A collection of original poems and translations | ||
Lo! with its precious freight the Vessel stor'd,
Cornaro and his Happiness on Board;
Blest with chaste Beauty he such Trifles scorn'd,
As Jason stole, or Menelaus mourn'd.
Can Gold the Heart like piercing Beauty move?
Or what is Lust compar'd with sacred Love?
Cornaro and his Happiness on Board;
Blest with chaste Beauty he such Trifles scorn'd,
As Jason stole, or Menelaus mourn'd.
Can Gold the Heart like piercing Beauty move?
Or what is Lust compar'd with sacred Love?
A collection of original poems and translations | ||