Consign'd, too late their pains deplore ;

For below,

Ere they go,

Sits one in judgment, who pronounces right
On crimes in this wide realm of Jove,

Whose dire decree no pow'r can e'er remove :
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But the good, alike by night,

Alike by day, the sun's unclouded light
Beholding, ever blest,

Live an unlaborious life,

Nor anxious interrupt their hallow'd rest,

With spade and plough

The earth to vex, or with the prow

The briny sea, to eat

The bread of care in endless strife.

The dread divinities among

The few unaccustom'd to wrong,

Who never broke the vow they swore,
A tearless age enjoy for evermore,
While the wicked hence depart

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To torments which appal the heart:

But the souls who greatly dare,

Thrice try'd in either state, to persevere,

From all injustice pure,

Journeying onward in the way

Along his road

Arrive at Saturn's rais'd abode,

Where soft sea-breezes breathe

Round the island of the bless'd, where gay
The trees with golden blossoms glow,
Where their brows and arms to wreathe
Bright garlands on ev'ry side blow,

For springing thick in ev'ry field,

The earth does golden flow'rs spontaneous yield,
And in ev'ry limpid stream

The budding gold is seen to gleam:

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Fair heritage! by righteous Rhadamanth's award, Who coequal takes his seat

With Saturn, sire divine!

Thy consort, Rhea! who above the rest dost shine

High thron'd, thou matron-goddess great!

These among,

(Blissful throng!)

Does Peleus and does Cadmus find regard;
And, thro' his mother's winning pray'r
To Jove, Achilles dwells immortal there:

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He who Hector did destroy,

The pillar firm, the whole support of Troy,

And Cycnus gave to die,

And Aurora, Ethiop's son.

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Discerns the myst'ry unexplain'd. yo
He transcendent does appear

In knowledge from Nature, who gain'd
His store; but the dull-letter'd crowd,
In censure vehement, in nonsense loud,
Clamour idly, wanting skill,

Like crows, in vain provoking still

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The celestial bird of Jove.

But to the mark address thy bow, nor rove,
My Soul! And whom do I
Single out with fond desire

At him to let illustrious arrows fly?

My fix'd intent,

My aim, on Agrigentum bent,

A solemn oath I plight,

Sincere as honest minds require,

That thro' an hundred circling years,
With recorded worthies bright,

No rivalling city appears

To boast a man more frank t'impart
Kind offices to friends with open heart,
Or with hand amidst his store
Delighting to distribute more

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Than Theron: yet foul calumny, injurious blame, Did the men of rancour raise

Against his fair renown;

Defamers, who by evil actions strove to drown
His good, and to conceal his praise.

Can the sand

On the strand

Be number'd o'er? then true to Theron's fame

His favours, show'ring down delight

On thousands, who is able to recite?

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THE FIRST ODE OF ANACREON.

ON HIS LUTE.

THE line of Atreus will I sing,

To Cadmus will I tune the string;
But as from string to string I move,
My Lute will only sound of love.

The chords I change thro' ev'ry screw,
And model the whole Lute anew.
Once more in song my voice I raise,
And, Hercules! thy toils I praise,
My Lute does still my voice deny,
And in the tones of love reply.
Ye Heroes! then at once farewell;

ON WOMEN.

NATURE the bull with horns supplies,
The horse with hoofs she fortifies,
The fleeting foot on hares bestows,
On lions teeth, two dreadful rows!
Grants fish to swim and birds to fly,
And on their skill bids men rely.
Women alone defenceless live,
To Women what does Natures give?
Beauty she gives instead of darts,
Beauty instead of shields imparts;
Nor can the sword nor fire oppose
The fair, victorious where she goes.

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ON LOVE.

ONE midnight, when the Bear did stand

A-level with Bootes' hand,

And, with their labour sore opprest,

The race of men were laid to rest,

Then to my doors at unawares

Came Love, and try'd to force the bars.