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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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[A Youth, who hopes th'Olympick Prize to gain]


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[A Youth, who hopes th'Olympick Prize to gain]

A Youth, who hopes th'Olympick Prize to gain,
All Arts must try, and ev'ry Toil sustain;
Th'Extreams of Heat and Cold must often prove,
And shun the weak'ning Joys of Wine and Love.
Francis.