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The Tryal of Hercules

an ode on glory, virtue, and pleasure [by Thomas Cooke]
 

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Gaudes Carminibus, Carmina possumus
Donare, et Pretium dicere Muneri.
Dignum Laude Virum Musa vetat mori,
Cœlo Musa beat: sic Jovis interest
Optatis Epulis inpiger Hercules.
Hor. Lib. 4. Od. 8.