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No living man can send me to the shades Before my time; no man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.

All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.

Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.

Born but to banquet, and to drain the bowl.

Having well polished the whole bow, he added a golden tip.

Content to follow when we lead the way.

Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!

He is a fool Who only sees the mischiefs that are past.

And better skilled in dark events to come.

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!

The first in glory, as the first in place.

Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.

The son of Saturn gave The nod with his dark brows. The ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head Were shaken, and with them the mighty mount, Olympus trembled.

Shakes his ambroisal curls, and gives the nod, The stamp of fate, and sanction of the god.

The ox-eyes awful Juno.

Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.

Ajax the great . . . Himself a host.

Grief tears his heart, and drives him to and fro, In all the raging impotence of woe.

Then let him know that hatred without end Or intermission is between us two.