ON MILTIADES. MILTIADES! thy valour best ON AN INFANT. BEWAIL not much, my parents! me, the prey Of ruthless Ades, and sepulchred here. An infant, in my fifth scarce finish'd year, He found all sportive, innocent, and gay, Your young Callimachus; and if I knew Not many joys, my griefs were also few. BY HERACLIDES. IN Cnidus born, the consort I became Of Euphron. Aretimias was my name. His bed I shar'd, nor prov'd a barren bride, But bore two children at a birth, and died. One child I leave to solace and uphold Euphron hereafter, when infirm and old. And one, for his remembrance sake, I bear To Pluto's realm, till he shall join me there. ON THE REED. I was of late a barren plant, Nor fig, nor grape, nor apple bore, And plung'd into a sable juice, TO HEALTH. ELDEST born of pow'rs divine! To enjoy what thou canst give, Where no spy infests the place; Bb When the wearied heart despairs And the sister Graces Three Owe, themselves, their youth to thee, Much, but never happiness. ON THE ASTROLOGERS. TH' Astrologers did all alike presage My uncle's dying in extreme old age, One only disagreed. But he was wise, And spoke not, till he heard the fun'ral cries, ON AN OLD WOMAN. MYCILLA dyes her locks 'tis said; But 'tis a foul aspersion, She buys them black; they therefore need ON INVALIDS. FAR happier are the dead, methinks, than they, Who look for death, and fear it ev'ry day. ON FLATTERERS. No mischief worthier of our fear For lull'd into a dangerous dream, We close infold a foe, Who strikes, when most secure we seem, ON THE SWALLOW. ATTIC maid! with honey fed, Bear'st thou to thy callow brood Yonder locust from the mead, Destin'd their delicious food! Ye have kindred voices clear, Migrate hither, sojourn here, Both attendant on the spring! Ah for pity drop the prize; Let it not, with truth, be said, ON LATE ACQUIRED WEALTH. Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes Who naught enjoy'd, while young, deny'd the means; ON A TRUE FRIEND. HAST thou a friend? Thou hast indeed ON A BATH, BY PLATO. DID Cytherea to the skies From this pellucid lymph arise? |