The Beautiful is Hard. BEFORE the Dardan's raptured eyes and when to Sparta's court he sailed, and when in battle's fevered strife The Favour of the Muse. WITH the Philistine dies his fame: but all thy lovers, loved of thee, o heavenly Muse, thy gentle voice doth call unto thy Mother's knee. From SCHILLER. To my Muse. WITHOUT thee, Muse, I may not dare to guess what I should be: but what without thee millions are with shame and grief I see. From SCHILLER. Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά. Κύπριν, Αθηναίην, "Ηρην Πάρις εἶδε βραβεύσων, C. T. C. Musis amicus. FAMA Philistaeis moritur. tibi, Musa, sacratos amas uocare Matris in tuae sinum. Ad Musam. MVSA, quid ipse forem sine te? non auguror. at quid sint hominum sine te milia, nosse dolet. The Lord the Creator. BENEATH thy all-directing rod both worlds and worms are equal, God. thy hand the comet's orbit drew, and lighted yonder glowworm too. Thou didst the dome of heaven build up, BOWRING. Sonnetto. Dov'è, Signor, la tua grandezza antica, parmi che turba rea m' insulti e dica: le man' ch' arser Gomorra empia impudica? esci, gran Dio, da l' umil cuna, e in tempio cangiato il vil presepio, al primo onore torna del soglio, e sì favella a l'empio: vedrai, vedrai del giusto mio furore la forza immensa a tuo gran danno e scempio, tu che non sai quanto in me possa amore. ANTONIO TOMMASI. The Fear of the Wicked. GOD is on the side of virtue; for, whoever dread punishment, suffer it; and, whoever deserve it, dread it. COLTON. |