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Odes of Pindar

With several other Pieces in Prose and Verse, Translated from the Greek. To which is added a dissertation on the Olympick games. By Gilbert West
  

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[But fond Amphitryon, with a Father's Zeal]

But fond Amphitryon, with a Father's Zeal,
Skilful himself to guide the rapid Wheel,
In his own Art instructs his God-like Heir,
And teaches how to rule the whirling Carr;
How at the Turn with nicest Heed to roll,
Nor break the grazing Axle on the Goal.