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IV. BEGINNING WELL.
“Ναυσιφορητοις
Δ' ανδρασι πρωτα χαρις
Ες πλοον, αρχομενοις πομ-
παιον ελθειν ουρον: εοικοτα γαρ
Καν τελευτα φερτερου νο-
στου τυχειν.
Pyth. Od. i. 64.
Δ' ανδρασι πρωτα χαρις
Ες πλοον, αρχομενοις πομ-
παιον ελθειν ουρον: εοικοτα γαρ
Καν τελευτα φερτερου νο-
στου τυχειν.
Pyth. Od. i. 64.
'Tis said the pearl is form'd of dew
And sky's ethereal hue,
Conceiv'd within the opening shell,
When the bright lightning fell.
If in dim noon or fading even
'Neath the obscurer heaven;
That pearl a dusky shade retains,
Which in its hue remains.
But if beneath the lucid morn
The goodly pearl is born,
Clear with the sky's pure virgin white,
The centre of fair light,
Meet for a kingly diadem
Is that transcendent gem.
Such is the child whose early love
Is planted from above,
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In life's first opening day.
Such of his treasures in the skies
The Merchant most doth prize.
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