THE	WORKS	OF	WILKIE.
	A	way	which	promifes	fuccefs	I'll	name	:
	The	valiant	youth	adores	a	lovely	dame,
	Akander's	daughter,	whom	the	graces	join'd
	With	gifts	adorn,	above	the	human	kind	:
	She	with	her	fire	forfook	th'	Hefperian	ftrand,
	By	hoftile	arras	expell'd	their	native	land	:
	For	Echetus	who	rules,	with	tyrant	force,
	Where	Aufidus	directs	his	downward	courfe,
	And	high	Garganus	th'	Apulian	plain,
	Is	mark'd	by	failors,	from	the	diflant	main	;
	Oft	from	her	fire	had	claim'd	the	lovely	maid,
	Who,	ftill	averfe,	to	grant	his	fuit	delay'd	:
	For,	harb'rous	in	extreme,	the	tyrant	feeds
	With	mangl'd	limbs	of	men	his	hungry	fleeds	:
	Impatient	of	his	love,	by	hoftile	arms
	And	force	declar'd,	he	claim'd	her	matchlefs
	charms.
	Pelignium	raz'd	the	hero's	royal	feat,
	Who	fought	in	foreign	climes	a	fafe	retreat;
	His	flight	./Etolia's	friendly	fhore	receives,
	Hergen'rous	lord	protects	him	and	relieves;
	Three	cities	to	poffefs	the	chief	obtains,
	With	hills	for	pafture	fit.	acd	fruitful	plains.
	Caffandra	for	his	bride	Tydides	claim'd	;
	For	hymeneal	rites	the	hour	was	nam'd,
	When	call'd	to	arms	againft	the	Theban	tow'rs
	The	chief	reluctant	led	his	martial	pow'rs.
	Hence	jealoufy	and	fear	his	breaft	divide,
	Fear	for	the	fafety	of	an	abfent	bride	;
	Left,	by	his	pafiion	rous'd,	the	tyrant	rife,
	And	unoppos'd	ufurp	the	lovely	prize.
	He	knows	not,	that,	in	martial	arms	conceal'd,
	With	him	fhe	braves	the	terrors	of	the	field	;
	True	to	his	fide,	noon's	fultry	toil	endures,
	And	the	cold	damps	that	chil.	the	midnight	hours.
	If	dreams,	or	figns,	could	jealoufy	impart,
	And	whet	the	cares	that	l:ing	the	here's	heart,
	Impatient	of	his	pain	he'd	foon	prepare,
	With	all	his	native	bands,	to	quit	the	war.
	The	goddefs	thus	:	a	Paphian	nymph	reply'd,
	And	drew	the	lift'ning	crowd	on	ev'ry	fide,
	Zelotype,	whom	fell	Alecto	bore,
	With	Cupid	mixing	on	th'	infernal	fhore.
	Goddefs!	thefe	fhafts	fhall	compafs	what	you
	aim,
	My	mother	dipt	their	points	in	Stygian	flame	;
	Where'er	my	father's	darts	their	way	have	found,
	Mine	follow	deep	and	poifon	all	the	wound.
	By	thefe	we	foon	with	triumph	fhall	behold
	Pallas	deceiv'd,	and	Juno's	felf	cor.troul'd.
	They	all	approve	;	and	to	the	rural	fane,
	Around	their	fov'reign,	moves	the	joyful	train	;
	The	goddefs	plac'd,	in	order	each	fucceeds,
	With	fong	and	dance	the	genial	feafl	proceeds	;
	While	to	the	fprigluly	harp	the	voice	explains
	The	loves	of	all	the	gods	in	wanton	ftrains	:
	But	when	arriv'd	the	filent	heur,	which	brings
	The	fhades	of	ev'ning	on	its	dewy	wings,
	Zelotype,	impatient	to	purfue
	Her	journey,	haft'ning	to	her	cave,	withdrew	;,
	Firft	to	her	feet	the	winged	fhoes	fhe	binds,
	Which	tread	the	air,	and	mount	the	rapid	winds	;
	Aloft	they	bear	her	through	th'	ethereal	plain,
	Above	the	folid	earth	and	liquid	main	:
	Her	arrows	next	fhe	takes	of	pointed	fteel,
	For	fight	too	fmall,	but	terrible*	to	feel	;
	Rous'd	by	their	fmart,	the	favage	lion	roars,
	And	mad	to	combat	rulh	the	tuiky,	boars,
	Of	wounds	'	fecure	;	for	where	their	venom
	lights,	_
	What	feels	their	power	all	other	torment	flights.
	A	figiir'd	zone,	myfterioufly	deiign'd,
	Around	her	waifl	her	yeliow	robe	confin'd	:
	There	dark	fufpicion	lurk'd,	of	fubb	hue	;
	There	hafty	rage	his	deadiy	dagger	drew	;
	Pale	envy	inly	piu'd	;	and	by	her	fide
	Stood	phrenzy,	raging	with	his	chains	urtty'd;
	Affronted	pride	with	thirft	of	vengeance	burn'd,
	And	love's	excefs	to	deepeft	hatred	turn'd.
	All	thefe	the	artift's	curious	hand	exprefs'd,
	The	work	divine	his	matchlefs	fkill	confefs'd.
	The	virgin	lail,	around	her	fhoulders	flung
	The	bo\y	;	aad	by	her	fide	the	quiver	hung	:
	Then,	fpringing	up,	her	airy	courfe	fhe	bends
	i	or	Thebes;	and	lightly	6'er	the	tents	defcends.
	The	fon	of	Tydeus,	'midfl	his	bands,	fhe	found
	In	arms	complete,	repofing	on	the	ground;
	And,	as	he	flept,	the	hero	thus	addrefs'd,
	Her	form	to	fancy's	waking	eye	exprels'd.
	Thrice	happy	youth	!	whole	glory	'tis	to	fhare
	The	Paphian	goddefs's	peculiar	care	;
	But	happy	only,	as	you	now	improve
	The	warning	feat,	an	earneft	of	her	love.
	Her	meffenger	(	am	:	if	in	your	heart
	The	fair	Hefperian	virgin	claims	a	part;
	If,	with	regret,	you'd	fee	her	matchicfs	charms
	Deftin'd	to	blefs	a	happier	rival's	arms	;
	Your	coafts	defencelefs,	and	unguarded	tow'rs
	Confum'd	and	ravag'd	by	the	Latian	pow'rs	;
	Withdraw	your	wan	iors	from	the	Argive	haft,
	And	fave	whate'	er	you	value,	ere	'tis	loft.
	For	Echetu?,	who	rules	with	tyrant	force,
	Where	Aufidus	directs	his	downward	courfe;
	And	high	Garganus,	on	th'	Apulian	ftrand,
	Marks	to	the	mariner	the	diftant	land,
	Prepare	;,	by	fwift	invafion,	to	remove
	Your	virgin	bride,	and	difappoint	your	love.
	Before,	excited	by	her	matchlefs	charms,
	He	claim'd	her	from	her	fire	by	hoftile	arms	;
	Pelignium	raz'd,	the	hero's	royal	feat,
	When	in	your	land	he	fought	a	fafe	retreat.
	Caffandra	followed	with	reluctant	mind,
	To	love	the	tyrant	fecretly	inclin'd	;
	Though	fierce	and	barb'rous	in	extreme,	he
	feeds,
	With	mangl'd	limbs	of	men,	his	hungry	fteeds.
	And	now	at	anchor	on	the	Latian	tide,
	With	all	their	train	on	board,	his	galleys	ride	:
	Prepar'd,	when	favo'jr'd	by	the	weftern	breeze,
	With	courfe	dired:	to	crofs	the	natrow	feas.
	This	to	your	ear	the	Paphian	goddefs	fends	;
	The	reft	upon	your	timely	care	depends.
	She	faid	;	and,	turning,	fix'd	upon	the	bow
	A	vcnom'd	fhaft,	the	caufe	of	future	woe	:
	Then,	with	reverted	aim,	the	fubtile	dart
	Difmifs'd,	and	fix'd	it	in	the	hero's	heart.
	Amaz'd	he	v/ak'd;	and,	on	his	arm	reclin'd,
	With	fighs	thus	fpoie	the	anguifh	of	his	mind	:
	What	dire	difafters	all	my	ways	befet	!
	How	clofe	around	me	pitch'd	the	fatal	net	5
	Here	if	I	flay,	nor	quit	the	Argive	hoft,
	JEtolia's	ravag'd,	and	Cafuindra's	loft	:
	For	fure	the	pow'rs	immortal	ne'er	in	vain
	To	mortals	thus	the	fecret	fates	explain.
	If	I	retire,	the	princes	muft	upbraid
	My	plighted	faitH	infrin^'d,	the	hoft	betray'dj


WORKS	OF
	By	wounds	fubdu'd,	their	braveft	warriors	lay	;
	Others,	by	fhameful	flight,	their	fear	obey;
	The	reft	in	flow	retreat	forfake	the	field,
	O'ermatch'd	by	numbers,	and	conftrain'd	to	yield.
	Th'	./Etolian	hero	faw,	and	rais'd	his	voice,
	Loud	as	the	filver	trumpet's	martial	noife,
	And	rnfh'd	to	fight:	through	all	the	field	it	flew;
	The	hoft	at	once	the	happy	fignal	knew,
	And	joy'd,	as	they	who,	from	the	found'ring	fliip
	Efcap'd,	had	ftruggled	long	amid	the	deep	:
	Faint	from	defpair,	when	hope	and	vigour	fail,
	If,	hafl'ning	to	their	aid,	appears	a	fail	;
	With	force	renew'd	their	weary	limbs	they	ftrain,
	And	climb	the	flipp'ry	ridges	of	the	main.
	So	joy'd	the	Spartans	to	repulfe	the	foe	;
	With	hope	reflor'd	their	gen'rous	bofoms	glow	:
	While	Thebes,	fufpended	'midfl	her	conqneft,
	{lands,
	And	feels	a	fudden	check	through	all	her	bands
	Leophron	only,	far	before	the	reft,
	Tydides	waited	with	a	dauntlefs	breaft.
	Firm	and	unaw'd	the	hardy	warrior	flood,
	Like	fome	fierce	boar	amid	his	native	wood,
	"When	aimed	fwains	his	gloomy	haunts	invade,
	And	trace	his	footfteps>through	the	lonely	fhade;
	Refoiv'd	he	h^ars	approach	the	hoftile	found,
	Grinds	his	\vhite	teeth,	and	threat'ning	glare*
	around	;
	So	flood	L->ophron,	trufling	in	his	might,
	And	(book	his	armour,	eager	for	the	fight.
	Tydides	faw;	and,	fpringing	fromjiis	car,
	Thus	brav'd	the	hero,	as	he	rufh'd	to	war	:
	O	fon	unhappy,	of	a	fire	accurfl	!
	The	plague	of	all,	and	fated	to	the	worfl	!
	The	injuries	of	Greece	demand	thy	breath;
	See	in	my	hand	the	inftrument	of	death.
	Hegialus's	ghofl	fhall	lefs	deplore
	His	fate	untimely	on	the	Stygian	fliore,	[come
	When	banifh'd	from	the	light,	your	fhade	lhall
	To	mingle	with	the	dark	infernal	gloom.
	Tydides	thus	:	and	Creon's	fon	replies	:
	Your	fear	in	yain	by	boafting	you	difguife	;
	Such	vulgar	art	a	novice	oft	confounds,
	To	fcenes	of	battle	new	and	martial	founds	;
	Though	loft	on	me,	who	dwell	amid	alarms,
	And	never	met	a	greater	yet	in	arms.
	Thus	as	the	warrior	fpoke,	his	launce	with	care
	He	aim'd,	and	fent	it	biffing	through	the	air.
	On	Diomed's	broad	fhield	the	weapon	fell	;
	Loud	rung	the	ftunning	brafs	with	echoing	knell	:
	But	the	ftrong	orb,	by	Vulcan's	labour	bound,'
	Repell'd,	and	fent	it	blunted	to	the	ground.
	Tydides	next	his	pond'rous	jav'lin	threw	:
	With	force	impell'd,	it	brighten'd	as	it	flew	;
	And	pierc'd	the'	border	of	theTheban	fhield,
	Where,	wreath'd	around,	a	ferpent	guards	the
	field	;
	Through	the	clofe	mail	an	eafy	paflage	found,
	And	mark'd	his	thigh,	in	pafiing,	with	a	wound.
	Now	in	clofe	fight	the	angry	chiefs	engage,
	Like	two	fell	griffins	rous'd	to	equal	rage	;
	Pois'd	on	their	rolling	trains	they	fiercely	rife
	With	blood-befpotted	crefts	and	burning	eyes	:
	With	poifon	fraught	they	aim	their	deadly	flings,
	Clafp	their	fharp	fangs,	and	mix	their	rattling
	wings.
	In	combat	thu?,	the	ardent	warriors	clos'd,
	(	With	ftield	to	fhield,	and	foot	to	foot
	Firft	at	his	fos	Leophron	aim'd	a	ffroke,
	But	on	his	polifh'd	cafque	the	faulchion	broke	:
	From	the	fmooth	fteel	the	fhiver'd	weapon	fprurrj	,
	Aloft	in	air	its	biffing	fplinters	fung.
	Not	fo,	Tydides,	did	thy	weapon	fail	;
	With	force	impell'd,	it	pierc'd	the	filver	mail,
	Whofe	Hiding	plates	the	warrior's	neck	fnrround:
	A	tide	of	gore	came	rufhing	from	the	wound.
	Stagg'ring	to	earth,	he	funk	with	head	'ieclin'd,
	And	life	in	long	convulfive	throbs	reii;;i-'d.
	Nor	floop'd	Tydides	to	defpoil	the	flam	;
	The	warrior	goddefs	led	him,	crofs	the	plain,
	Towards	the	grove	where	great	Atrides	lay	;
	Th'	immortal	fpear	fhe	ftretch'd,	and	mark'd	the
	way.
	Thither	amid	furrounding	foes	they	hafle,
	Who	fbunn'd	them,	ftill	retreating	as	they	pafs'd	;
	And	ent'ring	found	the	Spartan	htro	laid
	On	the	green	fward,	beneath	the	bnw'nng	fhade.
	The	guard	fecure,	lay	ftretch'd	upon	the,	ground;
	Their	fhields	refign'd,	their	launcespitch'd	around:
	One	only	near	a	winding	riv'lec	Rood,
	Which	turn'd	its	wand'ring	current	through	thc-
	wood	;
	His	helmet	fill'd	with	both	his	hands	he	rear'd,
	In	act	to	drink,	when	in	the	grove	appear'd
	Th'	Etolian	prince.	His	armour's	fiery	blaze
	';	he	dark	recefs	illumin'd	with	its	rays.
	Amaz'd	the	Theban	flood	;	and	from	his	hand
	The	helmet	flipp'd,	and	roll'd	upon	the	fand.
	Not	more	afraid	the	wond'ring	fwain	defcries
	'Midfl	night's	thick	gloom	a	flaming	meteor	rife	;
	Sent	by	the	furies,	as	he	deems,	to	fow
	Death	and	difeafes	on	the	earth	below.
	Tydides	comes	!	with	fault'ring	voice	he	cry'd,
	And	ftraight	to	flight	his	willing	limbs	apply'd.
	With	fudden	dread	furpris'd	the	guards	retire,
	As	fhepherd	fwains	avoid	a	lion's	ire,
	Who	roams	the	heights	and	plains,	from	famine
	The	flail	to	ravage,	or	affault	the	fold.	[bold,
	Now,	lifelefs	as	he	lay,	the	martial	maid
	Atrides	with	a	pitying	eye	furvey'd	;
	And	with	her	fpear	revers'd,	the	hero	fhcok	:
	The	touch	divine	his	iron	{lumber	broke	;
	As	when	his	drowfy	mate	the	fhepherd	fwain
	St^rs	with	his	crook,	and	calls	him	to	the	plain;
	When	in	the	eafl	he	fees	the	morning	rife,
	And	redd'ning	o'er	his	head	the	colour'd	fides.
	When	from	the	ground	his	head	the	hero	rais'd,
	In	full	divinity	the	goddefs	blaz'd;
	Her	left,	reveal'd,	the	dreadful	TEgis	rears,
	Whofe	ample	field	the	fnaky	Gorgon	bears;
	Th'	immortal	launce	flood	flaming	in	the	right,
	Which	fcatters	and	confounds	the	ranks	of	fight.
	Speechlefs	the	chiefs	remain'	d;	amazement	f	iron	j,
	In	mute	fufpenfe	and	filence,	held	them	long.
	And	thus	the	goddefs	:	Atteus'	fon	!	arifc,
	Confefs	the	partial	favour	of	the	fkies.
	For	thee	I	leave	the	thund'rer's	lofty	feat,
	To	v/akc	the	flumb'ring	on	the	verge	of	fate	:
	To	you	let	Diomed	his	arms	refign	;
	Unequal	were	your	force	to	govern	mine	:
	His	flronger	arm	fhall	bear	this	pond'rous	fhield,
	His	better	hand	the	weighty	jav'lin	wield.
	Arife	!	be	fudden,	for	your	foes	draw	near	;
	Affur'd	to	conquer	when	the	gods	appear.
	The	goddefs	ihus;	and,	mixing	with	the	winl,
	Left	in	a	heap	her	fhining	arms	behind


