vitae pars ego floridae vitabo senium: me Sophocli parem praestabit iuvenem Daulias et nemus. dicent vera mei: quod potuit dare ille ultro dedit, unice libertatis amans, ille puertiae. E. D. S. CLXXX AD MUSCAM Istos, Musca, reor sonitus rationis egentes quin age dilectos potius tibi quaere recessus; dum cognatorum morsus et murmura frustra fas et equi patulas nares tibi pungere, donec hinc procul i facilis per clivos perque paludes, aut gyro volitans humili per prata colono, CLXXXI FROM 'THE REVENGE' And they stared at the dead that had been so valiant and true, And the water began to heave and the weather to moan, Till it smote on their hulls and their sails and their masts and their flags, And the whole sea plunged and fell on the shot-shatter'd navy of Spain, And the little Revenge herself went down by the island crags To be lost evermore in the main. CLXXXII Love, strong as Death, is dead, Among the dying flowers; In the quiet evening hours. He was born in the Spring Tennyson. To few chords, and sad and low Be our eyes fixed on the grass C. G. Rossetti. CLXXXI PAUCI CONTRA TOT MILIA FORTES Exanimum stupuere diu, quod pectus in illo quae fueritque fides, quantum et despexerit ipsos. scilicet Hispanorum opibus famaeque Britannos opposuisse ducem paucos unumque phaselum ! num genere humano an Furiis Ereboque creatum ? dicere quis posset? sed iustis rite peractis divi sive hominis demittunt corpus in undas; deinde Ultrix genti male tradita sole perustae it gravior damno super alta suosque requirit. mox terra genitus, quae pestem senserat hostes, se levat ex somno ventus; freta crescere, et aer audiri usque gemens; necdum nox venit, et ingens saevit hiemps, quantumque tument cum terra movetur, vasta magis magis unda tumens aplustria malos vela feritque trabes, omne ut mare desuper actum quassas tormentis naves demergat Hiberas; parvaque cum magnis, qua proicit insula cautes, Ultrix obruitur nunquam eventura profundo. C. W. M. CLXXXII σπένδω μνᾶμα πόθων Eheu! mortuus est Amor, Leto par habitus; sternite marcidis circa molle caput ponite caespitem, sed plantis lapis additus det sedem placido tempore vesperis. maturis obiit frugibus, ultimo aestatis calidae die: autumni metuens glauca crepuscula et frigus fugit inhospitum. abrepti ad tumulum dicite neniam. maestae, sic decuit, fides languescant: oculos gramine pallido annorum series mente revolvitur. S CLXXXIII 'THE SEVEN SEAS.' Fair is our lot :-O goodly is our heritage! He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the Earth: Yea, though we sinned-and our rulers went from righteousness Deep in all dishonour though we stained our garment's hem. Oh be ye not dismayed Though we stumbled and we strayed We were led by evil counsellors-the Lord shall deal with them! Hold ye the Faith, the Faith our Fathers sealed us: Single heart and single sword Of your children in their bondage shall He ask them treble-tale! Keep ye the law-be swift in all obedience- Make ye sure to each his own, That he reap where he hath sown: By the peace among our people let men know we serve the Lord. Rudyard Kipling. CLXXXIII IMPERIUM OCEANO, FAMAM QUI TERMINAT ASTRIS Heredes sumus imperi fausta sorte dati: deicias humi celsum, gens mea, verticem, et fines tetra lues nos licet imbuat et vestes maculosum inficiat nefas, si decepta vagos planta fefellerit, quam sanxere patres; vos neque futiles bellorumque potens unus habebitur, poenas progenies tergeminas dabit. parete, et nocuas pellite finibus explorate iugum imponite flumini; gnavo ruricolae sit segetis suae : pax late populis favens vos servire Deo gentibus indicet. S2 |