With eager heart she caught the winning lore,
And thought e'en Mars less hateful than before:
"What spell (said she) deceived my careless mind?
The god was fair, and I was most unkind."
She spoke, and saw the changing faun assume
A milder aspect, and a fairer bloom;
His wreathing horns, that from his temples grew,
Flow'd down in curls of bright celestial hue;
The dappled hairs, that veil'd his loveless face,
Blazed into beams, and show'd a heavenly grace;
The shaggy hide, that mantled o'er his breast,
Was soften'd to a smooth transparent vest,
That through its folds his vigorous bosom show'd,
And nervous limbs, where youthful ardour glow'd:
(Had Venus view'd him in those blooming charms
Not Vulcan's net had forced her from his arms.)
With goatlike feet no more he mark'd the ground,
But braided flowers his silken sandals bound.
The Dryad blush'd; and, as he press'd her, smiled,
Whilst all his cares one tender glance beguiled."
He ends: To arms, the maids and striplings cry;
To arms, the groves and sounding vales reply.
Sirena led to war the swarthy crew,
And Delia those that bore the lily's hue.
Who first, O muse, began the bold attack;
The white refulgent, or the mournful black?
Fair Delia first, as favouring lots ordain,
Moves her pale legions toward the sable train:
From thought to thought her lively fancy flies,
Whilst o'er the board she darts her sparkling eyes.
At length the warrior moves with haughty
strides ;

Who from the plain the snowy king divides;
With equal haste his swarthy rival bounds;
His quiver rattles, and his buckler sounds:
Ah! hapless youths, with fatal warmth you burn;
Laws, ever fix'd, forbid you to return.
Then from the wing a short-lived spearman flies,
Unsafely bold, and see! he dies, he dies:
The dark-brow'd hero, with one vengeful blow,
Of life and place deprives his ivory foe.
Now rush both armies o'er the burnish'd field,
Hurl the swift dart, and rend the bursting shield.
Here furious knights on fiery coursers prance,
Here archers spring, and lofty towers advance.
But see! the white-robed Amazon beholds
Where the dark host its opening van unfolds:
Soon as her eye discerns the hostile maid,
By ebon shield, and ebon helm betray'd:
Seven squares she passes with majestic mien,
And stands triumphant o'er the falling queen,
Perplex'd, and sorrowing at his consort's fate,
The monarch burn'd with rage, despair, and hate;
Swift from his zone th' avenging blade he drew,
And, mad with ire, the proud virago slew.
Meanwhile, sweet smiling Delia's wary king
Retired from fight behind his circling wing.

Long time the war in equal balance hung;
Till, unforeseen, an ivory courser sprung,
And, wildly prancing, in an evil hour,

She wiped in silence, an
From all but Daphnis: h
And saw the weakness o
Then gently spoke: "Le
And either nobly win, of
Me oft has fortune crow
And led to triumph in th
He said the willing ny
And sat at distance on t
Thus, when Minerva ca
And Troy's high turret
The Cyprian goddess, w
And Mars engaged a m

Straight Daphnis lead
(To Delia's arms 'tis e'e
Each guileful snare and
But finds his art less po
Wisdom and strength s
And beauty, beauty, wi
By this-a hoary chief,
Approach'd the gloomy
Where, late, his consort
Now her dark corse lie
Hail, happy youth! thy
Shall live eternal on th
For thou shalt soon rec
And o'er the plain with
The swarthy leaders sa
And strove in vain the
Th' invader waved his
And flew like lightning
His limbs, dilated, in a
To stately height, and
More fierce his look, m
Sublime he moved, and
As when the sage on s
Has caught a wonderin
His hand the microsco
And lo! a bright-hair'd
He sees new plumes in
Here stain'd with azur
Thus, on the alter'd ch
And both the kings are
The sword, which ar
before,

He now assumes, and
Then springs indignan
And knights and arch
Now flies the monarch
His legions vanquish'd
So when the morn, by
With pearls and rubie
Whilst each pale sta
retires,
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-Medio rex æ Constitit amissis so Expulit ardentes fla

e delights to sing.

to that fair isle the splendid story, great Olympian king,

to Proserpine, and waved his locks at, supreme in glory,

sweet fruits, and nymph-loved rocks,

1 nutritious breast

Yet weak, unsandall'd and unmantled rush'd,
And her loved charge defended,
Whilst he the fiery monsters crush'd.

Swift the Cadmean leaders ran

In brazen mail precipitately bold:

First Amphitryon, dauntless man,

Bared his raised falchion from its sheathing gold,

-'d and wealthy cities he would crown. While grinding anguish pierced his fluttering breast;

an of Saturn bless'd

-s brazen-arm'd for war's renown

nd fiery steed; yet oft thy leaves, ve! bind their hair

gold. Great subjects I prepare: n'immortal verse deceives.

portals was I placed

For private woes most keenly bite

Self-loving man; but soon the heart is light,

With sorrow not its own oppress'd.