SFI6ONIAD,
	Ale	too	by	name	they	call'd	;	and	oft,	in	vain,
	Exploi'd	each	grove	and	thicket	on	the	plain	;
	While	from	above	I	law,	with	carelefs	eye,
	Them	fearching	round	and	lift'ning	for	reply.
	Some	to	the	(hip	the	bleating	fpoil	convey'd	;
	While	others	to	prepare	a	banquet	ftay'd.
	And	cali'd	their	mates	:	to	fhare	the	full	repaft
	With	mirth	they	came,	nor	knew	it	was	their	laft.
	Then	from	the	rocky	fummit	where	I	lay,
	A	flock	appear'd	defcending	to	the	bay	;
	Which	through	a	narrow	valley	rufh'd	along,
	Oxen	and	fheep,	an	undiftinguifli'd	throng.
	With	thefe	the	Hoping	hills	werecover'd	o'er,
	And	the	long	windings	of	the	fandy	fliore.
	Behind	a	Cyclops	came;	and,	by	degrees,
	Kofe	to	my	view,	and	tower'd	above	the	trees.
	His	giant	ttature,	like	a	lofty	rock,
	Appear'd	:	and	in	hisliand	a	knotted	oak
	Of	tailed	growth	;	around	his	Qioulder	flung
	His	bag	enormous,	by	a	cable	hung.
	Panting	I	lay	;	as	when	a	lurking	deer^
	From	fome	clofe	thicket,	fees	the	hunter	near.
	By	dread	fubdu'd,	confounded	and	amaz'd,
	My	fixed	eye-balls	darken'd	as	I	gaz'd.
	Soon	from	above	my	wretched	mates	he	knew,
	As	oh	the	level	more	in	open	view,
	They	fat	fecure,	with	flow'ry	garlands	crown'd;
	The	figns	of	fpoil	and	ravage	fcatter'd	round.
	With	indignation,	for	his	wafted	flock,
	Inflam'd	he	thus	like	diftant	thunder	fpoke.
	Whoe'er	thefe	are,	who	from	their	native	foil
	To	foreign	climates	thus,	in	queft	of	fpoil,
	Licentious	roam	;	they	foon	fliall	feel	my	hand,
	And	rue	that	e'er	they	touch'd	Trinacria's	ftrand.
	As	mutt'ring	thus,	along	the	craggy	road
	He	came,	the	mountain	trembled	as	he	trod.
	The	wretches	faw	with	horror	and	affright	;
	Each	limb	enfeebled	loft	the	power	of	flight.
	Their	cries	in	vain	the	monfter	mov'd	to	fpare	;
	His	club*	he	rear'd	and	fwung	it	thrice	in"	air,
	Then	hurld	it	crofs	the	bay	:	it	fwiftly	drove
	O'er	the	fmooth	deep,	and	raz'd	the	beach	above.
	Threat'ning	it	rufli'd	along	;	but,	bending	low,
	Each,	wlu*e	he	fat,	efcap'd	the	weighty	blow.
	Beyond	them	far	it	pitch'd	upon	the	land,
	Tore	the	green	fward,	and	heav'd	a	mount	of	fand.
	Now	darting	from	the	ground	they	ftrove	to	lly,
	Prefs'd	by	del'pair	and	itrong	neceflity;
	The	woody	fummits	of	the	cliffs	to	gain,
	With	faulting	hafte	they	fled	acrofsthe	plain.
	But	the	impending	mountains	barr'd	their	flight,
	High	and	projecting	from	their	airy	height,	^
	Back	from	the	flipp'ry	arch.fn	heaps,	they	fall;
	And	with	imploring	cries	for	mercy	call.
	In	vain.	The	moulter	with	gigantic	ftrides,
	At	twenty	fteps,	the	fpacious	bay	divides	;
	Around	his	knees	the	whit'ning	billows	roar,
	And	his	rude	voice	like	thunder	makes	the	lliore.
	There	thirty	youths	he	flew	;	againft	the	ftones
	And	ragged	cliffs,	hedafli'd	their	crackling	bones.
	Twenty	his	feet	and	heavy	hands	purfue,
	As	to	the	ocean	in	defpair	they	flew	;
	Striving	the	fummit	of	the	beach	to	gain,
	With	headlong	courfe	to	rum	into	the	main:
	For	there	they	hop'd	a	milder	fate	to	have,
	And	lefs	abhorr'd,	beneath	the	whelming	wave.
	Thefe	too	he	reach'd	;	and,	with	his	weighty	hand,
	'ibeir	flight	opprefs'd,	and	raix'd	them	withtUe	land.
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	Two	yet	furviv'J	;	wh	fupplicating	ftrove.
	With	humble	fuit,	his	barb'rous	foul	to	move.
	With	trembling	kneesthe	fandy	beach	they	prefM;
	And,	as	he	came,	the	monfter	thus	addrefs'd	:
	O	rhou	!	with	whom	no	mortal	can	compare
	For	ftrength	refiftlefs,	pity	now	and	fpare.
	O	let	the	blood,	already	(bed,	atone,
	For	our	provoking	guilt,	and	trefpafs	done	!
	O	fpare	and	pity	!	fure,	the	gods	above,
	Who	lit	around	the	ftarry	throne*	of	Jove,
	Are	won	by	pray'r;	and	he	whofe	match	lefs	might
	The	folid	earth	fuftains	and	ftarry	height,
	Oft	fpares	the	guilty	;	for	his	foul	approves
	Companion,	and	the	works	of	mercy	loves.
	Let	fov'reign	pity	touch	thy	mighty	breaft	;
	And	him	revere,	the	greateft	and	the	beft:
	Who	pardons	oft,	but	meafures	grief	arid	pain
	To	fuch	as	hear	the	wretched	plead	in	vain.
	As	thus	to	touch	his	iron	heart	they	try'J,
	The	Cyclops	fmiling,	fcornful	thus	rf	ply'd	:
	The	praife	of	mercy	well	your	words	proclaim	;
	And	vengeance	mark,	though	merited,	withblame.
	Well	hav'e	youfpoken	;	therefore,	from	my	hand,
	More	favour	hope	than	any	of	your	band	;
	They,	on	the	defert	fliore	expos'd	and	bare,
	The	wolves	ftiall	feaft	and	ev'ry	bird	of	air	;
	But	ye,	prefer'd	above	the	reft,	(hall	have
	This	body	for	your	monument	and	grave.
	He	faid,	and	feizing	lifts	them	both	on	high,
	With	hands	and	feet	extended	in	the	fky	;
	Then	dafh'd	them	thrice	againft	thetocky	fliore;
	Gnaw'd	their	warm	flefh,	and	drank	their	dream.
	ing	gore.
	Oft	have	I	feen	the	havoc	of	the	plain,
	The	rage	of	tempefts	and	the	ftormy	main	;
	But	fate,	in	fuch	a	form,	ne'er	meet	my	eyei,
	And,	while	I	fpeak,	afrefh	its	horrors	rife
	To	chill	my	veins	5	nor	can	the	vary'd	ftate
	Of	fprightly	youth,	and	middle	age	fedate.
	Or	life's	laft	ftage	with	all	its	griefs	oppreft,
	Banilh	the	dire	impremon	from	my	bteaft.
	For	ftill	I	fee	the	moufter,	as	he	flood,
	His	hairy	vifage	dy'd	in	human	blood	:
	As	the	grim	lion	leaves	the	wafted	plains,
	Red	from	the	ravage	of	the	flocks	and	fwains.
	With	vengeance	pleas'd	he	view'd	the	fliores
	around	;
	And,	riding	near	the	beech,	our	veflel	found	:
	Her	by	the	maft	he	feiz'd	;	and	to	the	land,
	With	all	her	anchors,	dragg'd	along	the	ftrand.
	Exploring,	next	the	folid	deck	he	tore,
	And	found,	conceal'd	below,	his	fleecy	ftore.
	With	fcornful	fmiles	he	faw	the	theft	bewray	d;
	And	fidelong	on	the	beach	the	galley	laid	;
	And	calfd	his	flock	:	to	open	light	they	ftram.
	Through	the	wide	beach,	and	crowd	upon	the	plain	:
	Still,	as	they	pafs'd,	his	weighty	hand	he	laid
	On	their	foft	backs,	and,	ftroaking	gently,	faid	!
	Go	now,	my	flock	!	enjoy	the	verdant	hills,
	The	rivers	cool,	the	fweet	refremmg	rills,
	The	meads	and	lhady	forefts,	fafe	from	harm	;
	Your	foes	lie	crufh'd	beneath	your	maftei
	The	giant	thus;	and	next	the	hold	explor'd:
	Four	jars	he	found	with	Lefbian	vintage	ft
	Thefe	firft	he	drain'd	;	then	to	his	lips	apply	*
	His	flute,	which	like	a	quiver	by	his	fide,
	Of	fize	enormous,	hung.	Its	hollow	found
	The	woods	repeated	and	the	cave;	arousfl.
	ii'J


THE	WORKS	OF	W	ILK	IE.
	Its	mafic	fuch,	as	when	a	ftormy	gale
	koars	through	a	hollow	cliff	with	hideous	peal,
	Refour.ding	deep,	along	the	level	fhore	:
	He	ply'd,	and	drove	his	paft'ring	flock	before.
	Horror	and	grief	at	once	my	heart	affail'd	;
	Prefages	fad	o'er	ev'ry	hope	prevail'd.
	My	diAant	country	rufli'd	upon	my	mind	;
	Ivly	fr;ends,	my	weeping	parents,	left	behind.
	Now	loll	to	hope,	and	furious	from	defpair,
	"With	both	my	hands	I	rent	my	rooted	hair	;
	And	in	an	agony	of	forrow	preft,
	With	flrokes	repeated	oft,	my	heaving	breaft.
	All	day	I	inourn'd	;	but	when	the	letting	ray
	Ketir'd,	and	ev'ning	fhades	expell'd	the	day	;
	Encourag'd	by	the	night,	I	fought	the	plain	;
	And,	wand'ring	anxious	v	midit	the	mangled	(lain
	Oft	call'd,	to	know	if	any	of	the	band
	pid	yet	iurvive,	efcap'd	the	monfler's	hand;
	But	none	reply'd.	Along	the	defert	fliore
	All	night	I	wander'd,	'midit	the	fullen	roar
	Of	burfting	billows;	till	the	morning	ray
	Appear'd	to	light	nry	folitary	way
	'Twas	then	I	reach'd	a	mountain's	height,	o'er-
	fpread
	With	thicket's	clofe,	and	dark	impending	(hade,
	Hung	o'er	the	valley,	where	a	river	leads
	His	wand'ring	current	through	a	grove	of	reeds.
	Thither	I	went	;	and,	op'ning	to	the	deep,
	A	cavern	found	beneath	the	rocky	fteep	;
	The	haunt	of	mountain	goats,	when	wint'ry	rains
	Have	chas'd	them	from	the	hills	and	naked	plains.
	Gladly	I	enter'el;	for,	deceiv'd	by	fear,
	I	always	thought	the	barb'rous	Cyclops	near	;
	His	form	defcry'd	in	ev'ry	tree	behind,
	And	heard	his	voice	approaching	in	the	wind.
	Of	h'oney	there	a	fweet	repaU	I	found,
	In	clufters	hanging	frorn	the	cliffs	around,
	My	hunger-foon	appeas'd,	the	gentle	pow'r	,
	Of	deep	fubdu'd	me	till	the	ev'ning	hour.
	'	Ixvas	then	I	wak'd;	and	to	the	deep	below,	[flow	;
	Through	thickets,	creep'd	with	careful	fteps	and
	And	gaz'd	around	if	any	hut	were	there,
	Or	folitary	wretch	my	grief	to	fhare	:
	But	none	appear'd.	I	climb'd	a	mountain's	head
	Where,	wide	before	me,	lay	the	ocean	fpread;
	And	there	no	object	met	my	wifhing	eyes,
	But	billows	bounded	by	the	fetting	Ikies.
	Yet	(till	I	gaz'd,	till	night's	prevailing	fway
	Jixtinguiih'd,	in	the	weft,	the	evening	ray.
	Hopelefs	rind	fad,	defcending	from	my	(land,
	I	wand'-r'd	on	the'folitary	ftrand,
	Thibugh	the	thik	gloom;	and	heard	the	fullen
	ro:ir
	Of	liilioxvs	bi'.rfijng	on	the	defert	fliore.
	Thus	ten	long	years	I	liv'd,	conceal'd	by	day,
	Under	a	rock	on	wither'd	leaves	I	lay	;
	At	da'wn	and	twilight	on	the	mountains	flood,
	Exploring	with	my	eyes	the	pathlefs	flood	;
	Impatient	till	fome	friendly	fail	fhould	come,
	To	w.ift	me	to	my	fire	and	native	home	;
	But	none	uppear'd	"	The	pilots	fhun	the	(Lores
	Where	.^Etna	flames	and	dire	Charibdis	roars	;*
	And	whefe	the	curs'd	Cyclopean	brothers	reign,
	The	lonely	tyrants	of	the	defert	plain.
	Prefi'd	by	defpair,	at	laft	I	dar'd	to	brave,
	IVn	in	a	Ikiff,	the	terrors	of	the	wave	j
	ConteiTining	all	the	perils	in	my	way,
	fat	wcrfe	it	feem'd	than	death	itfelf	to	ftay,
	Of	oziers	loft	the	bending	hull	I	woves;
	And	ply'd	the	(kins	of	mountain	goats	above.
	A	(lender	fir,	ten	cubit	lengths,	I	found
	Fall'n	from	a	mould'ring	bank,	and	ftript	it	round.
	This	for	the	malt,	with	bulruih	ropes	I	ty'd;
	A	pole	to	fteer	the	rudder's	ule	fupply'd	:
	Four	goat-fkins	join'd	I	fitted	for	the	fail,
	And	fpread	it	with	a	pole	to	catch	the	gale.
	Each	chink	with	gum	againfl	the	brine,	I	clos'd:
	And	the	whole	work	beneath	a	(hade	difpos'd.
	Where,	from	the	hills	defcending	to	the	main,
	A	winding	current	cuts	the	Tandy	plain.
	Nuts	and	dry'd	figs	in	b(kets	next	I	(har'd	;
	And	liquid	liores	in	bags	of	(kin	prepar'd	:
	And	waited	anxious	till	the	fouthern	gale,
	From	the	dire	coaft,	fliould	bear	my	flying	fail.
	Nine	days	I	ftay'd	;	and	(til!	thf;	northern	breeze,
	From	great	Hefperia,	fwept	the	whit'ning	feas:
	But	on	the	tenth	it	chang'd	;	and,	when	the	hour
	Of	twilight	call'd	the	giant	to	his	bow'r,
	Down	from	my	grotto	to	the	fliore	I	came,
	And	call'd	the	God	who	rules	the	ocean's	ilream;
	Oblations	vow'd,	if,	by	his	mighty	hand
	Conducted	fafe,	I	found	my	native	land.
	And,	turning	where	conceal'd	my	veflel	lay,
	The	rope	I	loos'd,	and	pufh'd	her	to	the	bay	;
	The	fail	unfurl'd,	and.,	(leering	from	the	ftrand,
	Behind	me	left	with	joy	the	hated	land.
	All	night,	by	breezes	fped,	the	prow	divides
	The	deep	and	o'er	the	billows	lightly	glides.
	But	when	the	dawn,	prevailing	o'er	the	night,
	Had	ting'd	the	glowing	eaft	with	purple	light,
	The	air	was	hufh'd	:	deferted	by	the	gale,
	Loofe	to	the	maft	defcends	the	empty	fail.
	And	full	againft	my	courfe	a	current	came,
	Which	hurl'd	me	backwards,	floating	on	its	dream.
	Towards	the	land.	1	faw	the	(liores	draw	near	;
	And	the	long	billows	on	the	beach	appear.
	The	cruel	Cyclops	fpy'd	me	as	he	drove
	His	paft'ring	fiock	along	the	hills	above	;
	Asd	winding	through	the	groves	his	fecret	way,
	Conceal'd	behind	a	promontory	lay	;
	Prepar'd	to	fnatcrj	rne,	when	his	arm	could	reach
	My	(kifF,	which	drove	ungovernM	to	the	beach.
	I	mark'd	his	purpofe	;	furious	from	defpair,
	With	both	my	hands	I	rent	my	rooted	hair	;
	And	on	the	poop	with	defp'rate	purpofe	ftood,
	Prepar'd	to	plunge	into	the	whelming	flood.
	But	Neptune	fav'd	me	in	that	perilous	hour;
	The	headlong	current	felt	his	prefent	pow'r	:
	Back	from	the	(hore	it	turn'd,	at	his	command,
	And	bore	me	joyful/rom	the	fatal	ftrand.
	The	Cyclops	vex'd	;	as	when	forne	fowler	Tpies,
	Safe	fn;m	his	cover'd	fnares	the	quarry	rife	:
	His	feat	forfuok,	and,	leaning	o'er	the	deep,
	Strove	with	foft	words	to	lure	me,	from	the	deep.
	St	lunger,	approach	!	nor	fly	this	friendly	ftrand	;
	Share	the	free	blellings	of	a	happy	laud	:
	Here,	from	each	cliff,	a	dream	of	honey	flows	;
	And	ev'ry	hill	with	purple	vintage	glows;
	Approach	;	your	fear	forget	;	my	bounty	(hare	;
	My	kindnefs	prove	and	hofpitable	care.
	As	to	allure	me	thus	the	monlter	try'd,
	His	fraud	I	knew	;	and	rafhly	thus	reply'd	:
	Talk	not	of	friendfhip	;	well	I	know	the	doom
	Of	iuch	as	to	your	dire	dominions	come.
	Thele	eyes	beheld	when,	with	a	ruthlefs	hand,
	My	wretched	mates	you	mnrd.er'd	on	the	ftrand.


