Original Sonnets On Various Subjects; And Odes Paraphrased From Horace
Original Sonnets On Various Subjects; And Odes Paraphrased From Horace
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Shall thy rapt song be venal? hymn the THRONE, Whether its edicts just applause inspire, Or PATRIOT VIRTUE view them with a frown? What needs for _this_ the golden-stringed Lyre, The snowy Tunic, and the Sun-bright Zone[1]!
1: Ensigns of Apollo's Priesthood.
SONNET LIV.
A PERSIAN KING TO HIS SON.
FROM A PROSE TRANSLATION IN SIR WILLIAM JONES' ESSAY ON THE POETRY OF THE EASTERN NATIONS.
Guard thou, my Son, the Helpless and the Poor, Nor in the chains of thine own indolence Slumber enerva...te, while the joys of sense Engross thee; and thou say'st, “I ask no more. ”-- _Wise_ Men the Shepherd's slumber will deplore When the rapacious Wolf has leapt the fence, And ranges thro' the fold. --My Son, dispense Those laws, that justice to the Wrong'd restore. -- The Common-Weal shou'd be the first pursuit Of the crown'd Warrior, for the royal brows The People first enwreath'd. --They are the Root, The King the Tree. Aloft he spreads his boughs Glorious; but learn, impetuous Youth, at length, Trees from the Root alone derive their strength.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Shall thy rapt song be venal? hymn the THRONE, Whether its edicts just applause inspire, Or PATRIOT VIRTUE view them with a frown? What needs for _this_ the golden-stringed Lyre, The snowy Tunic, and the Sun-bright Zone[1]!
1: Ensigns of Apollo's Priesthood.
SONNET LIV.
A PERSIAN KING TO HIS SON.
FROM A PROSE TRANSLATION IN SIR WILLIAM JONES' ESSAY ON THE POETRY OF THE EASTERN NATIONS.
Guard thou, my Son, the Helpless and the Poor, Nor in the chains of thine own indolence Slumber enerva...te, while the joys of sense Engross thee; and thou say'st, “I ask no more. ”-- _Wise_ Men the Shepherd's slumber will deplore When the rapacious Wolf has leapt the fence, And ranges thro' the fold. --My Son, dispense Those laws, that justice to the Wrong'd restore. -- The Common-Weal shou'd be the first pursuit Of the crown'd Warrior, for the royal brows The People first enwreath'd. --They are the Root, The King the Tree. Aloft he spreads his boughs Glorious; but learn, impetuous Youth, at length, Trees from the Root alone derive their strength.
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