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0!He Ang
\''/¦ ¦¦ '" ( ^(^ m Siccis omnianam dura Deus proposuit ; neque Mordaces ah ^ Qhis post vina , graverh militiajn
Quis nonte pothis Bacche pater , te At ^ Centaurea , hiohet ciim L ^ Uhis rix a super mero Debellata ^ m ^
Discernuntavidi . Ifon egote candide Bassare Inyitum quatia ^ Sub divu ^ rapiarh Cpmu tympa ^ Ettolleiis vacuum plus n ^ Arcanique M ^
We subj oin the following free trMsla ^ ion , written literally vwrrmte cdlamOy and without any attempt ^ u Varus , inla Of Tiypli , around the ^ The sacred tree of Bacchus , or from him
^ TO The refuge front the tedious cares of life . Who , after vvihe , e ' er feels the toil of war , Or cares to own the craving pangs of want ? Who will not rather sing with joy thy praise , Or revel in the sweet delights of love ? But with what warning voice do they yet speak ,
Who though ho longer under heaven ' s fair sky , Yet charge us by their death to ne ' er o ' erstep The bounds of moderation , lest the fate Shared by the centaurs at the vengeful hand Of Theseus and Piritholis , and no less The fury of the god himself outpoured On those who in Sithonia angered him ,
Await us also . Ne ' er , fair Bassareus , May I offend thee , ne ' er may I divulge Thy mystic rites , now under holy leaves Secured from public gaze . Yet keep , I pray , Thy Phrygian horn and tabret far from me , Lest at their sound that blind self love arise , That vanity which raiseth above measure The empty head of fools , that secrecy As g lass transparent , as Ixion false , Which keeps not silence , and betrays its trust . "
There were likewise the Dionysia J ^ o ^ ay tot , so called , either because human victims were sacrificed , or because the priests imitated the eating of raw flesh . There were also the Arcadian mysteries , and others called the rpierfyuiea , and the Trevrazrrjpiica , from their celebration every three and five years , respectively .. Few others are worthy of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
0!He Ang
\''/¦ ¦¦ '" ( ^(^ m Siccis omnianam dura Deus proposuit ; neque Mordaces ah ^ Qhis post vina , graverh militiajn
Quis nonte pothis Bacche pater , te At ^ Centaurea , hiohet ciim L ^ Uhis rix a super mero Debellata ^ m ^
Discernuntavidi . Ifon egote candide Bassare Inyitum quatia ^ Sub divu ^ rapiarh Cpmu tympa ^ Ettolleiis vacuum plus n ^ Arcanique M ^
We subj oin the following free trMsla ^ ion , written literally vwrrmte cdlamOy and without any attempt ^ u Varus , inla Of Tiypli , around the ^ The sacred tree of Bacchus , or from him
^ TO The refuge front the tedious cares of life . Who , after vvihe , e ' er feels the toil of war , Or cares to own the craving pangs of want ? Who will not rather sing with joy thy praise , Or revel in the sweet delights of love ? But with what warning voice do they yet speak ,
Who though ho longer under heaven ' s fair sky , Yet charge us by their death to ne ' er o ' erstep The bounds of moderation , lest the fate Shared by the centaurs at the vengeful hand Of Theseus and Piritholis , and no less The fury of the god himself outpoured On those who in Sithonia angered him ,
Await us also . Ne ' er , fair Bassareus , May I offend thee , ne ' er may I divulge Thy mystic rites , now under holy leaves Secured from public gaze . Yet keep , I pray , Thy Phrygian horn and tabret far from me , Lest at their sound that blind self love arise , That vanity which raiseth above measure The empty head of fools , that secrecy As g lass transparent , as Ixion false , Which keeps not silence , and betrays its trust . "
There were likewise the Dionysia J ^ o ^ ay tot , so called , either because human victims were sacrificed , or because the priests imitated the eating of raw flesh . There were also the Arcadian mysteries , and others called the rpierfyuiea , and the Trevrazrrjpiica , from their celebration every three and five years , respectively .. Few others are worthy of