THE	WORKS	OP	WILKIE.
	To	tafte	the	early	fpring	their	courfe	they	bend,
	And	lightly	with	the	genial	breeze	defcend	:
	So	o'er	the	heights	and	plains	the	Thebansfpread;
	Some,	'midft	the	heaps	of	flaughter,	fought	their
	dead;
	Others	with	axes	to	the	woods	repair'd,
	FelPd	the	thick	forefts,	and	the	mountains	bar'd.
	With	like	intent	the	Argive	warriors	mov'd,
	By	Thefeus	led,	whom	virgin	Pallas	lov'd.
	Ten	thoufand	oxen	drew	the	harnefs'd	wains,
	In	droves	collected	from	the	ne'ghb'ring	plains;
	Slw	up	the	mountains	move	the	heavy	wheels,
	The	fteep	afcent	each	groaning	axle	feels	:
	In	ev'ry	grove	the	temper'd	axes	found	;
	The	thick	trees	crackle,	and	the	caves	refound.
	Now	to	the	plain	the	moving	woods	defcend,
	Under	their	weight	a	thoufand	axles	bend	:
	And	round	the	camp,	and	,round	the	Thcban
	'	walls,
	Heaps	roll'd	on	heaps,	the	mingled	forefl	falls.
	Of	this	the	Spartan	chief,	his	native	bands,
	With	fpced	to	rear	a	lofty	pile,	commands	;
	Which	for	Hegialus,	with	grateful	mind,
	Adraftus'	valiant	fon,	the	chief	defign'd	;
	Who	to	his	aid,	when	ev'ry	warrior	fled,
	Kepair'd,	and	for	his	refcue	greatly	bled	:
	His	native	bands	the	hero	thus	addrefs'd,
	While	fighs	inceffant	labour'd	from	his	breaft.
	The	chief	o	Argos,	warriors	!	firft	demands
	Funereal	honours	from	our	gratdful	hands	;
	For	him	this	lofty	ftructure	is	decreed,
	And	ev'ry	rite	in	order	fhall	fucceed	:
	His	dear	remains	in	my	pavilion	reft	;
	Nor	can	Adraftus	at	the	rites	affift;
	Who	to	defpair	and	frenzy	has	refign'd,
	By	age	and	grief	fubdu'd,	his	generous	mind	:
	The	other	princes	of	the	army	wait
	The	obfecjuies	to	grace,	with	mournful	ftate.
	He	faid	;	and	to	his	tent	the	warriors	led,
	Where	ftood	already	deck'd	the	fun'ral	bed:
	With	Syrian	oil	bedew'd,	the	corfe	they	found
	Frefh	from	the	bath,	and	breathing	fragrance
	round	:
	Tor	Menolaus,	with	divided	care,
	Each	rite	domeftic	haften'd	to	prepare.
	Twelve	princes	to	the	pile	the	corfe	fuftain'd	:
	The	head	on	Agamemnon's	hand	reclin'd	:
	\Vith	mournful	pomp	the	flow	proceffion	mov'd;
	For	all	the	herohor.our'd	and	approv'd.
	Firft	on	the	top	the	fun'ral	bed	they	place;
	And	next,	the	fad	foicrnnity	to	grace,
	Ar.d	gratify	the	manes	of	the	flain,
	The	blood	of	fields	and	bullocks	drench'd	the
	p!ain.
	The	four	fair	fteeds	which	drew	the	rapid	car,
	That	bore	the	hero	through	the	ranks	of	war,
	Their	lofty	necks	the	pointed	faulchion	tore,
	With	force	impell'd,	and	drew	a	flreatn	of	gore	:
	Three	groaning	fell	;	but,	fiercer	from	the
	ftroke,
	The	filver	reins	the	fourth	with	fury	broke,
	And	fled	around	the	field	:	his	fnowy	cheft,
	Was	dafii'd	with	ftreaming	blood,	and	lofty	creft.
	In	circles	'till	he	whcel'd!	at	ev'ry	round,
	Stiil	nearer	to	th;-	pile	himfelf	he	found	;
	Till	drain'd	of	life,	by	blood	alone	fupply'd,
	Juft	where	he	felt	the	blow,	he	funk,	and	dy'd.
	By	awe	divine	fubdu'd,	the	warriors	flanct	;
	And	filent	wonder	fixes	ev'ry	band	:
	Till	thus	Atrides	:	Sure	th'	immortal	gods,
	The	glorious	fynod	of	the	bleft	abodes,
	Approve	our	rites	;	the	good	their	favour	fhare,
	[n	death	and	life	the	objects	of	their	care.
	Atrides	thus	:	and,	further	to	augment
	The	mournful	pomp,	the	martial	goddefs	went
	Through	all	the	camp,	in	Merion's	form	ex-
	prefs'd,
	And	thus	aloud	the	public	ear	addrefs'd	:
	Warriors	and	friends	!	on	yonder	lofty	pyre,
	Hegialus	expeds	the	fun'ral	fire	.
	For	fuch	high	merit,	public	tears	fhould	flow	;
	And	Greece	affembled	pour	a	flood	of	woe.
	Now	let	us	all	his	obfequies	attend;
	And,	with	the	mournful	rites,	our	forrows	blend.
	Procla	;	ming	thus	aloud	the	goddefs	went	;
	The	army	heard	;	and	each	forfakes	his	tent	;
	Her	voice	had	touch'd	their	hearts	;	they	mov'd
	along,
	Nations	atxj	tribes,	an	undiftinguifh'd	throng.
	Around	the'jjile	the	wid'ning	circle	grows	;
	As	fpreadim	in	fome	vale,	a	deluge	flows,	-
	By	mountain	torrents	fed,	which	ftretches	wide,
	And	floats	the	level	lands	on	ev'ry	fide.
	Diftinguifh'd	in	the	midft	the	princes	ftand,
	With	Tceptres	grac'd,	the	enfigns	of	command.
	Atrides,	with	fuperior	grief	opprefs'd,
	Thus	to	the	fire	of	gods	his	pray'r	addrefs'd.
	L	read	fov'reign,	hear	!	whofe	unrefifted	fway
	The	fates	of	men	and	mortal	things	obey	:
	From	thee	the	virtue	of	the	hero	Iprings	;
	Thine	is	the	glory	and	the	pow'r	of	kings.
	If	e'er	by	thee,	and	virgin	Pallas,	led,
	To	noble	deeds	this	gen'rous	youth	was	bred	:
	If	love	to	men,	or	piety,	poffefs'd,
	With	higheft	purpofe,	his	undaunted	breaft	;
	Command	the	winds	in	bolder	gufts	to	rife,
	And	bear	the	flames	I	kindle	to	the	fkies.
	The	hero	thus	;	and	with	the	fun'ral	brand
	The	ftructure	touch'd	;	afcending	from	his	hand,
	Spreads	the	quick	blaze	:	the	ruler	of	the	fky
	Commands	;	at	once	the	willing	tempefts	fly	:
	Rufhing	in	ftreams	invifible,	they	came,
	Drove	the	light	-fmoke,	and	rais'd	the	fheeted
	flame.
	The	favour	of	the	gods	the	nations	own,
	And,	with	their	joint	applaufe,	the	hero	crown.
	From	morn	till	noon	the	roaring	flames	afpife,
	And	fat	of	victims	added	feeds	the	fire	;
	Then	fall	their	lofty	fpires,	and,	finking	low,
	O'er	the	pale	afhes	tremuloufly	glow.
	With	wine,	the	fmoke,	and	burning	embers	lay'd;
	The	bones	they	glean'd,	and	to	a	tomb	convey'd
	Under	an	oak,	which,	near	the	public	way,
	Invites	the	fvvains	to	fliun	die	noontide	ray.
	Now	twenty	warriors	of	Atrides'	train,
	Loaded	with	treafure,	brought	a	harnefs'd	wain	;
	Vafes	and	tripods	in	bright	order	pluc'd,
	And	fplenclid	arms	with	fair	devices	grac'd	:
	Thefe	for	the	games	the	Spartan	chief	decreed,
	The	fun'ral	games	in	honour	of	the	dead.
	Amid	the	princes.	firft	a	polifh'd	yew,
	Unbent	upon	the	ground	the	hero	threw,
	Of	work	divine;	which	Cynthius	claim'd	before,
	And	Chiron	next	upon	the	mountains	bore	;


PI	CON	I	AD,	BooKV.
	His	fire	the	third	recetv'd	it	:	now	it	lies,
	For	him	who	fartheft	fhoots,	the	deilin'd	prize.
	Heroes,	approach	!	Atridcs	thus	aloud,
	Stand	forth,	diftinguiuVd	from	the	circling	crowd,
	Ye,	who,	by	(kill	or	manly	force,	may	claim
	Your	rivals	to	furpafs,	and	merit	fame.
	This	bow,	worth	twenty	oxen,	is	decreed
	For	him	who	fartheft	fends	the	winged	reed	:
	This	bowl,	worth	eight,	(hall	be	referv'd	to	grace
	The	man	whofe	merit	holds	the	fecond	place.
	He	fpoke.	His	words	the	bold	Ajaces	fir'd	;
	Crete's	valiant	monarch	to	the	prize	afpir'd	;
	Teucer	for	.(hooting	fam'd	;	and	Merion	ftrong,
	Whofe	force	enormous	dragg'd	a	bull	along	;
	Prompt	to	contend,	and	rais'd	with	hope,	they
	flood;
	Laertes'	fon	the	laft	forfook	the	crowd.
	Tydides	too	had	join'd	the;n,	and	obtain'd
	Whatever	could	by	fkili	or	force	be	gain'd	;
	But	in	his	tent,	indulging	fad	defpair,
	He	fat,	fubdu'd	by	heart-confuming	care.
	Straight	in	a	cafque	the	equal	lots	were	thrown	;
	Each	hero	with	his	name	had	mark'd	his	own	:
	Thefe,	mix'd	with	care,	the	chief	of	Sparta	drew	;
	Idomeneus	the	firil	he	knew	:
	Teucer.	with	hopeinfpir'd,	the	fecond	claim'd;
	The	third	Oileus,	much	for	(hooting	fam'd	:
	Next	claim'd	the	wearer	of	the	feven-fold	fhield,
	Though	young	in	arms,	diftinguifh'd	in	the	field	:
	Ulyffes	!	then	came	next,	and,	laft	of	all,
	Bold	Merion	with	a	iinile	receiv'd	his	ball.
	Prefs'd	with	incumbent	force,	the	Cretan	lord
	Strain'd	the	ftiff	bow,	and	bent	it	to	the	cord;
	Then	from	the	full	ftor'd	quiver,	clofe	with	art,
	Wing'd	for	the	aerial	flight	a	pointed	dart.
	Theieus	commands	the	warriors	to	divide,
	Who	crowded	thick	and	prels'd	on	ev'ry	fide	;
	Straight	they	retire	;	as,	at	the	word	of	Jove,
	From	day's	bright	face	the	icatt'ring	clouds	re
	move	;
	And	through	the	hoft	appear'd	a	fpacious	way,
	Where	woods	and	fields	in	diftant	profpecft	lay.
	With	force	immenfe	,	the	Cretan	monarch	drew,
	Stretch'd	the	tough	cord,	and	ftrain'd	the	circling
	yew,
	'From	his	firm	gripe	the	ftarting	arrow	fprung,
	The	ftiff	bow	crack'd	.	the	twanging	cordage	lung.
	Up	the	light	air	the	hilling	weapon	flies,
	Pierces	the	winds,	and	flreams	along	the	Ikies	:
	Far	to	the	di.iant	plain	it	fwiftly	drove	.
	The	hoft	flood	wond'ring	as	it	rufh'd	above	:
	Defcending	there	upon	a	mount	it	flood	:
	A	depth	of	foil	receiv'd	the	trembling	wood.
	Applaufe	from	all,	tumultuous	fhcut?	declare,
	By	echoes	wafted	through	the	trembling	air.
	Such	joy	the	hero	feels,	as	praife	infpires,
	And	to	the	circle	of	the	kings	retires
	The	valiant	1'eucer	next	receiv'd	the	bow,
	And	to	polio	thus	addrei's'd	a	vow	:
	Hear	me,	dread	king	!	whofe	unrefifted	fway
	Controuis	the	fun,	and	rules	the	courfe	of	day	;
	Great	patron	of	the	bow	!	this	fhaft	impeil	;
	And	hecatombs	my	gratitude	fhall	tell	;
	Soon	as	to	balamis	our	martial	pow'rs
	Return	victorious,	from	the	Theban	tow'rs.
	He	faid,	and	bid	the	winged	arrow	fly
	It	pierc'd	the	winds,	and	twepta	length	of	fry	;
	I
	In	compafs,	like	the	coloured	arch,	which	(nines
	Exalted	as	the	fetting	fun	declines	;
	From	north	to	fouth	it	marks	th'	ethereal	fpace,
	And	woods	and	mountains	fill	its	wide	cmbiace:
	Beyond	the	Cretan	(haft,	it	reacli'd	the	plain	;
	As	far	before,	as	now	a	(hepherd	fwain,
	Hurl'd	from	a	fling,	the	founding	flint	can	throw,
	From	his	young	charge,	to	drive	the	deadly	crow.
	Oilcan	Ajax	next	the	weapon	clu.im'd,
	For	(kill	above	the	reft,	and	practice	fam'd	;
	But	Phcebus,	chief	and	patron	of	the	art,
	Retarded	in	its	flight	the	winged	dart	:
	For,	nor	by	prayers,	nor	holy	vows,	he	drove,
	Of	grateful	lacririce,	the	god	to	move.
	Downwards	he	turn'd	it,	where	a	cedar	fan-
	Had	(hot	its	fpiring	top	aloft	in	air	;	.
	Caught	in	a	bough	the	quiv'ring	weapon	ftood,
	Nor	forc'd	a	paffage	through	the	doling	wood.
	Ajax	the	next	appear'd	upon	the	plain,
	W	ith	ftrength	untaught,	and	emulous	in	vain	;
	With	finewy	arms	the	folid	yew	he	bends	;
	Near	and	more	near	approach	the	doubling	ends	:
	The	arrow	fprung	:	but	erring	took	its	way,
	Far	to	the	Isft,	where	oozy	marfhei	lay,
	And	groves	of	reeds	;	where	flow	ifmenus	ftrays,
	And	winds,	through	thickets	green,	his	wat'iy
	maze.
	Abafh'd	the	youth,	with	painful	fteps,	retires;
	And	now	Ulyffes	to	the	prize	alpire?.
	In	filence	thus	the	prudent	warrior	pray'd,
	And,	in	his	heart,	addrcffed	the	martial	maid	:
	Great	queen	of	arts	!	on	thee	my'	hopes	depend	:
	With	favour	to	thy	fupplianc's	fuit,	attend	i
	By	thce	my	infant	arms	were	taught	to	throw
	The	dart	with	certain	aim,	and	bend	the	bow:
	Oft	on	my	little	hands,	immortal	maid	!
	To	guide	the	(haft,	thy	mighty	hands	were	laid	:
	Now,	goddefs,	aid	me,	while	I	drive	for	fame	;
	Wing	the	fwift	weapon,	and	affert	my	claim.
	He	pray'd	.	the	goddefs,	at	hisluit,	defcends;
	And	prefent	from	th'	Olympian	courts	attends.
	With	force	divine	his	manly	limbs	(he	ftrung,
	The	bow	he	rtrain'd	the	ftarting	arrow	fung	;
	As	when	the	fire	of	gods,	with	wrathful	hand,
	Drives	the	fwift	lightning	and	the	forked	brand,
	To	wafte	the	labours	of	the	careful	fwains,
	Coniume	the	mountain	flocks,	or	fcorch	the	plains;
	With	fudden	glare	appears	the	fiery	ray	;
	No	thought	can	trace	it	through	th'	ethereal
	way	:
	So	fwift	thy	winged	fhaft,	Ulyffes!	flew,
	Nor	could	the	following	eye	its	ipecd	purfue.
	The	flight	of	i'eucer's	arrow	far	furpafs'	d,
	Upon	a	rural	heath	it	pitch'd	at	laft,
	'lo	Ceres	built;	where	Iwains,	in	early	fpiing,
	With	joy	were	wont	their	annual	gifts	to	bring;
	When	nrft	to	view,	above	the	furiowM	plain,
	With	picafing	verdure,	rofe	the	lprinj;in	grain.
	Mhroughall	the	noil	applauding	(houts	refoiuid}
	The	hills	repeat	them,	and	the	woods	around.
	The	bended	bow	bnid	.Merion	next	afl'umcs,
	A	(haft	felecls,	and	fmooths	its	purple	plumes	:
	H=	plac'd	it	on	the	firing,	and	bending	low,
	With	all	his	lorcr	colle<ft,-d.	ftrain'd	the	bow.
	Up	the	light	air	the	ftarting	arrow	fprung	;
	The	luugu	bow	crack'd;	th:	twanging	cordjje
	fung-.


