d
,
.
Now
o e i n spr in g
I recall th e sce n e
An d ask
Ar e the roses the r e yet ?
Is the n i gh t i n g a le st i l l s i n g i n g
No t h e r ose of my yo u th h as w i ther ed
The n i g ht i n g ale o f my you th i s s i len t
B u t me mory d ra w s ou t of del ig ht
A fr ag ran ce that br eathes o f i t
An d my sou l e v er e n joys
Th e bo w er by the T i g ri s
,
whe n
al n
,
,
,
,
.
XIV
.
I d em al i ter
,
O n th e ma rg i n
.
the lak e
Th e fish er ma n at s ummer t w i li ght
of
,
I
2
,
'
l 72
S e es b e n eath h i m i n the w ate rs
S t r on g tow e rs sh i n i n g
Th u s s u b li me ly drea mi n g
M emory g lan ces o e r th e past
An d g a z i n g on th e s trea m o f t i me
S ees g lory th roug h i t
,
,
’
,
,
.
XV
.
u l trd
L
i tt ore Juvern an
e x i le on th e b each
A w a n dere r o f E ri n
Th e s u n rose o v er the ocea n
An d l i g hted th e g ree n i sle
Ah ! s a i d th e you n g an d u n h appy
The w olf an d th e w i ld stag
Hav e a co v ert i n th e fore s t
B ut I h a v e n o ho me
D ear cou n t r y ! I see thee in my s leep
My dre ams are o n thy shore
B u t I w ake i n a stran g e la n d
An d s ig h for my fr i en d
My broth ers ! d i ed ye i n my de fe n ce ,
Or li v e ye i n ch a i n s
‘Vh ere i s my ca b i n 1 stan ds i t b y the w oo d
Or di d my s i sters w eep o v er i ts b u r n i n g ru i n s
There was
an
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
’
,
N
O T E S
R EF ERR E D TO IN T HE
Th e H ou r s ,
"
P R ECEDI NG
&c
P a ge
.
PAG E S.
53
.
l imi t i n g th e h o u r s to t wel v e th e all s i on i s m a de t o th e
vi s i b l e d i al as i n giv i ng th em a v o i c e t o th e m od ern c loc k
Th e G reek or pro bably w e m ay say wi th m or e c orrec tn ess the
O r i en ta l ne
e i s a w or d o f th e m o st ex t en ded a n t i q u i ty an d l at i
t d e o f im po rt I t appea rs t o ha v e or igi n a ll y im p l i ed B ea ty
i thea b s t ract th s—fl
l
s
a
s o n o f th e y ea r
i
h
e
e
T
;
i 5
e
Th e fl o weri n g an d th ef w ti n g or enj oy ab le s eas on ; c o m p r i s i n g
the c o nfi rm ed sp r i n g a nd s mm er w h i c h th e F r en c h appea r t o
ha v e met by thei r c o m b in at i o n o f th e tw o word s H or a P u ma
i n t o La P ri meu
th e p r im e h o u r or as w e say Th e p r im e
o f l o v el i n ess An d th s th e new o f th e G reek s a n d H o u r i s o f
t h e T rk s a n d th e e 3mm
im port ed by th eE n g l i sh c ru sad er s
fro m th ei r Sa rac en fo es or igi nal l y im pl i ed Ast rolo ger s by
m a rk i n g th e n atal
app ea r t o ha v e ba l a n ced i t a ga i n st x !
F or as th e l atter u n q al i fied by a n ep i th et i s gen era ll y u sed i n
t h e sen se o f mi sfort un e s o th e for m er l eft t o i ts el f w o ld im pl y
”
G ood Fo r tune
”
T h e o ld an d ex p r ess iv e F ren c h
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