 | The odes, epodes and Carmen Seculare of Horace (1719) |  |
ODE XXXII. To his Harp.
Charming Shell! If in the Shade
You and I have ever play'd
Songs that may outlast a Year,
Now begin a Roman Air.
You and I have ever play'd
Songs that may outlast a Year,
Now begin a Roman Air.
Thee with Martial Ardor fir'd
Great Alcæus first inspir'd:
Thee in Camps and on the Main
Still he taught the Vocal Strain.
Great Alcæus first inspir'd:
Thee in Camps and on the Main
Still he taught the Vocal Strain.
Bacchus ever gay and young,
Venus and her Boy he sung;
Lycus was his chiefest Care,
Arm'd with jetty Eyes and Hair.
Venus and her Boy he sung;
Lycus was his chiefest Care,
Arm'd with jetty Eyes and Hair.
Joy of Phœbus, lovely Lyre!
Thee the feasting Gods admire:
Thee I greet, thy Pow'rs controul
All my Cares, and charm my Soul.
Thee the feasting Gods admire:
Thee I greet, thy Pow'rs controul
All my Cares, and charm my Soul.
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