SPIGONIAD,	BOOK	V.
	When	firft	the	Toice	of	Men	elans	came,
	By	ev'ning	breezes	wafted	from	the	ilream.
	Haft'ning,	his	fkiff	he	loos'd,	and	fpread	the	fail	;
	Some	prefent	god	fupply'd	a	profp'rous	gale	:
	For	as	the	Spartan	chief,	with	toil	fubdu'd,
	Hopclefs	of	life,	was	finking	in	the	flood	;
	The	Twain	approach'^,	and	in	his	barge	receiv'd
	Him	fafe	from	danger	imminent	retriev'd.
	Upon	a	willow's	trunk	Therfites	fat,
	Contempt	and	laughter	fated	to	create,
	Where,	bending	from	a	hollow	bank	it	hung,
	And	rooted	to	the	mould'ring	furface	clung	;
	He	faw	Atrides	fafe	:	and	thus	aloud,
	With	leer	malign,	addrcfs'd	the	liil'ning	crowd.
	Here	on	the	fiow'ry	turf	a	hearth	fhall	ftand	;
	A	hecatomb	the	fav'ring	gods	demand,
	Who	fav'd	Atrides	in	this	dire	debate,
	And	fnatch'd	the	hero	from	the	jaws	of	fate	:
	Without	his	aid	we	all	might	quit	the	field	;
	UJyfles,	Ajax,	and	Tydides,	yield	:
	His	mighty	arm	alone	the	hoft	defends,
	But	dire	difafter	ftill	the	chief	attends:
	Laft	fun	beheld	him	vanquifli'd	on	the	plain	;
	Then	warriors	fav'd	him,	now	a	ftiepherd	fwain.
	Defend	him	ftill	from	perfecuting	fate	!
	Proted	the	hero	who	protects	the	ftate	;
	In	martial	conflicts	watch	with	prudent	fear,
	And,	when	he	fwims,	let	help	be	always	near	!
	He	faid	;	and,	fcorn	and	laughter	to	excite,
	His	features	foul	he	writh'd,	with	envious	fpite,
	Smiling	contempt	;	and	pleas'd	his	ranc'rous
	heart
	With	aiming	thus	oblique	a	venom'd	dart.
	But	joy'd	not	long	;	for	foon	the	faithlefs	wood,
	Strain'd	from	the	root,	refigu'd	him	to	the	flood.
	Plunging	and	fputt'ring	as	his	arms	he	fpread,
	A	load	of	foil	came	thund'ring	on	his	head,
	Slipt	from	the	bank	:	along	the	winding	fhore,
	With	laughter	loud	he	heard	the	echoes	roar,
	When	from	the	lake	his	crooked	form	he	rear'd,
	With	horror	pale,	with	blotting	clay	beimear'd	;
	Then	clamb'ring	by	the	trunk,	in	fad	difmuy,
	Which	half	immers'd	with	all	its	branches	lay,
	Confounded,	to	the	tents	he	flculk'd	along,
	Amid	the	fliouts	and	infults	of	the	throng.
	Now	cloth'd	in	public	view	the	heroes	Hand,
	With	fceptres	grac'd	the	enfi<nis	of	command.
	The	Cretan	monarch,	as	his	prize,	aflumes
	The	poiifh'd	helmet,	crovvn'd	with	waving	plumes,
	The	filver	mail,	the	buckler's	weighfy	round,
	Th'	embroider'd	belt,	with	golden	buckles	bound.
	The	fccond	prize	Laertes'	fon	receiv'd,
	With	lefs	applaufe	from	multitudes	deceiv'd;
	The	firfl	he	could	have	purchas'd	;	but	declin'd,
	And	yielded,	to	the	martial	maid	refign'd.
	Thus	they.	The	Thebans,	near	the	cailern
	g	ate
	Around	their	pyres	in	filcnt	forrow	wait	:
	Hopelefs	and	fad	they	mourn'd	their	heroes	flain,
	The	bell	and	braved	on	their	native	plain.
	The	king	himfelf,	in	deeper	forrow,	mourn'd;
	With	rage	and	mingled	grief	his	bofom	burn'd.
	Like	the	grim	lion,	when	his	offspring	fluin
	He	fees,	and	round	him	drawn	the	hunter's	train	;
	Couch'd	in	the	fhade	with	fell	intent	he	lies,
	And	glares	upon	the	foes	with	burning	eyes	:
	Such	Creon	feem'd	:	hot	indignation	drain'd
	Grief's	wat'ry	fources,	and	their	flow	reftraia'd.
	Upon	a	turret	o'er	the	gate	he	flood,
	And	faw	the	Argives,	like	a	fliady	wood,
	Extended	wide;	and	dreading	fraud	defign'd,
	Still	to	the	plain	his	watchful	eyes	confin'd,
	Sulpicious	from	his	hatred,	and	the	pow'r
	Of	rcftlefs	paflions,	which	his	heart	devour	:
	And	when	at	ev'n's	approach	the	hoft	retir'd,
	And	from	the	labours	of	the	day	refpir'd,
	Within	the	walls	he	drew	his	maitial	pow'rs,
	And	kept	with	ftridcft	watch	the	gate*	a*4
	tow'rs.
	Soon	as	the	night	pofleft	th'	ethereal	plain,
	And	o'er	the	nations	ftretch'd	her	filcnt	reign.
	The	guards	were	plac'd,	and	to	the	gentle	fway
	Of	fleep	fubdu'd,	the	weary	warriors	lay.
	Tydides	only	wak'd,	by	anxious	care
	Diftraded,	ftill	he	mourn'd	his	abfent	fair,
	Deeming	her	loft	;	his	flighted	counfel	mov'd
	Lafting	refcntment,	and	the	truce	approv'd	;
	Contending	paflions	fliook	his	mighty	frame	;
	As	warring	winds	impel	the	ocean's	ftream,
	When	fouth	and	call	with	mingled	rage	con.
	tend,
	And	in	a	tempeft	on	the	deep	defcend	:
	Now,	ftretch'd	upon	the	couch,	fupine	he	lay;
	Then,	rifing	anxious,	wifli'd	the	morning	ray.
	Impatient	thus,	at	laft,	his	turbid	mind,
	By	various	counsels	varioufly	inelin'd,
	The	chief	addreil	:	Or	fliall	I	now	read
	Th'	./Etolian	warriors	from	the	Thcban	wall;
	Obey	the	warning	by	a	goddefs	giv'n,
	Nor	flight	her	counfel	dictated	from	heav'n	?
	Or	fliall	I	try,	by	one	deciding	blow,
	The	war	at	once	to	end,	and	crufh	the	foe	?
	This	pleafes	moft	;	nor	fliall	the	voice	of	fame
	The	daring	deed,	in	after	ages,	blame.
	No	truce	I	fwore,	but	fhur.n'd	it,	and	remov'i!,
	Alone	diflenting	while	the	reft	approv'd.
	Soon	as	the	morn,	with	early	light	reveal'	d,
	Has	call'd	the	Thcban	warriors	to	the	field;
	Againft	the	town	I'll	lead	my	martial	pow'rs.
	And	fire	with	flaming	brands	her	hated	tow'r	:
	1'he	bane	of	Greece,	whence	dire	debate	arofe
	To	bid	the	peaceful	nations	firft	be	foes;
	Where	Tydeus	fell,	and	many	heroes	more,
	Banifh'd	untimely	to	the	Stygian	fhore.
	The	public	voice	of	Greece	for	vengeance	calls	j
	And	fliall	applaud	the	ftroke	by	whioi	flic	fall*.
	He	purpose	:	but	the	gods,	who	honour	right,
	Dcny'd	to	treafon	what	is	due	to	might.
	When	from	the	eaft	appear'd	the	morning	fair,
	The	Thtban	warriors	to	the	woods	repair,
	Fearlefs,	unarm'd	;	with	many	a	harnefs'd	wain,
	The	woody	heights	were	crowded	and	the	plain.
	Tydides	faw	;	and,	ifluing	from	his	tent,
	In	arms	complete,	to	call	his	warriors,	went.
	Their	leader's	martial	voice	the	foldiers	heard
	Each	in	his	tent,	and	at	the	call	appear'd
	In	fliining	arms.	Deiphobus	began,
	For	virtue	fam'd,	a	venerable	man.
	Him	Tydeus	lov'd	;	and	in	his	faithful	hand
	Had	plac'd	the	fccptre	of	fupremc	command,
	To	riile	the	ftate	;	when,	from	his	native	tow'r*,
	To	Thebes	the	hero	led	his	martial	pow'rs	;
	His	fon,	an	infant,	to	his	care	refign'd.
	With	fage	advice	to	form	his	tender	mind.
	The	hero	thus:	Illuftrious	chief!	declare
	What	you	intend,	and	whither	point	UK	*r.


EPI'GONIAD,	BOOK	VII.
	Fwir	days	we	fafl'd	;	the	fifth	our	voyage	ends,
	Where	Oeta,	iloping	to	the	fea,	defcends.
	The	vales	i	i'carch'd,	and	woody	h	jglus	above,
	Guided	by	fume,	to	find	the	ion	of	Jove,
	With	Cleon	only	;	for	we	charg'd	the	baud
	To	ilay,	and	guard	our	veflel	on	the	iirand.
	In	vain	we	learch'd	:	but	when	the	lamp	of	day
	Approach'd	the	ocean	with	its	fetcing	ray,
	A	cave	appear'd,	which	from	a	mouiuain	iteep,
	Through	a	low	valley,	iook'd	into	the	deep.
	Thither	we	turn'd	our	weary	lleps,	and	found
	The	cavern	hung	with	lavage	fpo:Ls	around	;
	The	wolf's	gray	fur,	the	wild	boar's	Ihaggy	hide,
	The	lion	s	mane,	the	panther's	Ipeckled	pride	:
	Thefe	figns	we	mark'd	;	and	knew	the	rocky	feat,
	Some	folitary	hunter's	wild	retreat.
	Farther	invited	by	a	giimm'ring	ray,
	"Which	through	the	darkiiefs	fhed	uncertain	day,
	In	tke	recedes	of	the	cave	we	found
	The	club	of	Hercules	;	and	wrapt	around,
	Which,	feen	beiore,	we	knew,	the	lion's	fpoils,
	The	mantle	which	he	wore	in	ah	his	toils.
	Amaz'd	we	Hood	;	in	filence,	each	his	mind
	To	fear	and	hope	alternately	reiign'd	:
	With	joy	we	hop'd	to	find	the	hero	near;
	Thjs	club	and	mantle	found,	dilpos'd	to	fear.
	His	force	invincible	in	fight	we	knew,
	Which	nought	of	mortal	kind	could	e'er	fuhduc.
	But	iear'd	Apollo's	might,	or	his	who	heaves
	The	iblid	earth,	and	rules	the	ftormy	waves.
	Pond'ring	we	flood,	when	on	the	roof	above,
	The	tread	of	feet	defcending	through	the	grove
	Which	crown'd	the	hollow	cliff,	amaz'd	we	heard;
	And	ftraight	before	the	cave	a	youth	appear'd.
	A	bleeding	buck	acrofs	his	ihoulders	flung,
	Ty'd	with	a	rope	of	twitted	rufhes	hung.
	He	dropt	his	burden	in	the	gate,	and	piac'd
	Againft	the	pillar'd	cliff	his	bow	unbrac'd.
	'	JL'was	then	oar	footflxps	in	the	cave	he	heard,
	And	through	the	gloom	our	fhining	arms	appear'd.
	His	bow	he	bent	;	and	backwards	from	the	rock
	Retir'd,	and,	of	our	purpofe	queft'ning,	fpoke	:
	bay	who	you	are,	who	feek	this	wild	abode,
	Through	defert	paths,	by	mortals	rarely	trod	?
	If	juft,	and	with	a	fair	intent	you	come,
	Friendfhip	expecl,	and	fafety	in	my	dome	:
	But	if	for	violence,	your	danger	learn,
	And	trufl	my	admonition	when	I	warn	:
	Certain	as	fate,	where'er	this	arrow	flies,
	The	haplefs	wretch	who	meets	its	fury	dies	:
	No	buckler	to	reuft	its	point	avails,
	The	haminer'd	cuirafs	yields,	the	breaft-plate	fails;
	And	where	it	once	has	drawn	the	purple	gore,
	!o	charm	can	cure,	no	med'cine	health	reitore
	With	threats	he	queftion'd	thus;	and	Clo>u	laid
	We	come	to	call	Alcides	to	our	aid	;
	By	us	the	fenators	of	Thebes	entreat
	The	hero	to	protect	his	native	ftate	:
	For	hoftile	arms	inveft	theTheban	tbw'rs;
	Famine	within,	without	the	fword	devours.
	If	you	have	learn'd	where	Hercules	remains,
	In	mountain	caves,	or	hamlets	on	the	plains.
	Our	way	direct	;	for,	led	by	gen'ral	fame,
	To	find	him	in	thefe	defert	wilds	we	came.
	He	fpoke	:	and	Philocletes	thus	again	:	_
	May	Jove	for	Thebes	fome	other	aid	ordain	j
	For	Hercules	no	more	exerts	his	might
	Agaijift	pppreffive	force,	for	injur'd	right	;
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	Retir	d,	among	the	gods,	he	fits	krone,
	And	views,	beneath	him	far,	this	mortal	fccnc	:
	But	enter	now	this	grotto,	and	partake
	What	1	can	otfer	for	the	hero's	lake	:
	With	you	irom	facrcd	Thebes	he	claim'd	his	birth,
	For	godlike	virtue	fam'd	through	all	the	earth	;
	Thebes	therefore	and	her	people	flifi	fhall	be
	Like	fair	Trachines	and	Kr	Ibr.i	to	me.
	Enter,	for	now	the	doubtiui	twilight	fails,
	And	o'er	the	fiient	earth	the	night	prevails	:
	From	the	moift	valleys	noxious	fogs	arife,
	To	wrap	the	rocky	heights,	and	lhade	the	fkies.
	The	cave	we	enter'd,	and	his	bounty	fhar'd;
	A	rural	banquet	by	himfeif	prepar'd.
	But	loon	the	rage	of	thirit	and	hunger	ftaid,
	My	mind	dill	doubtful,	to	the	youth.	1	laid	:
	Muft	haplefs	Thebes,	defpairing	and	undone,
	Want	the	afliftauce	of	her	braveft	fon	?
	The	hero's	fate	explain,	nor	grudge	mine	car
	The	fad	alTarance	of	our	lofs	to	hear.
	I	queltion'd	thus.	The	youth	with	horror	pale
	Attempted	to	recite	an	av^ful	tale	;
	Above	the	fabled	woes	which	bards	rehearfe,
	When	fad	Melpomene	infpires	the	verie.
	The	wife	of	Jove	(Poeonides	reply'd)
	All	arte	in	vain	to	crufh	the	hero	try'd	;
	For	brighter	from	her	hate	his	virtue	burn'd;
	And	dilappoimed	ftill,	the	goddefs	mourn'd.
	His	ruin	to	effect	at	laft	Ihe	llrove
	By	jeaiouly,	the	rage	of	injur'd	love.
	The	bane	to	Deiamra's	breail	convey'd,
	Who,	as	a	rival,	fear'd	th'	Uechalian	maid.
	The	goddefs	knew,	that	jealous	of	her	lord,
	A	robe	fbe	kept	with	latent	poifons	iror'd	;
	The	Centaur's	gift,	bcqueath'd	her,	to	reclaim
	The	hero's	love,	and	light	his	dying	flame;
	If	e'er,	devoted	td'k	ftranger's	charms,
	He	llray'd	incomtiht	from	her	widow'd	arms;
	But	giv'n	with	treacherous	intent	to	prove
	The	death	of	nature,	not	the	life	of	love.
	Mad	from	her	jealoufy,	the	charm	(he	try'd;
	His	love	to	change,	the	deadly	robe	apply	"d:
	And	guiltlefs	of	the	prcftnt	which	he	bore,	{
	Lychas	convey'd	it	to	Centrum's	Jhorc	:
	Where	to	the	pow'rs	immortal	for	their	aid,
	A	grateful	hecatomb	the	hero	paid:
	When	favour'd	from	above,	his	arm	o'erthrew	,
	The	proud	liurytus,	and	his	warriors	flew.
	The	venom	'd	robe	the	hero	took,	nor	fear'd
	A	gift	by	conjugal	refpefls	tndear'd:
	And	ftraight	reiign'd	the	lion's	fhaggy	fpoils,
	The	mantle	which	he	wore	in	all	hi*	toils.
	No	f:gn	of	harm	the	fatal	prefcnt	ftiow'd,
	Till	rous'd	by	heat	its	fecrct	venom	glow'd	;
	Straight	on	the	flefh	it	feiz'd	like	fliffeil	glue,
	And	fcorching	deep	to	ev'ry	member	grew.
	Then	tearing	with	his	hands	th'	infernal	fnarc,
	Hi*	flcin	he	rent,	and	laid	the	mulclei	bare	,
	While	Itreams	of	blood	defcending	from	the	wound,
	Mix'd	with	the	gore	of	vidims	on	the	ground.
	The	guiltlefs	Lychas,	in	hib	furious	mood,
	He	feiz'd,	as	trembling	by	his	fide	he	flood	;
	Him	by	the	flender	ancle	faatch'd,	he	fwung,
	And	'gainft	a	rocky	promontory	flung:
	Which,	from	the	dire	event,	his	name	retains;
	Through	his	white	locks	impurpl'd	rulh	the	brains^
	Aw'd	by	the	deed,	his	defp'rate	rage	to	flinn,
	Onr	bold	companions	from	bis	prclcnc*	run.
	'


