Odes of Anacreon translated from the Greek, into English verse |
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| XVI. |
| XX. |
| XXXVI. | XXXVI.—LIFE SHOULD BE ENJOYED. |
| XXXVII. |
| XLVIII. |
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| LI. |
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| LIII. |
| LIV. |
| LXII. |
| LXVI. |
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XXXVI.—LIFE SHOULD BE ENJOYED.
BY DR. BROOME.
Talk not to me of pedant rules,
I leave debates to learned fools,
Who solemnly in form advise,
At best, impertinently wise.
I leave debates to learned fools,
Who solemnly in form advise,
At best, impertinently wise.
To me more pleasing precepts give,
And teach the science—how to live;
To bury in the friendly draught
Sorrows that spring from too much thought;
To learn soft lessons from the fair,
How life may glide exempt from care.
And teach the science—how to live;
To bury in the friendly draught
Sorrows that spring from too much thought;
To learn soft lessons from the fair,
How life may glide exempt from care.
Alas! I'm old—I see my head
With hoary locks by time o'erspread:
Then instant be the goblet brought,
To make me young—at least in thought.
With hoary locks by time o'erspread:
Then instant be the goblet brought,
To make me young—at least in thought.
Alas! incessant speeds the day,
When I must mix with common clay;
When I must tread the dismal shore,
And dream of love and wine no more.
When I must mix with common clay;
When I must tread the dismal shore,
And dream of love and wine no more.
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