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31. FROM ANACREON.
Θελω λεγειν ατρειδας.
I wish to tell th' Atrides' fame,
And shake the strings with Cadmus' name:
But my weak lyre, in ev'ry tone,
Will breathe of love, and love alone!
And shake the strings with Cadmus' name:
But my weak lyre, in ev'ry tone,
Will breathe of love, and love alone!
I broke the chords, and put on new,
And fram'd th' enfeebled lyre anew:
And then great Hercules I sung,
But, while his toils employ'd my tongue,
With love the murm'ring musick rung!
And fram'd th' enfeebled lyre anew:
And then great Hercules I sung,
But, while his toils employ'd my tongue,
With love the murm'ring musick rung!
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Then farewell, Heroes; it is vain!
Love must in all my numbers reign:
Since my soft lyre, in ev'ry tone,
Will speak of love, and love alone!
Love must in all my numbers reign:
Since my soft lyre, in ev'ry tone,
Will speak of love, and love alone!
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