EPIG6NIAD,	BOOK	VIT.
	Alcides	lives	not,	and	his	friend	in	vain
	To	arms	we	call,	while	auguries	reftrain:
	Returning	thus,	we	bring	the	Theban	(late
	But	hopes	deceiv'd,	and	omens	of	her	fate	:
	Better	fuccefs	our	labours	fhall	attend,
	Nor	all	our	aims	in	difappointment	end	;
	If	you	approve	my	purpofe,	nor	difTuade
	What	now	I	counfel	for	your	country's	aid.
	Soon	as	the	fun	diiplays	his	early	beam,
	The	arms	of	great	Alcides	let	us	claim	;
	Then	for	Bceotia's	fliores	diredl	our	fails	;
	And	force	muft	fecond	if	perfuafion	fails	:
	Againft	reproach	neceflity	mail	plead	;
	Cenfurc	confute,	and	judify	the	deed.
	The	hero	thus,	and	ceas'd	:	with	pity	mov'	tl,
	And	zeal	for	Thebes,	I	raflily	thus	approv'd.
	You	counfel	well	;	but	prudence	would	advife
	To	work	by	cunning	rather,	and	furprifc,
	Than	force	declar'd	;	his	venom'd	(hafts	you	know,
	Which	fly	refiftlefs	from	th'	Herculean	bow	;
	A	fafe	occafion	now	the	filent	hour
	Of	midnight	yields	;	when,	by	the	gentle	pow'r
	Of	carelels	flumber	bound,	the	hero	lies,
	Our	necefiary	fraud	will	'fcape	his	eyes	;
	Without	the	aid	of	force	fhall	reach	its	aim,
	With	danger	lefs	incurr'd,	and	lefs	of	blame.
	I	counfell'd	thus;	and	Cleon	draight	approv'd.
	In	filence	from	the	dark	recefs	we	mov'd	;
	Towards	the	hearth,	with	wary	fteps,	we	came,
	The	allies	ftirr'd,	and	rous'd	the	flumb'ring	flame.
	On	every	fide	in	vain	we	turn'd	our	eyes,
	Nor,	as	our	hopes	had	promis'd,	found	the	prize	:
	Till	to	the	couch	where	Philocletes	lay,
	The	quiver	led	us	by	its	filver	ray	;
	For	in	a	panther's	fur	together	ty'd,
	His	bow	and	(hafts,	the	pillow's	place	fupply'd	;
	Thither	I	went	with	careful	fteps	and	flow	;
	And	by	degrees	obtain'd	th'	Herculean	bow	:
	The	quiver	next	to	difengage	efiay'd;
	It	ftuck	entangled,	but	at	lad	obey'd.	"
	The	prize	obtain'd,	we	haden	to	the	ftrand,
	And	roufe	the	mariners	and	ftraight	command
	The	canvafs	to	unfurl	:	a	gentle	gale
	Fayour'd	our	courfe,	and	fill'd	the	fwelling	fail	:
	The	fliores	retir'd	;	and	when	the	morning	ray
	Afcended,	from	the	deep,	th'	ethereal	way	;
	Upon	the	right	Cenxum's	beach	appear'	d,
	And	Pelion	on	the	left	his	f.mmit	rear'd.
	All	day	we	fail'd	;	but	when	the	felting	light
	Approach'd	the	ocean,	from	th'	Olympian	height,
	The	breeze	was	hufh'd	;	and,	ftretch'd	acrofs	the
	main,
	Like	mountains	rifing	on	the	wat'ry	plain,
	The	clouds	colle&ed	on	the	billows	flood,
	And,	with	incumbent	(hade,	obfcur'd	the	flood.
	Thither	a	current	bore	us	;	foon	we	found
	A	night	of	vapour	doting	fad	around.
	Loofe	hung	the	empty	fail	:	we	ply'd	our	oars,
	And	drove	to	reach	Euboea's	friendly	fliores	;
	But	ftrove	in	vain	:	for	erring	from	the	courfe,
	In	mazes	wide,	the	rower	fpent	his	force.
	Seven	days	and	nights	we	try'd	fome	port	to	gam,
	Where	Greek	or	barb'rous	fliores	exclude	the
	main	;
	But	knew	not,	whether	backwards	or	before,
	Or	on	the	right	or	left	to	feek	the	(hore	:
	Till,	rifmg	on	the	eighth,	a	gentle	breeze
	Drove	the	light	fog,	and	brufli'd	the	curhng	leas.
	Our	canvafs	to	its	gentle	pow'r	we	fpread,
	And	fix'd	our	oars,	and	follow'd	as	it	led.
	Before	us	foon,	impending	from	above,
	Through	parting	clouds,	we	faw	a	lofty	grove,
	Aiarm'd,	the	fail	we	flacken,	and	explore
	The	deeps	and	(hallows	of	the	unknown	fhorc.
	Near	on	the	right	a	winding	creek	appcar'd,
	Thither,	directed	by	the	pole,	we	ftecr'd;
	And	landed	on	the	beach,	by	fate	mifled,
	Nor	knew	again	the	port	from	which	we	fled.
	The	gods	theiufelves	deceiv'd	us	:	to	our	eye*
	New	caverns	open,	airy	cliffs	ariie	;
	That	Philodletes	might	again	poflefs
	His	arms,	and	heav'n	our	injflry	tedrefs.
	The	unknown	region	purpos'd	to	explore,
	Cleon,	with	me	alone,	forfakes	the	(horc	;
	Back	to	the	cave	we	left	by	angry	fate
	Implicitely	conducted,	at	the	gate
	The	injur'd	youth	we	found	;	a	thick	difguife
	His	native	form	conceal'd,	and	mock'd	our	eyes;
	For	the	black	locks	in	waving	ringlets	fprcad,
	A	wreath	of	hoary	white	involv'd	his	head,
	Beneath	a	load	of	years,	he	feem'd	to	bend,
	His	bread	to	fink,	his	(houldcrs	to	afccnd.
	He	faw	us	(Iraight,	and,	rifing	from	his	feat,
	Began	with	(harp	reproaches	to	repeat
	Our	crime;	but	could	not	thus	fulpicion	give;
	So	ftrong	is	error,	when	the	gods	deceive	!
	We	queftion'd	of	the	country	as	we	came,
	By	whom	inhabited,	and	what	its	name	;
	How	far	from	Thebes	:	that	thither	we	were
	bound	;
	And	thus	the	wary	youth	our	error	found.
	Mnooth'd	to	deceive,	his	accent	(Iraight	he	turn'd,
	While	in	his	bread	the	third	of	vengeance	burn'd:
	And	thinking	now	his	bow	and	(hafts	rcgain'd,
	Reply'd	with	hofpitable	kindnels	feign'd	.
	On	Ida's	facred	height,	my	guefts!	you	ftand	;
	Here	Priam	rules,	in	peace,	-a	happy	land.
	Twelve	cities	own	him,	on	the	Phrygian	plain,
	Their	lord,	and	twelve	fair	iflauds	on	the	main.
	From	hence	toThebes	in	feven	days	fpace	you'll	fcu'I,
	If	Jove	propitious	fends	a	profp'rous	gait.
	But	now	accept	a	homely	meal,	and	deign
	To	(hare	what	heav'n	affords	a	humble	fwain.
	He	faid;	and	brought	a	bowl	with	vintage
	fill'd,
	From	berries	wild,	and	mountain	grapes	diiliU'd,
	Of	largeft	fize	;	and	plac'd	it	on	a	rock,
	Under	the	covert	of	a	rereading	oak	;
	Around	it	autumn's	mellow	Gores	he	laid,
	Which	the	fun	ripens	in	the	woodland	(hade.
	Our	thirft	and	hunger	thus	at	once	allay'd,
	To	Cleon	turning,	Philodetes	faid	:
	The	bow	you	wear,	of	fuch	unulual	fize,
	Wjth	wonder	dill	I	view,	and	curious	eyes	;
	For	length,	for	thicknefs,	and	the	workman's	art,
	Surpafling	all	I've	feen	in	ev'iy	part.
	Diflembling,	thus	inquir'd	the	wary	youth.
	And	thus	your	valiant	Ion	declar'd	the	truth	:
	Father	!	the	weapon	which	you	thus	coinmtnd,	^
	1	he	force	of	great	Alcides	once	did	bend	;	[duM,
	Thefe	(hafts	the	fame	which	monfters	fierce	fub-
	And	lawlefs	men	with	vengeance	jud	purfu'd.
	The	hero	ihus	;	and	Paan's	fon	again	;
	What	now	I	a(k,	refufe	not	to	explain	:
	Whether	the	hero	dill.	exerts	his	might,
	For	innocence	opprefs'd,	yd	injur'd	r^ht	f


THE	WORKS	OF	W!	I/It	IE.
	Or	yields	to	fate	;	and	with	the	mighty	dead,
	From	toil	repofes	in	the	Elyfian	(hade	!
	Sure,	if	he	liv'd,	he	would	not	thus	forgo
	His	{hafts	invincible	and	mighty	bow,
	By	which,	he	oft	immortal	honour	gain'd
	For	wrongs	redrefs'd	and	lawlefs	force	reftrain'd.
	The	rage	fupprefs'd	which	in	his	bofom	burn'd,
	He	queftion'd	thus	;	and	Cleon	thus	return'd	:
	What	we	have	heard	of	Hercules,	I'll	{how
	What	by	report	we	learn'd,	and	what	we	know.
	From	Thebes	to	Oeta's	wildernefs	we	went,
	With	fupplications,	to	the	hero,	fent
	From	all	our	princes	;	that	he	would	exert
	His	matchlcfs	valour	on	his	country's	part,
	Againft	whofe	ftate	united	foes	confpire,
	And	wafte	her	wide	domain	with	fword	and	fire.
	There	on	the	cliffs	which	bound	the	neighb'ring
	main,
	We	found	the	manfion	of	a	lonely	fwain	;
	Much	like	to	this,	but	that	its	rocky	mouth
	The	cooling	north	refpects,	as	this	the	fouth	;
	And,	in	a	corner	of	the	cave	conceal'd,
	The	club	which	great	Alcides	us'd	to	wield.
	Wrapt	in	his	fhaggy	robe,	the	lion's	fpoils,
	The	mantle	which	he	wore	in	all	his	toils.
	At	ev'n	a	hunter	in	the	cave	appear'd	;
	From	whom	the	fate	of	Hercules	we	heard.
	He	told	us	that	he	faw	the	chief	expire,
	That	he	himfelf	did	light	his	fun'ral	fire	;
	And	boafted,	that	the	hero	had	refign'd
	To	him,	this	bow	and	quiver,	as	his	friend	:
	Oft	feen	before,	thefe	deadly	fhafts	we	know,
	And	tip'd	with	ftars	of	gold	th'	Herculean	bow	:
	But	of	the	hero's	fate,	the	tale	he	told,
	Whether	'tis	true	I	cannot	now	unfold.
	He	fpoke.	The	youth	with	indignation	burn'd,
	Yet	calm	in	outward	femblance,	thus	return'd:
	I	muft	admire	the	man	who	could	refign
	To	you	thefe	armsfo	precious	and	divine,
	'Which,	to	the	love	of	fuch	a	friend,	he	ow'd,
	Great	was	the	gift	if	willingly	beftow'd	:
	By	force	they	could	not	eafily	be	gain'd,
	And	fraud,!	know,	your	gen'rous	fouls	difdain'd.
	Severely	fmiling,	thus	the	hero	fpoke	;
	With	confcious	fhame	we	heard,	nor	filence	broke	:
	And	thus	again	:	The	only	boon	I	claim,
	Which,	to	your	hoft	deny'd,	would	merit	blame	;
	Is,	th*t	my	hands	that	weapon	may	embrace,
	And	on	the	flaxen	cord	an	arrow	place	;
	An	honour	which	I	covet;	though	we	mourn'd,
	By	great	Alcides,	once	our	{late	o'crturn'd	:
	When	proud	Laomedon	the	hero	brav'd,
	Nor	paid	the	ranfom	for	his	daughter	fav'd.
	Difiembling	thus,	did	Philoctetes	ftrive
	His	inftruments	of	vengeance	to	retrieve	:
	And,	by	the	fates	deceiv'd,	in	evil	hour,
	The	bow	and	{hafts	we	yielded	to	his	pow'r,
	In	mirthful	mood,	provoking	him	to	try
	Whether	the	weapon	would	his	force	obey;
	For	weak	he	feem'd,	like	thofe	whofe	nerves	have
	loft,	[boaft.
	Through	age,	the	vigour	which	in	youth	they
	The	belt	around	his	{boulders	firft	he	flung,
	And	glitt'ring	by	his	fide	the	quiver	hung	:
	Comprcfs'd	with	all	his	force	the	ftubborn	yew
	He	bent,	and	from	the	cafe	an	arrow	drew	:
	And	yielding	to	his	rage,	in	furious	mood,
	With	aim	dyeft	againjt	us	full	he	Hood,
	For	vengeance	arm'd	;	and	now	the	thick	difguifc*
	Which	veil'd	his	form	before,	and	mock'd	our	eyes,
	Vanifh'd	in	air	;	our	error	then	appear'd	;
	[	faw	the	vengeance	of	the	gods,	and	fear'd.
	Before	him	to	the	ground	my	knees	I	bow'd,
	And,	with	extended	hands,	for	merty	fu'd.
	But	Cleon,	fierce	and	fcorning	to	entreat,
	His	weapon	drew,	and	rufli'd	upon	his	fate	:
	For	as	he	came,	the	fatal	arrow	flew,
	And	from	his	heart	the	vital	current	drew	;
	Supine	he	fell	;	and,	welling	from	the	wound,
	A	tide	of	gore	impurpled	all	the	ground.
	The	fon	Paan	{looping	drew	the	dart,
	Yet	warm	with	flaughter,	from	the	hero's	heart	;
	And	turn'd	it	full	on	me	:	with	humble	pray'r
	And	lifted	hands,	I	mov'd	him	ftill	to	fpare.
	At	laft	he	yielded,	from	his	purpofe	fway'd,
	And	anfw'ring	thus	in	milder	accents,	faid	:
	No	favour	fure	you	merit	;	and	the	caui'e,
	Of	right	infring'd	and	hofpitable	laws,
	Would	juftify	revenge	;	but	as	you	claim,
	With	Hercules,	your	native	foil	the	fame	;
	I	now	Ihall	pardon	for	the	hero's	fake,
	Nor,	though	the	gods	approve	it,	vengeance	take.
	But	ftraight	avoid	my	prefence	;	and	unbind,
	With	fpeed,	your	flying	canvafs	to	the	wind	:
	For	if	again	to	meet	thofe	eyes	you	come,
	No	pray'rs	{hall	change,	or	mitigate	your	doom.
	With	frowning	afpect	thus	the	hero	faid,
	His	threats	I	fear'd,	and	willingly	obey'd.
	Straight	in	his	purple	robe	the	dead	I	bound,
	Then	to	my	ftioulders	rais'd	him	from	the	ground	;
	And	from	the	hills	defcending	to	the	bay,
	Where	anchor'd	near	the	beach	our	galley	lay,
	The	reft	conven'd,	with	forrow	to	relate
	This	anger	of	the	gods	and	Cleon's	fate	:
	The	hero's	fate	his	bold	companions	mourn'd,
	And	ev'ry	breaft	with	keen	refentment	burn'd.
	They	in	their	heady	tranfports	ftraight	decreed,
	His	fall	with	vengeance	to	requite	or	bleed.
	1	fear'd	the	angry	gods	;	and	gave	command,
	With	fail	and	oar,	to	fly	the	fatal	ftrand	;
	Enrag'd	and	fad,	the	mariners	obey'd,
	Unfurl'd	the	canvafs,	and	the	anchor	weigh'd.
	Our	courfe,	behind,	the	weftern	breezes	fped,
	And	from	the	coaft	with	heavy	hearts	we	fled.
	All	day	they	favour'd,	but	with	evening	ceas'd	;
	And	ftraight	a	tempdl,	from	the	ftormy	eaft,
	In	oppofition	full,	began	to	blow,
	And	rear	in	ridges	higli	the	deep	below.
	Againft	its	boift'rous	fvvay	in	vain	we	ftrovej
	Obliquely	to	the	Thracian	coaft	we	drove	;
	Where	Pelion	lifts	his	head	aloft	in	air,
	With	painted	cliffs	and	precipices	bare	;
	Thither	our	courfe	we	fteer'd,	and	on	the	ftrand
	Defcending,	fix'd	our	cable	to	the	land.
	There	twenty	days	we	ftay'd,	and	wifh'd	in	vain
	A	favourable	breeze,	to	crofs	the	main	;
	For	with	unceafing	rage	the	tempeft	rav'd,
	And	o'er	the	rocky	beach	the	ocean	heav'd.
	At	laft	with	care	the	hero's	limbs	we	burn'd,
	And,	water'd	with	our	tears,	his	bones	inurn'd.
	There,	where	a	promontory's	height	divides,
	Extended	in	the	deep,	the	parted	tides,
	His	tomb	is	feen,	which,	from	its	airy	ftand,
	Marks	to	the	mariner	the	diftant	land.
	This,	princes!	is	the	truth	;	and	though	the	ivi!i
	Of	hcav'nj,	the	fo	v'reign	caufe	of	good	and.	ill.	,


