The Odes of Pindar, Tr. Into Engl. Metre [By G. Moberly].
by Pindarus (9781150021411)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1875 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: FOURTH OLYMPIAN ODE. To Psaumis of Camarina, conqueror with the mule-chariot. Olymp. 82, A. C. 452. Strophe i. Hail wielder of the unwearied bolt of fire All hail supremest Jove Whose due revolving seasons move Once more the various music of the lyre, Witness of triumph won The news of friends victorious sends Joy to the heart of friends. O ancient Saturn's son, Lord of great Etna, whose vast columns press, The Rebel-Giant of the hundred heads For the sweet Grace's sake we pray thee, bless The Olympian revel which thy Psaumis leads Antistr. i. Long lives the glory which true virtue earns On his mule-chariot borne, The olive on his fair locks worn, To lift great Camarina's name he burns. n2 Jove bless his future vows For I avouch him skilled of steeds, A man of loving deeds, And hospitable house. His is an open soul on good intent, (No glozing lie my honest praise shall stain) A patriot true on peaceful glory bent, 'Tis proof alone which the good heart makes plain. ' Epode i. Proof freed the son of Clymenus from scorn, Scorn of each Lemnian maid; What time in panoply of steel arrayed He ran the course, to victory borne. Forth to the Queen he strode in pride, Claiming the garland-meed; Then thus aloud he cried: ' E'en as my foot is swift of speed, ' E'en so my arm is stout my heart is strong: ' For even when age is green, ' Somewhile grey hairs are seen ' Mixed mid the flowing tresses of the young.' Erginus, son of Clymenus, one of the Argonauts, a young man, but with grey hairs, won the prize at Lemnos in the armour-race. Psaumis, it appe...

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