EXERCISE XI. ALCAIC. Mountain Shepherd in a Storm. The shepherd sees-with-wonder the winds struggling * 3 with the swollen sea reducto 2 In a retired corner of the mountain, To be at-a-distance. EXERCISE XII. SAPPHIC. Sleeping Statue. Behold! how [in] easy sleep reclines almè The Marble. Ah! [it] is favourably agitated with grateful Leaning on a staff, the sceptre of old-age, proferre To-advance [thy] foot with trembling pace scarcely * Compare Horace, Od. I. 9. 11. capilli Now art-thou-able: [thy] hoary locks on [thy] snowy Forehead straggle. With a gentle stream, with-difficulty at the sacred source Poured-forth, [it] seeks the waves of Ocean, EXERCISE XV. ALCAIC. Storm. With dire tumult is shaken the black Heaven gleam the lurid bolts vos favete linguâ Out-of the cloud: be-silent! God himself teaches [us] with [his] mighty voice. EXERCISE XVI. ALCAIC. Calm. dissipantur flamine Now the clouds are-dispersed; with a gentle breeze abl. abs. Now the south-west-wind whispers; and, day Scatters roses in-the-heaven; and on every side The stars, withdrawing into shades, EXERCISE XVIII. SAPPHIC. God. referet camenâ Who shall sing-the-praises-of God [in] a worthy strain? Of whose empire profound space patet Limits the bounds: and [whose] power extends Here and every where. EXERCISE XIX. SAPPHIC. Friend. sedes We will go where a better position of places 2 * See p. 8, rule 3. capilli Now art-thou-able: [thy] hoary locks on [thy] snowy Forehead straggle. With a gentle stream, with-difficulty at the sacred source Poured-forth, [it] seeks the waves of Ocean, EXERCISE XV. ALCAIC. Storm. With dire tumult is shaken the black Heaven gleam the lurid bolts vos favete linguâ Out-of the cloud: be-silent! God himself teaches [us] with [his] mighty voice. EXERCISE XVI. ALCAIC. Calm. dissipantur flamine Now the clouds are-dispersed; with a gentle breeze abl. abs. Now the south-west-wind whispers; and, day Scatters roses in-the-heaven; and on every side 1 recedentes The stars, withdrawing into shades, EXERCISE XVIII. SAPPHIC. God. referet camenâ Who shall sing-the-praises-of God [in] a worthy strain? Of whose empire* profound space patet Limits the bounds: and [whose] power extends Here and every where. EXERCISE XIX. SAPPHIC. Friend. sedes We will go where a better position of places 2 *See p. 8, rule 3. |