P	O	E	MS.
	Come,	let	us	crop	the	rofes	of	the	brook,
	Afld	windings	of	the	wood	:	foft	under	(hade,
	Let	us	recline	by	mofiy	fountain	fide,
	While	the	wood	fuffers	in	the	beam	of	noon.
	I'll	bring	my	love	the	choice	of	all	the	fliades;
	Firft	fruits;	the	apple	ruddy	from	the	rock;
	And	cluft'ring	nuts	thatburnifli	in	the	beam.
	wilt	thou	blefs	my	dwelling,	and	become
	The	owner	of	thefe	fields	?	I'll	give	thee	all
	That	I	pofiefs,	and	all	thou	feeft	is	mine."
	Thus	fpoke	the	youth,	with	rapture	in	his	eye,
	And	thus	the	maiden	with	a	blufh	began	:
	"	Beyond	the	fhadow	of	thefe	mountains	green,
	Deep-bofom'd	in	the	vale,	a	cottage	ftands,
	The	dwelling	of	my	fire,	a	peaceful	fwain	;
	Yet	at	his	frugal	board	health	fits	a	gueft,
	And	fair	contentment	crowns	his	hoary	hairs,
	The	patriarch	of	the	plains	:	ne'er	by	his	door
	The	needy	pafs'd	or	the	way-faring	man.
	His	only	daughter,	and	his	only	joy,
	1	feed	my	father's	flock	;	and,	while	they	reft,
	At	times	retiring,	lofe	me	in	the	wood,
	Skill'd	in	the	virtues	of	each	fecret	herb
	That	opes	its	virgin	bofom	to	the	moon.
	No	flow'r	amid	the	garden	fairer	grows
	Than	the	fweet	lily	of	the	lowly	vale,
	The	queen	of	flowers.	But	fooner	might	the	weed
	That	blooms	and	dies,	the	being	of	a	day,
	Prefume	to	match	with	yonder	mountain	oak,
	That	ftands	the	tempeft	and	the	bolt	of	heav'n,
	From	age	to	age	the	monarch	of	the	wood
	!	had	you	been	a	fliepherd	of	the	dale,
	To	feed	your	flock	befide	me,	and	to	reft
	With	me	at	noon	in	thefe	delightful	fliades,
	1	might	have	liften'd	to	the	voice	of	love,
	Nothing	reluclant	;	might	with	you	have	walk'd
	Whole	fummer	furiS	away.	At	even-tide,
	When	heaven	and	earth	in	all	their	glory	fliine
	With	the	laft	fmilesof	the	departing	fun	;
	When	the	fweet	breath	of	Summer	feaft	the	fenfe,
	And	fecret	pleafure	thrills	the	heart	of	man	;
	\Ve	might	have	walk'd	alone,	in	converfe	fweet,
	Along	the	quiet	vale,	and	woo'd	the	moon
	To	hear	the	mufic	of	true	lover's	vows.
	But	fate	forbids,	and	fortune's	potent	frown,
	And	4	honour,	inmate	of	the	nobleft	breaft,
	Ne'er	can	this	hand	in	wedlock	join	with	thine.
	Ceafe,	beauteous	ftranger	!	ceafe,	beloved	youth	!
	To	vex	a	hart	that	never	can	be	your's."
	Thus	fpoke	the	maid,	deceitful	:	but	her	eyes,
	Beyond	the	partial	purpofe	of	her	tongue,
	Perfuafion	gain'd.	The	deep	enamour'd	youth
	Stood	gazing	on	her	charms,	and	all	his	foul
	Was	loft	in	love.	He	grafp'd	her	trembling	hand,
	And	breath'd	the	fofteft,	the	fincereft	vows
	Of	love	;	"	O	virgin	!	faireft	of	the	fair	!
	My	one	beloved	!	Were	the	Scottilh	throne
	To	me	tranfmitted	through	a	fcepter'd	line
	Of	ance'ftors,	thou,	thou	(hould'ft	be	my	queen,
	And	Caledonia's	diadems	adorn
	A	fairer	head	than	ever	wore	a	crown."
	She	redden'd	like	the	morning,	under	veil
	Of	her	own	golden	hair.	The	woods	among,
	They	wander'd	up	and	down	with	fond	delay,
	Nor	mark'd	the	fall	of	ev'nmg;	parted	then.
	The	happieft	pair	on	whom	the	fun	declin'd.
	Next	day	he	found	her	on	a	flow'ry	bank,
	Half	under	Ihade	of	willows,	by	a	fpring,
	The	mirror	of	the	fwains,	that	o'er	the	meads,
	Slow-winding,	fcatter'd	flow'rets	in	its	way.
	Through	many	a	winding	walk	and	alley	green,
	She	led	him	to	her	garden.	Wonder-ftruck,
	He	gaz'd,	all	eye,	o'er	th'	enchanting	fcene	:
	And	much	he	prais'd	the	walks,	the	groves,	tifc
	flow'rs,
	Her	beautiful	creation	;	much	he	prais'd
	The	beautiful	creatrefs	;	and	awak'd
	The	echo	in	her	praife.	Like	the	firft	pair,
	Adam	and	Eve,	in	Eden's	blifsful	bow'rs,
	When	newly	come	from	their	Creator's	hand,
	Our	lovers	liv'd	in	joy.	Here,	day	by	day,
	In	fond	endearments,	in	embraces	fweet,
	That	lovers	only	know,	they	liv'd,	they	lov'd,
	And	found	the	Paradife	that	Adam	loft.
	Nor	did	the	virgin,	with	falfe	modeft	pride,
	Retard	the	nuptial	morn	:	(he	fix'd	the	day
	That	blefs'd	the	youth,	and	open'd	to	his	eyes
	An	age	of	gold,	the	heav'n	of	.happinefs
	That	lovers	in	their	lucid	moments	dream.
	And	now	the	morning,	like	a	rofy	bride,
	Adorned	on	her	day,	put	on	her	robes,
	Her	beauteous	robes	of	light	:	the	naiad	ftreams.
	Sweet	as	the	cadence	of	a	poet's	long,
	Flow'd	down	the	dale	:	the	voices	of	the	grove,
	And	ev'ry	winged	warbler	of	the	air,
	Sung	over	head,	and	there	was	joy	in	heaven.
	Ris'n	with	the	dawn,	the	bride,	and	bridal-maids,
	Stray'd	through	the	woods,	and-	o'er	the	vales,	in.
	queft
	Of	flow'rs,	and	garlands,	and	fweet-fmelling	herbs,
	To	ftrew	the	bridegroom's	way,	and	deck	his	bed.
	Fair	in	the	bofom	of	the	level	lake
	Role	a	green	ifland,	cover'd	with	a	fpring
	Of	flow'rs	perpetual,	goodly	to	the	eye,
	And	blooming	from	afar.	High	in	the	midft,
	Between	two	fountains,	an	enchanted	tree
	Grew	ever	green,	and	every	month	renew'd
	Its	blooms	and	apples	of	Hefperian	gold,
	Here	ev'ry	bride,	as	ancient	poets	fing.
	Two	golden	apples	gather'd	from	the	boughj
	To	give	the	bridegroom	in	the	bed	of	love,
	The	pledge	of	nuptial	concord	and	delight
	For	many	a	coming	year.	Levina	now
	Had	reach'd	the	ifle	with	an	attendant	maid,
	And	pull'd	the	myftic	apples,	pull'd	the	fruit;
	But	wifli'd	and	long'd	for	the	enchanted	tree.
	Not	fonder	fought	the	firft	created	fair
	The	fruit	forbidden	of	the	mortal	tree,
	Tiie	fource	of	human	wo.	Two	plants	arofe
	Fair	by	the	mother's	fide,	with	fruits	and	flow'rs
	In	miniature.	One,	with	audacious	hand,
	In	evil	hour	me	rooted	from	the	ground.
	At	once	the	ifland	fliook,	and	(hrieks	of	wo
	At	times	were	heard,	amid	the	troubled	air.	1
	Her	whole	frame	(hook,	the	blood	forfook	her	face,
	Her	knees	kuock'd,	and	her	heart	within	her	dy'd.
	Trembling,	and	pale,	and	boding	woes	to	come,
	They	feiz'd	the	boat,	and	hurried	from	the	ifle.
	And	now	they	gain'd	the	middle	of	the	lake,
	And	taw	th'	approaching	land	:	now,	wild	with
	joy,
	They	row'd,	they	flew.	When	lo	!	atonceeffus'd,
	Sent	by	the	angry	demon	of	the	ille,
	A	whirlwind	rofe	:	it	lalh'd	the	furious	lake
	To	tempeft,	overturn'd	the	boat,	and	funk
	The	fair	Leviaa	to	a	vatery	tomb.


MISCELLANIES.
	"	Death,	in	his	form	mofl	frightful,	when	com-
	"	par'd
	With	the	fweet	hope	of	lofing	all	my	cares
	In	pureft	ecftafy	and	chafte	delight
	On	my	fair	Hero's	bofom	?	Yes,	dear	maid	!
	I'll	nightly	fwim	the	Hellefpont	to	thee,
	And	blefs	his	boift'rous	billows,	and	his	fhores
	Rocky	and	fteep,	that	gracioufly	afford
	An	opportunity	to	try	my	love.
	In	ftrong	Abydos,	the	confpicuous	dome
	Of	my	old	fire	Euryalus	the	fage,
	An	honour'd	name,	who	haply	now	laments
	In	cheerlefs	folitude	Leander's	flay,
	His	lov'd,	his	only	fon,	(lands	eminent
	Juft	oppofite	to	this,	and	clearly	mark'd
	By	day	;	now	buried	in	impervious	fhade.
	Doubt	not	my	pledged	faith	;	do	only	thou
	"	Let	a	pale	lamp	extend	a	glimm'ring	ray
	"	Athwart	the	midnight	gloom,	to	point	the	path
	"	And	guide	my	doubtful	courfe.	I	afk	no	more,
	"	But	leave	the	reft	to	providence	and	heav'n.'"
	Struck	with	amazement	at	fo	bold	a	thought,
	So	daring	a	refolve,	fhe	grafp'd	the	youth
	Clofe	to	her	panting	bread,	and	kindly	wifh'd
	The	gods	would	profper	the	attempt.	She	fear'd
	There	might	be	danger	in	it	;	yet	fhe	hop'd
	The	fea-born	Venus	would	confirm	his	nerves,
	And	fmooth	the	deep	before	his	adlive	arm.
	The	night	was	far	advanc'd.	Leander's	mates,
	Impatient	to	be	gone,	in	noify	hafte
	Call'd	loudly	on	him	:	The	ungrateful	found
	Reach'd	his	unwilling	ears	;	he	fudden	fnatch'd
	A	parting	kifs,	and	join'd	the	clam'rous	crew.
	While	fad	and	penfive	Hero	left	the	fane,
	Revolving	in	her	mind	the	midnight	lamp,
	The	dangers	of	the	deep,	its	rocky	fhores,
	And	all	that	might	obflrudt	Leander's	love.
	BOOK	II.
	Now	rifing	ruddy	from	Tithonus'	bed,
	The	young	Aurora	urg'd	her	dappl'd	fteeds
	Along	the	broad	celeftial	way,	and	chas'd
	Relu&aat	darknefs	to	the	weftern	world	;
	Each	fragrant	flow'ret	of	the	humble	vale
	With	pearly	dew-drops	hung,	a	deeper	blufh,
	A	frefher	glow	affum'd,	and	fun-burnt	hills
	A	greener	mantle	wore.	The	fons	of	Greece
	Forfook	the	downy	couch,	and	rang'd	the	wood
	Profufe	of	melody	;	or	arduous	fcal'd
	The	verdant	fummit,	or	more	gently	trac'd
	The	flow'ry	mazes	of	fomc	murm'ring	brook,
	As	chance	or	fancy	led.	But	by	the	fhore,
	Apart	from	all,	Leander	thoughtful	fat,
	And	on	fair	Hero's	lonely	manfion	fix'd
	His	eye	unwearied,	wifhing	for	the	dark,
	The	favourable	hour,	the	hour	of	love	:
	His	unbent	bow	and	harmlefs	quiver	lay
	Negle&ed	on	the	rock,	while	round	his	head
	Unhurt,	the	fca-mew	and	the	fcreaming	hern
	Skim'd	with	inceffant	jdang.	No	more	his	foul
	Pants	for	the	bloody	ceflus,	or	exults
	To	hurl	the	jav'lin,	or	the	weighty	difk,
	Beyond	his	peers	:	In	vain	his	mettl'd	fteeds
	Demand	their	wonted	courfe,	and	neighing	paw
	Their	ftalls	indignant	;	he	regards	them	not	:
	His	fecret	nuptials,	and	his	fpoufe's	charms,
	Yet	uncnjoy'd,	engage	his	ev'ry	care,
	AH	J	vindicate	each	thought.	At	laft	arriv'd
	463
	The	long-expected	hour.	Solemn	and	flow
	Night	reaffuni'd	her	ebon	throne	;	the	breeze
	Blew	keener	from	the	fhore,	and	onward	roll'd
	More	lengthen'd	billows	;	while	the	wither'd
	grafs
	Long-rankling	on	the	fea-beat	cliff,	in	ftraius
	More	fadly-pleafing	footh'd	the	penfive	ear.
	Athwart	the	filent	face	of	night,	now	gleam'd
	The	red-blue	taper,	with	a	fickly	ray
	Diffus'd	around;	not	much	unlike	the	fad,
	The	dreary	glare	of	bearded	comets,	feea
	By	the	obfervant	fage	to	fhoot	along
	Their	lengthen'd	orbits	of	an	hundred	years	;
	Immenfely	rapid	!	Straight	Leander	hail'd
	The	glad	appearance,	and	his	filken	robe.
	Of	thinneft	texture	from	the	Tyrian	loom,
	Buoyant	and	light,	collected	on	his	head,
	He	careful	bound	;	in	act	to	plunge	he	flood,
	R	ecklefs	of	danger,	when	a	threat'ning	wave,
	Of	more	than	ufual	bulk,	enormous,	dafh'd
	The	murm'ring	fhore,	and	cover'd	all	his	limbs
	With	floating	tea-weed	;	then	a	fuddn	fear
	Congeal'	d	him	to	the	rock	;	with	both	his	hands
	Immovcable	he	clung.	But	foon	his	love
	Reflor'd	his	wonted	warmth:	The	ridgy	wave
	Forfaken	by	the	gale	fubfiding	funk
	To	fweet	repofe,	on	the	unruffled	breaft
	Of	their	cerulean	fire	;	with	active	bound,
	And	arms	extended,	from	the	craggy	fhore
	He	leapt	impetuous,	while	the	clofing	main
	Refounded	to	his	fall	;	the	gathering	foam
	In	fhining	circles	girt	his	manly	neck
	Emerging	from	the	water.	But	the	maid
	By	the	pale	lamp	flood	watchful,	and	would	oft
	Oppofe	her	mantle	to	the	eddy	breeze
	Threat'ning	its	friendly	radiance	;	or	would	ftcal
	With	filent	fleps	to	where	the	aged	nurfe
	In	peaceful	Cumbers	clos'd	her	rheumy	eyes	;
	Left	haply	fome	returning	flow	of	phlegm,
	Some	periodic	gout,	or	racking	ach,
	Should	roufe	the	tefty	matron,	and	betray
	Their	fecret	correfpondence.	Thus	employ'd,
	Breathlefs	and	fpent	with	toil,	Leander	reach'd
	The	wifhf	ul^	harbour	:	To	the	nuptial	couch
	She	IccThim,	leaning	on	her	breaft,	and	wip'd
	The	brine	offenfive	from	his	fhiv'ring	limbs,
	And	wrung	his	lovely	locks	;	a	pleafant	tafk	!
	A	grateful	labour!	interrupted	oft
	With	mute	embraces	:	then	fhe	on	his	head
	Pour'd	precious	ointment,	and	the	foft'ning	balm,
	Of	Syrian	groves,	moft	favoury,	and	cheer'd
	His	drooping	fpirits	thus	:	"	My	charming	youth
	Much	haft	thou	fuffer'd,	well	approv'd	thy	faith,
	But	now	'tis	paft,	the	mighty	danger's	o'er	!
	The	couch	is	ready,	and	thy	fpoufe's	arms
	Are	open	to	receive	thee	;	here	enjoy
	The	happy	fruits	of	all	thy	hardy	toils.
	Here,	Leander	!	let	me	lull	thy	foul
	In	bleft	oblivion	of	the	wind	and	wave.	1	'
	Reftor'd	to	wonted	vigour,	and	improv'd
	In	manly	graces,	he	no	longer	fhunn'd
	The	fond,	the	am'rous	conteft	;	but	unloos'd
	The	maiden	girdle.	Silent	were	their	joys	!
	No	chofen	youth	with	melody	and	fong
	Led	up	the	mazy	dance	;	no	facred	bard,
	Infpir'd	of	heav'n,	attun'd	the	melting	lyre
	To	hallowed	numbers,	and	the	hidden	fweets
	Of	Hymen's	myftic	kingdom,	the	domain


THE	WORKS	OF	BLACKLO6K.
	By	undefigning	fury	thrown,
	The	weapon,	ere	it	reach'd	the	fair,
	Had	through	a	fpacious	diftance	flown,
	And	idly	fpent	its	force	in	air.
	When	to	the	rivals	this	was	known,
	What	joy	they	felt,	from	what	defpair	!
	So	joy	the	guilty	when	from	heaven
	They	hear	pronounc'd	their	fins	forgiv'n.
	CANTO	IIL
	AND	now	in	milder	tafks	engag'd,
	The	wants	of	nature	to	repair	;
	No	longer	war	the	armies	wag'd,
	Their	dead	and	wounded	claim'd	their	care	;
	In	truce	their	mutual	honour	pledg'd,
	Both	pleas'd,	the	common	fafety	(hare	;
	While	Graham	and	Howard	in	one	tent,
	The	tranquil	hour	in	parley	fpent.
	Thus	Graham	began	:	"	Let	local	hate
	And	jealous	rage,	be	cancelTd	here	;
	And	now	that	myftery	of	fate,
	Whofe	lighteft	word	demands	my	ear,
	In	this	calm	interval,	relate
	With	temper	candid	and	fincere	;
	Each	dark	event	minutely	(how,
	And	how	I	ftand	concern'd,	to	know.**
	To	whom	his	rival	:	"	From	my	tongue
	Expect	the	ftory	but	in	part	:
	Of	Caledonian	lineage	fprung,
	Thou	deem'ft	the	charmer	of	thy	heart	;
	There	thou	beheld'ft	her	firft	when	young,
	There	firft	thou	felt'ft	the	pleafing	fmart,
	Which	fince	o'er	all	thy	bofom	reigns,
	And	conftitutes	its	joys	or	pains.
	But	erft,	when	urg'd	by	youthful	heat
	To	fatisfy	a	brother's	(hade,
	1	plung'd	myfelf	beyond	retreat,
	Where	all	its	horrors	war	difplay'd.
	And	by	this	conduct	indifcreet,	.
	To	Scotland	pris'ner	was	convey	'd	:
	A	fire	with	years	and	honours	grac'd,
	To	me	her	various	fortunes	trac'd.
	For	as	by	chance	our	way	(he	crofs'd,
	'	Thsu	view,	(faid	he)	that	lovely	maid,
	"	Heaven's	darling	image,	nature's	boalt,
	"	Virtue	by	beauty's	hand	array'd	;
	"	Yet	in	the	ftorms	of	fortune	toft,
	"	When	heaven's	bleft	beam	flie	fcarce	furveyM
	"	Her	from	the	womb	no	fire	embrac'd,
	M	No	gladnefs	hail'd,	no	fplendour	grac'd.
	"	With	England's	troops,	in	hoftile	guife,
	"	A	godlike	youth	adorn'd	the	field,
	K	Who,	till	he	gain'd	fome	high	emprife,
	*'	His	name	and	pedigree	conceal'd	:
	"	But	partial	fortune	oft	denies
	The	meed	which	bright	defert	fliould	yield,
	'	Rufliing	unguarded	on	the	fray,
	14	Too	foon	deprefs'd	by	wounds	he	lay.
	"	Him	EUiot,	hofpitable	knight,
	'	(	Convuls'd	with	pain,	and	drench'd	in	gore,
	Beheld,	and	through	the	(hock	of	fight.
	'	Surviving	tp	his	maofion	bore	;
	"	His	daughter,	melting	at	the	fight,
	"	The	blooming	hero	to	reftore,
	"	Apply'd	each	falutary	art,
	"	And	cur'd	his	wound,	but	pierc'd	his	heart.
	"	For	in	his	chamber,	while	confin'd,
	"	And	tended	by	the	pitying	fair,
	"	Withanguifli	more	intenfe	he	pin'd,
	"	Than	that	extinguifh'd	by	her	care.
	"	He	.breath'd	the	torment	of	his	mind,
	"	Nor	flie	reluctant	heard	his	pray'r	:
	"	A	prieft	(unknown	to	Elliot)	came,
	"	And	with	heaven's	fariction	crown'd	their	flame.
	"	By	honour	call'd,	impell'd	by	hope,
	"	Once	more	in	arms	the	hero	rofe,
	"	Renown's	eternal	worth	to	crop,
	"	Which	high	on	danger's	fummit	grows	:
	"	But	doom'd	with	mightier	force	to	cope,
	"	And	circled	by	a	worid	of	foes;
	"	'	My	life,	my	love,	my	hopes,	farewel	'.'
	"	He	faid	;	and	crufh'd	by	numbers,	fell.
	"	The	father	every	worth	confeft,
	"	Which	the	young	bridegroom's	foul	adorn'd	;
	"	Yet,	for	his	country	prepolTefs'd,
	"	All	overtures	from	England	fcorn'd	;
	"	Nor	ceas'd	the	ftranger	to	deleft,
	"	Who	from	his	arms	his	child	fuborn'd,
	"	Nor	view'd	with	nature's	fond	regard,
	"	Her	foul	deprefs'd,	her	form	impair'd	;
	"	Her	period	of	geftation	o'er,
	"	And	nature	ftruggling	for	relief,
	"	Her	orphan	babe	the	mother	bore,
	"	Sad	heir	of	indigence	and	grief	1
	"	Then,	banifh'd	from	her	father's	door,
	"	By	mandates	from	the	angry	chief,
	"	Within	a	convent's	walls	confin'd,
	"	Her	fuff'ring	fpirit	(he	refign'd.
	"	Yet	inftindt,	pow'rful	in	his	breaft,
	"	(Though	with	determin'd	hate	inflam'd)
	"	The	fmiling	infant	he	carefs'd,
	"	And	for	his	once-lov'd	Anna	nam'd	:
	"	His	hand	her	(lighteft	wants	redrefs'd,
	"	His	heart	her	plan	of	culture	fram'd	;
	"	Yet	would	not	own	the	charming	maid,
	"	Till	aature's	debt	his	daughter	paid.
	"	Then	'gan	his	ftubbom	foul	to	melt	;
	"	Emotions	till	that	hour	unknown,
	"	Through	all	his	alter'd	mind	he	felt,
	"	Which	injur'd	nature	might	atone	;
	"	Still	in	his	breaft	the	parent	dwelt,
	"	Now	reign'd	triumphant	and	alone	;
	"	Transferr'd	from	fortune's	barren	wafte,
	*'	His	eyes	(he	charm'd,	his	manlion	grac'd."
	"	Thus	far	the	chief,	nor	more	he	knew	;
	For	hid	in	night's	impervious	veil,
	The	youth's	defcent	eludes	our	view,
	Nor	can	we	gain	this	fad	detail,
	Where	firft	that	vernal	bloflbm	grew,
	Whofe	ruin	hoftile	eyes	bewail	:
	His	birth	from	England	all	atteft,
	Deep	fecrecy	involves	tne	reft."
	Whilft	thus	in	Scotland	I	remaia'd	:
	A	wretched	cautiv	oo	parole,