Standing in deep amazement wild

With rapturous pleasure mix'd, he saw th' enor mous force,

Saw the valour of his child:

■est-loving man, and pour'd the dulcet And fated heralds prompt, as heaven had shaped

n,

coming dainties graced

able board; for ne'er with efforts vain co his mansion came :

The virtuous, when detraction rages, th liberal streams her flame. virtue's path right onward press, s art engages,

1 by genius, win success.

action strength applies,

conduct, sense: the future to foresee wes to few, the wise.

s' son, she frankly gave to thee might and wisdom deep.

n dark cells the hoarded treasure with low care to keep,

ealth flows, to spread it, and to hear e, with ample measure

my friends, since hope and fear

astrous men. The praise les with rapture I embrace eights, which virtues raise,

legend old his name shall place;

n he brook'd no more the cheerless gloom, =t into the blaze of day,

I of Jove with his twin brother lay, from the sacred womb.

served the godlike boy

golden-throned the saffron'd cradle press'd; heaven's queen with furious joy

eous dragons fleet th' unguarded floor infest: e portals opening wide,

rough the chamber's broad recess tremen

bus,

aws fire-darting tried

mbering babe to close. He, starting light, is bold head stupendous,

st in battle proved his might.

oth resistless hands he clasp'd

ruggling horrid pests, and clothed their necks with death;

xpiring, as he grasp'd,

from their throats co'd, the foul

their course,

Wafted round the varied tale:

Then called he from high Jove's contiguous region,
Him, whose warnings never fail,

Tiresias blind, who told, in diction sage,
The chief and thronging legion
What fortunes must his boy engage:

What lawless tyrants of the wood,

What serpents he would slay, what monsters of the main,

What proud foe to human good,

The worst of monstrous forms, that holy manhood

stain,

His huge arm to death would dash:

How when heaven's host, o'er Phlegra's champaign hasting,

With embattled giants rash

Vindictive warr'd, his pondrous mace would storm
With dreadful strokes wide-wasting,

And dust their glittering locks deform.

He told; and how in blissful peace
Through cycles infinite of gliding time,
When his mortal task should cease,
Sweet prize of perils hard and toil sublime,
In gorgeous mansions he should hold entranced
Soft Hebe, fresh with blooming grace,
And crown, exalting his majestic race,
The bridal feast near Jove advanced.

As gems are taught by patient art

In sparkling ranks to beam,

With manners thus he forms the heart,
And spreads a general gleam.

What soft, yet awful dignity!

What meek, yet manly grace! What sweetness dances in his eye, And blossoms in his face!

So shines our prince! A sky-born crowd
Of virtues round him blaze:
Ne'er shall oblivion's murky cloud
Obscure his deathless praise.

THE VERBAL TRANSLATION.

BEHOLD yon reach of the river K1;

Its green reeds how luxuriant! how luxuriant!
Thus is our prince adorn'd with virtues;

As a carver, as a filer of ivory,

As a cutter, as a polisher of gems

* The sparkling dew-drops o'er the lilies play,
Like orient pearls, or like the beams of day.
If love and mirth your wanton thoughts engage,
Attend, ye nymphs! a poet's words are sage;
While thus you sit beneath the trembling shade,
Be gay too soon the flowers of spring will fade.

+ The fresh-blown rose like Zeineb's cheek ap
pears,

When pearls, like dew-drops, glitter in her ears.
The charms of youth at once are seen and past:
And nature says, "They are too sweet to last."
So blooms the rose; and so the blushing maid.
Be gay too soon the flowers of spring will fade.

See! yon anemonies their leaves unfold,
With rubies flaming and with living gold.
-While crystal showers from weeping clouds de-
scend,

Enjoy the presence of thy tuneful friend:

Now, while the wines are brought, the sofa's laid,
Be gay too soon the flowers of spring will fade.

O how elate and sagacious! O how dauntless and The plants no more are dried, the meadows dead,

"Thou hearest the tale of the nightingale, 'that the vernal season approaches.' The spring has spread a bower of joy in every grove, where the almond tree sheds its silver blossoms. Be cheerful; be full of mirth; for the spring passes soon away: it will not last." "The groves and hills are again adorned with all sorts of flowers; a pavilion of roses, as the seat of pleasure, is raised in the garden. Who knows which of us will be alive when the fair season ends? Be cheerful," &c.

"The edge of the bower is filled with the light of Ahmed; among the plants the fortunate tulips represent his companions. Come, O people of Mohammed! this is the season of merriment. Be cheerful," &c.

No more the rose-bud hangs her pensive head:
The shrubs revive in valleys, meads, and bowers,
And every stalk is diadem'd with flowers;
In silken robes each hillock stands array'd.
Be gay too soon the flowers of spring will fade.

Clear drops, each morn, impearl the rose's bloom,
And from its leaf the zephyr drinks perfume;
The dewy buds expand their lucid store:
Be this our wealth: ye damsels, ask no more.
Though wise men envy, and though fools upbraid
Be gay too soon the flowers of spring will fade.

The dew-drops sprinkled, by the musky gale,
Are changed to essence ere they reach the dale.
The mild blue sky a rich pavilion spreads,
Without our labour, o'er our favour'd heads.
Let others toil in war, in arts, or trade ;-
Be gay too soon the flowers of spring will fade.

IMITATIONS.

"Again the dew glitters on the leaves of the lily, like the water of a bright cimeter. The dew-drops fall Listen to me, through the air on the garden of roses. listen to me, if thou desirest to be delighted. Be cheerful," &c.

"The roses and tulips are like the bright cheeks of beautiful maids, in whose ears the pearls hang like drops of dew. Deceive not thyself, by thinking that these charms will have a long duration. Be cheerful," &c.

"Tulips, roses, and anemonies, appear in the gar dens; the showers and the sunbeams, like sharp lancets, tinge the banks with the colour of blood. Spend this Be day agreeably with thy friends, like a prudent man. cheerful," &c.

$"The time is passed in which the plants were sick, and the rose-bud hung its thoughtful head on its bosom. The season comes in which mountains and rocks are coloured with tulips. Be cheerful," &c.

"Each morning the clouds shed gems over the rosegarden; the breath of the gale is full of Tartarian musk. Be not neglectful of thy duty through too great a love of the world. Be cheerful," &c.

"The sweetness of the bower has made the air so fragrant, that the dew, before it falls, is changed into rosewater. The sky spreads a pavilion of bright clouds over the garden. Be cheerful," &c.