276	APPENDIX	I
	5.	Vegetables.
	(a)	Potatoes	Baked,	boiled,	creamed,	and	escalloped.
	(b)	Sweet	potatoes,	baked	and	boiled.
	(c)	Green	peas,	plain	and	creamed.
	(d)	Lima	beans,	plain	and	creamed;	string	beans,	plain
	and	creamed;	cauliflower,	plain	and	creamed;	car-
	rots,	parsnips.
	6.	Fruits.
	(a)	Fresh	Oranges,	bananas,	grapes,	melons,	etc.
	(6)	"	Sauces	"	or	stewed	Apples,	plums,	apricots,
	pears,	berries,	etc.
	(c)	Baked	Apples,	bananas,	pears.
	(d)	Canned	Peaches,	apricots,	plums,	pears.
	(e)	Preserved	Peaches,	plums.
	B.	RECIPES
	BEVERAGES
	It	is	proposed	here	to	give	a	brief	treatment	of	those	foods	that
	are	not	usually	given	in	household	books	of	recipes.	Every	dieti-
	tian	will,	of	course,	have	in	his	possession	and	be	familiar	with	the
	usual	recipes	for	all	the	foods	in	general	use	in	the	home	and	in
	institutions.
	The	author	will	give	here	general	recipes	only.
	With	the	aid	of	these	general	recipes	any	skillful	attendant	will
	be	able	to	prepare	any	of	the	special	invalid	foods	here	listed,	and
	many	more.
	Farinaceous	Beverages.	Farinaceous	beverages	(toast	water
	excepted)	are	all	made	by	slowly	adding	cereals,	such	as	barley,
	rice,	oatmeal,	etc.,	to	a	large	quantity	of	boiling	water	and	cooking
	it	for	two	or	three	hours.	Strain	off	the	liquid	and	season	it	to
	taste.
	Toast	Water.	Toast	bread	until	it	is	hard	and	black	with	car-
	bon.	Pour	boiling	water	over	it.	Let	it	stand	for	an	hour.	Strain
	and	use	the	liquid.


280	APPENDIX	I
	Tapioca	should	be	soaked	one	hour	before	using.
	Coffee	Custard.	Scald	one	tablespoon	of	ground	coffee	in	milk
	and	strain	before	proceeding.
	Chocolate	Custard.	Add	one	square	of	grated	chocolate	to	the
	milk.
	Caramel	Custard.	Melt	the	dry	sugar	until	golden	brown,	add
	the	hot	milk,	and	when	dissolved	proceed	as	before.	Bake.
	Gruels.	Gruels	are	a	mixture	of	grain	or	flour	with	either	milk
	or	water.	They	require	long	cooking	and	may	be	flavored	with
	sugar,	nutmeg,	cinnamon,	or	almond.
	Take	the	meal	or	flour	(oatmeal,	two	tablespoons,	or	cornmeal,
	one	tablespoon,	or	arrowroot,	one	and	a	half	tablespoons).	Sift
	it	slowly	into	one	and	a	half	cups	boiling	water,	simmer	for	an
	hour	or	two.	Strain	off	the	liquid;	add	to	it	one	teaspoon	of
	sugar,	season	with	salt,	and	add	one	cup	of	warm	milk.
	Water	Gruel.	If	water	gruel	is	desired,	let	the	last	cup	of
	liquid	added	be	water	instead	of	milk.
	Cream	Gruel.	A	cream	gruel	may	be	made	by	using	rich	cream
	instead	of	milk	or	water.
	Barley	Gruel.	Barley	gruel	(usually	a	water	gruel)	is	pre-
	pared	as	follows:	Moisten	four	tablespoons	of	barley	flour	in	a
	little	cold	water	and	add	it	slowly	to	the	boiling	water.	Stir	and
	boil	for	twenty	minutes.
	Toasts.	Cream	Toast.	Toast	the	bread	slowly	until	brown	on
	both	sides.	Butter	and	pour	over	each	slice	enough	warm	cream	to
	moisten	(the	cream	may	be	thickened	slightly	and	the	butter	may
	be	omitted).
	Milk	Toast.	One	tablespoon	of	cornstarch	or	flour;	one	cup
	of	milk,	salt	to	taste,	and	boil.	Butter	the	toast	and	pour	over
	it	the	above	white	sauce.
	Water	Toast.	Pour	over	plain	or	buttered	toast	enough	boil-
	ing	water	to	thoroughly	moisten	it.
	Souffles	of	Fruit,	Etc.	The	distinguishing	feature	of	a	souffle
	is	a	pasty	or	pulpy	foundation	mixture,	and	the	addition	of	stiffly
	beaten	egg-white.	A	souffle	may	or	may	not	be	baked.
	Plain	Souffle.	Two	tablespoons	flour;	one	cup	of	liquid	(water,
	milk,	or	fruit	juice)	;	three	or	four	eggs;	sugar	to	suit	the	fruit.
	If	thick	fruit	pulp	is	used,	omit	the	thickening.	Beat	the	egg


RECIPES	281
	yolks	until	thick.	Add	sugar	gradually	and	continue	beating.	Add
	the	fruit	(if	lemon	juice	add	some	rind	also).	Fold	in	the	well-
	beaten	whites.	Bake	in	a	buttered	dish	(set	in	a	pan	of	hot	water)
	for	thirty	-five	or	forty	minutes	in	a	slow	oven.
	Fresh	Fruit	Souffle.	'Reduce	the	fruit	to	pulp.	Strawberries,
	peaches,	prunes,	apples,	bananas,	etc.,	may	be	used.	Sweeten	the
	pulp.	Beat	the	egg-white	to	a	stiff	froth,	add	the	fruit	pulp
	slowly.	Chill	and	serve	with	whipped	cream	or	soft	custard.
	Chocolate	Souffle.	Two	tablespoons	flour;	two	tablespoons
	butter;	three	quarters	cup	of	milk;	one	third	cup	of	sugar;	two
	tablespoons	hot	water.	Melt	the	butter,	add	the	flour	and	stir	well.
	Pour	the	milk	in	gradually	and	cook	until	well	boiled.	Add	the
	melted	chocolate,	to	which	the	sugar	and	hot	water	have	been
	added.	Beat	in	the	yolks	and	fold	in	the	whites	of	the	eggs.
	Bake	twenty-five	minutes.
	Farina	Souffle.	Cook	the	farina	(four	tablespoons)	in	a	pint
	of	boiling	water.	Stir	this	with	the	egg-yolks,	add	sugar	or	salt,
	and	later	fold	in	the	egg-whites,	flavor,	and	set	away	to	cool.
	.	.x
	SOLID	FOODS
	*
	Egg	Preparations.	Soft-foiled	Eggs.	Into	a	quart	of	boiling
	water	place	two	eggs.	Cover	the	dish	and	allow	them	to	remain
	six	minutes.
	Omelets.	Beat	the	yolks	and	whites	separately.	Fold	the
	whites	into	the	yolks.	Have	a	tablespoon	of	butter	boiling	hot	in
	a	pan.	Pour	in	the	omelet	and	cook	until	brown.	Fold	double
	and	serve	hot.	Allow	one	egg	to	a	person.
	Fancy	Omelets.	Minced	cooked	meat;	vegetables,	nuts,	or
	fruits	may	be	put	on	the	omelet	while	it	is	browning	and	be
	folded	in.	*	A	,	%	:	,	^
	Souffles	of	Meat	or	Vegetables.	Make	a	white	sauce	(one	^able-
	spoon	flour,	one	tablespoon	butter,	one	cup	of	milk)	as	a	foun-
	dation.	Add	a	cup	of	cooked	and	chopped	meat,	fish^	oysters,
	or	vegetables,	the	beaten	yolks	and	lastly	fold	in	the	beaten	whftes.v
	Serve	hot,	with	or	without	baking.
	For	any	further	recipes	for	the	preparation	of	solid	foods	see,
	any	good	book	of	household	recipes.


INDEX
	Absorption	of	fats,	106,	115.
	of	food,	112.
	of	foodstuffs,	114.
	of	nitrogenous	foods,	49.
	of	proteins,	115.
	of	salts,	115.
	of	sugars,	115.
	of	water,	114.
	Achlorhydria,	diet	in,	244.
	Acid	albumin,	285.
	Acid	fruits,	36.
	Acid	wines,	222.
	Acids,	amino,	107.
	fatty,	108.
	Acne,	diet	in,	269.
	Activation	of	trypsin,	107.
	Adolescents,	food	for,	153.
	fudge	for,	154.
	Aeration	of	water,	19.
	Aged,	food	for,	161.
	rations	for,	145.
	Albumin,	acid,	285.
	egg,	dilute,	285.
	heat	test	for,	285.
	Albumin	water,	273.
	Albuminuria,	febrile,	227.
	Alcohol,	82.
	a	pseudo-food,	122.
	in	bread	"	sponge	"	and	dough,	64.
	in	diabetes,	261.
	in	the	sick-room,	220.
	not	a	food,	83.
	oxidation	of,	120,	121.
	prohibited	in	obesity,	255.
	Alcoholic	beverages,	221.
	distilled,	221.
	fermented,	221.
	Alderney	milk,	74.
	Ale,	82.
	Alimentary	intoxication	in	infants,
	198.
	Alimentary	tract	of	infants,	1G5.
	Alkaloidal	poisons,	82.
	Allspice,	81.
	Almonds,	71.
	blanched,	72.
	Alum,	88.
	Amino	acids,	107.
	Amylase,	105,	106.
	Amylolytic	ferment,	119.
	Amylopsin,	105.
	Anabolism,	118.
	Anemic,	food	for,	160.
	Aneurysms,	diet	in,	268.
	Angina	pectoris,	diet	in,	268.
	Animal	fats,	41.
	Animal	foods,	49,	55.
	chemistry	of,	294.
	Animal	viscera,	55.
	Anti-fat	drugs,	159.
	Appetite,	an	index	to	eating,	110.
	importance	of,	48.
	influence	of	green	vegetables	on,	35.
	relation	of	cleanliness	to,	216.
	"Appetite	juice,"	104.
	Apples,	39.
	Apricots,	39.
	Armour's	Extract	of	Beef,	53.
	Army,	rations	for,	145.
	Arrowroot,	27.
	Arterial	sclerosis,	diet	in,	268.
	Artificial	feeding	of	infants,	176.
	Artificial	foods,	89.
	feces	of	infants	on,	183.
	growth	of	infants	on,	183.
	Ashes	from	milk,	288.
	Asparagus,	34.
	Assimilation	of	food,	118.
	of	sugars,	26.
	Asthma,	diet	in,	269.
	Astringent	wines,	221.
	Athletes,	food	for,	155.
	"Baby	foods,"	184.
	Bacteria	in	milk,	75.
	Baked	custard,	recipe	for,	279.
	Baking,	93.
	Baking	powder,	64.
	301


302
	INDEX
	Bananas,	39.
	Banting	method	in	obesity,	252.
	Barley,	60,	67.
	hulled,	67.
	Barley	gruel,	recipe	for,	280.
	Barley	meal,	67.
	Barlow's	disease,	208.
	Bass,	large-mouthed	black,	dressed,	55.
	Basting	of	roast,	52,	94.
	Bean	meal,	67,	68.
	Beans,	baked,	canned,	68.
	cooking	of,	68.
	green,	69.
	Lima,	68.
	canned,	68.
	navy,	68.
	string,	68,	69.
	canned,	68.
	with	pork,	68.
	Beef,	fresh,	55.
	Beef	juice	in	fevers,	226.
	Beer,	82.
	Beet	sugar,	25.
	Beets,	29,	31.
	Benzoate	of	soda,	88.
	Beverages,	79,	273.
	alcoholic,	221.
	distilled,	221.
	fermented,	221.
	recipes	for,	276.
	Bile,	105.
	action	of,	on	foods,	298.
	composition	of,	105.
	retention	of,	135.
	Bile	acids,	105.
	Bile	mucus,	105.
	Bile	pigments,	105,	120.
	Bile	salts,	105.
	Bilirubin,	120.
	Biliverdin,	120.
	Birds,	young,	natural	foods	of,	12.
	Biscuits,	275.
	Biuret	test,	286.
	Blackberries,	39.
	Blanched	almonds,	72.
	Bland	fruits,	37.
	Body,	chemical	composition	of,	7,	8.
	chemical	elements	of,,	8.
	needs	of,	8-10.
	Body	heat,	125.
	Body	temperature,	126.
	daily	variation	of,	127.
	Boiling,	93.
	of	eggs,	57,	58.
	of	milk,	77,	78.
	of	water,	19.
	Boric	acid,	88.
	Bouillon,	274.
	Bovinine,	53.
	Bowel	movements,	106.
	Brain,	55.
	Bran,	60.
	Brandy,	82.
	Brazil	nuts,	71.
	Bread,	corn,	65.
	graham,	64.
	making	of,	dough	in,	63.
	alcohol	in,	64.
	fermentation	in,	63.
	flour	in,	63.
	"	sponge	"	in,	62.
	alcohol	in,	64.
	yeast	in,	63.
	rye,	66.
	unleavened,	64.
	Breads,	275.
	hot,	64.
	varieties	of,	61.
	Breast	feeding,	167.
	nutritional	disturbances	in,	191.
	Breast	milk,	quantity	of,	required,
	169.
	Brine	test	of	freshness	of	eggs,	57.
	Bronchitis,	acute,	diet	in,	227.
	diet	in,	268,	269.
	Broths	in	fevers,	226.
	Brussels	sprouts,	34.
	Butter,	41,	73.
	rancidity	of,	84.
	Buttermilk,	73.
	Cabbage,	34.
	Caffein,	80.
	Caloric	value	of	carbohydrates,	141.
	of	fat,	141.
	of	food	of	infants,	180.
	of	oatmeal,	142.
	of	proteins,	141.
	Calorimeter,	140.
	Calory,	140.
	definition	of,	126.
	Canal,	absorption	of	food	in	segments
	of,	113.
	Cancer	of	stomach,	diet	in,	247.
	"	Candling	"	eggs,	56.
	Cane	sugar,	25.
	Caramel	custard,	recipe	for,	280.
	Carbohydrates,	123.
	caloric	value	of,	141.
	chemistry	of,	282.
	Carbonaceous	foods,	23	et	seq.
	Carbonated	drinks,	273.
	Carbonitrogenous	foods,	59.
	Carrots,	32.


INDEX
	303
	Casein,	288.
	coagulation	of,	77.
	Catabolism,	118.
	Celery,	34.
	Cellar,	care	of,	84.
	Cellulose,	in	intestine,	134.
	Cereals,	chemistry	of,	292.
	varieties	of,	60.
	Cerebrospinal	meningitis,	diet	in,	227.
	Chard,	35.
	Cheese,	73,	77.
	cottage,	77.
	Chemical	composition	of	body,	7,	8.
	Chemical	elements	of	body,	8.
	Chemistry,	experimental,	of	animal
	foods,	294.
	of	carbohydrates,	282.
	of	cereals,	292.
	of	digestion,	294.
	of	fats,	289.
	of	foods,	291.
	of	foodstuffs,	282.
	of	fruits,	293.
	of	gastric	digestion,	296.
	of	green	vegetables,	292.
	of	intestinal	digestion,	297.
	of	legumes,	293.
	of	milk,	287.
	of	nuts,	293.
	of	proteins,	285.
	of	roots,	292.
	of	salivary	digestion,	295.
	of	starch	foods,	292.
	of	tubers,	292.
	Cherries,	39.
	Chestnuts,	fresh,	71.
	Childbed	cases,	diet	in,	213.
	Children,	rations	for,	145.
	Chocolate,	79,	80.
	Chocolate	custard,	recipe	for,	280.
	Chocolate	souffle',	recipe	for,	281.
	Cider,	82.
	Cinnamon,	81.
	Chittenden's	"	Economy	in	Nutri-
	tion,"	254.
	Clabber,	77.
	Clams,	recipe	for,	277.
	round,	55.
	Clear	soups,	recipe	for,	277.
	Cloves,	81.
	Coagulation	of	casein,	77.
	Cocoa,	79,	80.
	Cocoanut,	shredded,	71.
	Cod	steaks,	55.
	Cod-liver	oil,	42,	275.
	in	tuberculosis,	235.
	Coffee,	79,	80.
	Coffee,	action	of,	80.
	classification	of,	80.
	Coffee	custard,	recipe	for,	280.
	Cold	nitric	acid	test,	286.
	Cold	storage,	86.
	Colostrum,	167.
	Colostrum	corpuscles,	168.
	Composite	foods,	milk	in,	78.
	Composition,	chemical,	of	body,	7,	8.
	of	human	milk,	168,	176.
	Condensed	milk,	78,	184.
	Condiments,	81.
	Conservation	of	energy,	139.
	Constipated,	food	for,	162.
	Constipation,	20,	106.
	dietetic	treatment	of,	163.
	hygienic	treatment	of,	163.
	in	diabetes,	258.
	Contraindications	to	nursing,	173.
	Convalescence	from	typhoid	fever,
	229.
	Cooking,	91.
	extraction	of	juices	in,	92.
	heat	in,	92.
	methods	of,	93.
	moisture	in,	92.
	of	beans,	68.
	of	eggs,	57,	58.
	of	meat,	52.
	retention	of	juices	in,	93.
	Corn,	60.
	green,	65.
	"hulled"	(hominy),	65.
	Indian	(maize),	65.
	sweet,	66.
	parched,	66.
	Corn	bread,	65.
	Corn	meal,	61.	.
	Corn	muffins,	65.
	Corned	beef,	55.
	Cornstarch,	27.
	Cornstarch	custard,	274.
	Cottage	cheese,	77.
	Cotton-seed	oil,	275.
	Cow's	milk,	adaptation	of,	to	infants,
	178.
	comparison	of,	with	human,	176.
	intervals	in	feeding	with,	179.
	modified,	178.
	quantity	of,	in	infant	feeding,	179.
	Crab,	54,	55.
	"deviled,"	54.
	Crackers,	61,	275.
	Cranberries,	39.
	Cream,	41,	73.
	tests	for,	288.
	Cream	gruel,	recipe	for,	280.


304
	INDEX
	Cream	soups,	recipe	for,	278.
	Cream	toast,	274.
	recipe	for,	280.
	Creams,	274.
	Creatin,	as	flavor,	47.
	as	stimulant,	47.
	Crustaceans,	54,	55.
	Cucumbers,	34.
	Curds,	77.
	in	stomach,	77.
	Currents,	39.
	Custards,	274.
	recipes	for,	279.
	Dates,	39.
	Decay	of	foods,	84.
	Dengue,	diet	in,	227.
	"	Deviled	"	crab,	54.
	Dextrin,	102.
	diffusion	of,	284.
	test	for,	283.
	Dextrose,	26.
	diffusion	of,	284.
	test	for,	283.
	Dialyser,	283.
	Diabetes,	alcohol	in,	261.
	constipation	in,	258.
	definition	and	classification	of,	256.
	diet	in,	255,	259.
	food	allowable	in,	262.
	treatment	of,	256.
	difficulties	in,	257.
	Van	Noorden's	food	groups	for,
	262.
	Diet,	effect	of,	on	mother's	milk,	173.
	flesh,	45.
	fuel	value	of,	143.
	in	achlorhydria,	244.
	in	acne,	269.
	in	acute	articular	rheumatism,	227,
	228.
	in	acute	bronchitis,	227.
	in	acute	enteritis,	247.
	in	acute	febrile	conditions,	214.
	in	acute	gastritis,	240.
	in	acute	nephritis,	266.
	in	acute	nonfebrile	conditions,	212.
	in	aneurysm,	268.
	in	angina	pectoris,	268.
	in	arterial	sclerosis,	268.
	in	asthma,	269.
	in	bronchitis,	268,	269.
	in	cancer	of	stomach,	247.
	in	cerebrospinal	meningitis,	227.
	in	childbed	cases,	213.
	in	chronic	diseases,	215.
	in	chronic	enteritis,	248.
	Diet,	in	chronic	gastritis,	241.
	in	chronic	nephritis,	267.
	in	dengue,	227.
	in	diabetes,	255,	259.
	in	dilatation	of	stomach,	245.
	in	diphtheria,	228.
	in	disease,	189	et	seq.
	in	diseases	of	heart,	268.
	of	kidneys,	266.
	of	liver,	249.
	of	skin,	269.
	in	dysentery,	227.
	in	empyema,	227.
	in	erysipelas,	227.
	in	erythema	nodosum,	269.
	in	fevers,	224.
	in	fracture	cases,	212.
	in	gout,	264.
	in	health,	139	et	seq.
	in	hives,	269.
	in	hyperchlorhydria,	243.
	in	hypochlorhydria,	243.
	in	influenza,	227.
	in	intestinal	obstruction,	248.
	in	intestinal	ulcer,	248.
	in	laryngitis,	227.
	in	malaria,	227.
	in	measles,	227.
	in	mucous	gastritis,	242.
	in	mumps,	227.
	in	obesity,	251.
	in	pleurisy,	227.
	in	pneumonia,	227.
	in	psoriasis,	269.
	in	purpura,	269.
	in	pyemia,	227.
	in	relapsing	fever,	227.
	in	renal	calculi,	267.
	in	rheumatic	fever,	228.
	in	round	ulcer	of	the	stomach,
	246.
	in	scarlet	fever,	227.
	in	scurvy,	265.
	in	septicemia,	227.
	in	small-pox,	227.
	in	tuberculosis,	230.
	in	typhoid	fever,	228.
	in	typhus	fever,	227.
	in	urticaria,	269.
	in	xanthoma	diabeticorum,	270.
	in	yellow	fever,	227.
	mixed,	45.
	in	tuberculosis,	232.
	of	Eskimo,	46.
	of	nursing	mother,	172.
	ovo-lacto-vegetarian,	45.
	vegetarian,	45.


INDEX
	305
	Dietetic	treatment	of	constipation,
	163.
	Dietetics,	definition	of,	4.
	in	diseases	of	digestive	system,
	239.
	in	disorders	of	nutrition,	251.
	in	fevers,	224.
	in	infectious	diseases,	224.
	sick-room,	principles	of,	212.
	Diets,	classification	of,	273.
	Diffusion	of	dextrin,	284.
	of	dextrose,	284.
	of	glycerin,	291.
	of	lactose,	284.
	of	maltose,	284.
	of	milk,	291.
	of	proteins,	287.
	of	saccharose,	284.
	of	soap,	291.
	Digestion,	experimental	chemistry	of,
	294.
	gastric,	102.
	chemistry	of,	296.
	steps	of,	104,	297.
	time	of,	103.
	intestinal,	105.
	chemistry	of,	297.
	of	fats,	40.
	of	food,	99.
	of	nitrogenous	foods,	49.
	of	starches,	28.
	of	sugars,	26.
	salivary,	100.
	chemistry	of,	295.
	steps	of,	101,	295.
	Digestive	ferments	of	infants,	166.
	Digestive	organs,	interrelation	of,
	109.
	Digestive	system,	101.
	dietetics	in	diseases	of,	239.
	Dilatation	of	stomach,	diet	in,	245.
	Dill,	81.
	Dining	room,	sanitation	of,	85.
	Diphtheria,	diet	in,	228.
	Disease,	diet	in,	189	et	seq.
	Diseases,	diet	in,	acute	febrile,	214.
	acute	nonfebrile,	212.
	chronic,	215.
	infectious.	See	Infectious	Dis-
	of	digestive	system,	239.
	of	heart,	268.
	of	kidneys,	266.
	of	liver,	249.
	of	skin,	269.
	Disturbance	of	food	balance	in	infan-
	cy,	199.
	Disturbances	of	infancy	due	to	food,
	treatment	of,	203.
	of	nutrition,	dietetics	in,	251.
	Distilled	alcoholic	beverages,	221.
	Drugs,	anti-fat,	159.
	Drying	of	fruits,	87.
	of	vegetables,	87.
	Duodenum,	106.
	Durhams,	milk	of,	74.
	Dysentery,	diet	in,	227.
	of	infants,	209.
	treatment	of,	210.
	Dyspepsia	in	infants,	200.
	Ebstein	method	in	obesity,	252.
	"	Economy	in	Nutrition,"	Chitten-
	den's,	254.
	Egg	albumin,	dilute,	285.
	Egg	lemonade,	58,	273.
	Egg-milk	custard,	274.
	recipe	for,	279.
	Egg-nog,	59,	273.
	Egg	orangeade,	273.
	Egg	plant,	34.
	Egg	preparations,	273,	275.
	recipes	for,	281.
	Egg	vehicles,	59.
	Eggs,	56.
	as	source	of	iron,	58.
	boiling	of,	57,	58.
	brine	test	for	freshness	of,	57.
	"	candling	"	of,	56.
	cooking	of,	57,	58.
	flavor	of,	56.
	mastication	of,	57,	58.
	tests	for	freshness	of,	56,	57.
	Ejecta,	134.
	Elements,	chemical,	of	body,	8.
	Empyema,	diet	in,	227.
	Emulsification	of	fats,	106,	108,	290.
	of	oils,	290.
	Emulsions,	275.
	Enemata,	foods	adapted	for,	218.
	interval	between,	218.
	nutrient,	219.
	sugar	in,	219.
	opium	in,	220.
	peptonized	proteins	for,	218.
	preparation	for,	218.
	preparation	of	rectum	for,	217.
	quantity	of,	218.
	rectal,	217.
	retention	of,	220.
	Energy,	conservation	of,	139.
	unavailable,	of	proteins,	142.
	Energy	quotient	for	infants,	169,	180.
	English	walnuts,	71.


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	INDEX
	Enteritis,	acute,	diet	in,	247.
	chronic,	diet	in,	248.
	Enzymes,	102,	105,	106.
	Erysipelas,	diet	in,	227.
	Erythema	nodosum,	diet	in,	269.
	Eskay's	albuminized	food,	184.
	Eskimo,	diet	of,	46.
	Excretion,	130.
	by	intestines,	134.
	by	kidneys,	131.
	glomerular,	132.
	tubular,	132.
	by	lungs,	130.
	by	skin,	133.
	Experimental	chemistry.	See	Chem-
	istry,	Experimental.
	of	digestion,	294.
	of	foods,	291.
	of	foodstuffs,	282.
	Extraction	of	juices	in	cooking,	92.
	Farina	souffle",	recipe	for,	281.
	Farinaceous	beverages,	273.
	recipe	for,	276.
	Farinaceous	custards,	recipe	for,	279.
	Fat	reserve,	125.
	Fats,	16,	40,	124.
	absorption	of,	106,	115.
	animal,	41.
	caloric	value	of,	141.
	digestion	of,	40.
	emulsification	of,	106,	290.
	overfeeding	of	infants	with,	194.
	symptoms	of,	194.
	treatment	of,	195.
	properties	of,	289.
	saponification	of,	106,	108,	290.
	solubility	of,	290.
	vegetable,	42.
	Fatty	acids,	108.
	Febrile	albuminuria,	227.
	Feces,	134.
	of	infants,	174.
	on	artificial	food,	183.
	Feeding	of	infants,	artificial,	176.
	during	second	year,	183.
	importance	of	salts	in,	198.
	in	abnormal	conditions,	189.
	mixed,	175.
	supplementary,	173.
	Feeding	intervals,	with	cow's	milk,	179.
	Fehling's	solution,	282.
	Fehling's	test,	283.
	Ferment,	amylolytic,	119.
	Fermented	alcoholic	beverages,	221.
	Fermentation	of	foods,	84.
	of	root	beer,	81.
	Fermentation	of	sugars,	27.
	Ferments	in	human	milk,	169.
	Fever,	129.
	effects	of	food	on,	129.
	Fevers,	beef	juice	in,	226.
	broths	in,	226.
	diet	in,	224.
	dietetics	in,	224.
	initial	fast	in,	224.
	liquid	food	in,	225.
	milk	in,	225.
	semi-solid	foods	in,	226.
	solid	foods	in,	226.
	water	in,	224.
	Figs,	39.
	Filberts,	71.
	"Fireless	cooker,"	62,	67.
	Fish,	50,	54.
	fresh,	55.
	preserved,	55.
	Flesh	diet,	45.
	Flies,	relation	of,	to	sanitation,	85.
	Floating	island,	recipe	for,	279.
	Flour,	61,	63.
	rye,	66.
	"strong,"	63.
	"	weak,"	63.
	wheat,	61.
	Food,	absorption	of,	102.
	assimilation	of,	118.
	digestion	of,	99.
	for	adolescents,	153.
	for	athletes,	155.
	for	growing	child,	151.
	for	laborers,	157.
	for	normal	infants,	165.
	for	the	aged,	161.
	for	the	anemic,	160.
	for	the	constipated,	162.
	for	the	healthy,	151.
	for	the	obese,	158.
	for	the	sedentary,	156.
	liquid,	in	fevers,	225.
	natural,	of	infants,	165.
	of	young	mammals,	13.
	nutritional	disturbances	in	infants
	due	to,	191.
	of	infants,	caloric	value	of,	180.
	relation	of	normal	infant	to,	199.
	serving	of,	to	sick,	215.
	amount	of,	216.
	cleanliness	in,	216.
	use	of,	118.
	Food	accessories,	79.
	Food	assimilation	in	tuberculosis,	231.
	Food	balance	in	"	dishes,"	147.
	in	infancy,	disturbance	of,	199.


INDEX
	307
	Food	decomposition	in	infants,	201.
	Food	disorders	of	infancy,	pathogen-
	esis	of,	199.
	treatment	of,	203.
	Food	elements,	nutritional	disturbances
	in	infants	caused	by,	194.
	Food	intoxication	in	infancy,	198,	201.
	relapse	in,	207.
	treatment	of,	205.
	"	Food	juice,"	104.
	Food	preservation,	86.
	Food	requirements	of	infants,	179.
	Food	reserves,	124.
	Foods,	7.
	absorbed,	course	of,	116.
	action	of	bile	on,	298.
	adapted	for	enemata,	218.
	allowable	in	diabetes,	262.
	animal.	See	Animal	Foods.
	artificial.	See	Artificial	Foods.
	carbonaceous,	23	et	seq.
	care	of,	84.
	classification	of,	17.
	composite,	milk	in,	78.
	decay	of,	84.
	definition	of,	15.
	effect	of,	on	fever,	129.
	experimental	chemistry	of,	291.
	fermentation	of,	84.
	for	the	sick,	choice	of,	212.
	fuel	value	of,	139.
	inorganic,	18.
	liquid,	273.
	in	typhoid	fever,	229.
	recipes	for,	277.
	natural,	11-14.
	characteristics	of,	13.
	of	young	birds,	12.
	of	young	plants,	11.
	nitrogenous,	43,	49.
	organic,	22.
	predigested,	90.
	preparation	of,	84.
	semi-solid,	274.
	in	fevers,	226.
	recipes	for,	278.
	solid,	275.
	in	fevers,	226.
	recipes	for,	281.
	starch,	chemistry	of,	292.
	use	of,	in	body,	99	et	seq.
	Foodstuffs,	absorption	of,	114.
	classification	of,	16.
	experimental	chemistry	of,	282.
	inorganic,	16.
	organic,	16.
	tracing	of,	through	system,	123.
	Football-player's	menu,	149.
	Football	teams,	rations	for,	145.
	Forced	feeding	in	tuberculosis,	237.
	Formaldehyd,	88.
	Fowls,	55.
	Fracture	cases,	diet	in,	212.
	Frankfurter,	55.
	Fructose,	26.
	Fruit	jellies,	274.
	recipes	for,	278.
	Fruit	juices,	273.
	Fruit	souffle,	recipe	for,	281.
	Fruits,	35.
	acid,	36.
	bland,	37.
	canning	of,	88.
	chemistry	of,	293.
	drying	of,	87.
	for	invalids,	276.
	preserving	of,	88.
	sweet,	38.
	Frying,	94.
	Fudge	for	adolescents,	154.
	Fuel	value,	measurement	of,	140.
	of	diet,	143.
	of	foods,	139.
	Game	beasts,	50.
	Game	birds,	50.
	Garbage,	84.
	Gastric	digestion,	102.
	chemistry	of,	296.
	steps	of,	104,	297.
	time	of,	103.
	Gastric	juice,	102.
	Gastritis,	acute,	diet	in,	240.
	chronic,	diet	in,	241.
	mucous,	diet	in,	242.
	Gelatin,	285.
	preparation	of,	53.
	use	of,	in	body,	54.
	Germs,	typhoid,	in	milk,	76.
	Ginger,	81.
	Glands,	salivary,	100.
	Globulin,	heat	test	for,	285.
	Glomerular	excretion	in	kidneys,	132.
	Glucose,	24.
	Gluten,	60.
	Glycerin,	108.
	diffusion	of,	291.
	Glycogen,	119.
	Glycogenesis,	119.
	Goose,	55.
	Gooseberries,	39.
	Gout,	diet	in,	264.
	proteins	in,	264.
	Graham	bread,	61,	64.