round some shepherd's pen in spring-tide, while As the thickly-swarming flies which gather the milk is frothing in the pails.

The widespread nations spoke a variety of languages.

So Genesis (xi. 9)-"Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth; " and Acts (ii. 4)-"They began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

A SON SLAIN FOR DISOBEDIENCE TO HIS FATHER. The two sons of the Percosean Merops, who was skilled above all in prophetic lore, nor would give permission to his sons to be present in the lifedestroying war; but they refused to listen to him, for fate led them on to gloomy death.

So 1 Samuel (ii. 25)-" Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them."

PROPHETIC LORE SAVES NOT A MAN.

YIELDING PACIFIETH GREAT OFFENCES.

But we shall give way to each other in these matters, I to thee and thou to me; and the other immortal gods will follow us.

So Ecclesiastes (x. 4)-"If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences."

A METEOR.

Like to a bright meteor which the son of deepdesigning Saturn sends, a portent to sailors or the

But he did not ward off black death by his broad army of the people scattering fiery sparks knowledge of future events.

THE GIFTS OF GOD NOT TO BE DESPISED.

The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be despised which they may have bestowed on thee, for we cannot select them ourselves.

So Ecclesiastes (iii. 13)—“ And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the fruit of all his labor; it is the gift of God;" and 1 Timothy (iv. 4)-" For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with Thanksgiving."

around.

Shakespeare (" Henry VI.," part i., act i., sc. 1) says-
Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night!
Comets, importing change of times and states,
Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky;
And with them scourge the bad revolting stars,
That have consented unto Henry's death."

“THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S.”

Jove, who dispenses peace and war to men.

So 1 Samuel (xvii. 47)—“ And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands;" and Proverbs (xxi. 31)-" The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord."

"GOD SHALL AVENGE."

For though Olympian Jove does not avenge at once, he will avenge, though it may be after many days, and that severely, with their own lives, and the lives of their wives and children.

So Habakkuk (i. 3)—“ Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance ? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention;" and Luke (xviii. 7)--" And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with Let no one violate what is ratified by oath by theless when the son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Never

SWEAR NOT FALSELY.

wanton violence.

So Leviticus (xix. 12)—“And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt profane the name of thy God; I am the Lord; " and Matthew (v. 33)—“ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear ayself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths."

THE AGED.

For the spirits of the young are too quickly stirred; but in what things the old take a part, he looks before and after, that due provision be made for all interests.

So Ecclesiastes (xi. 10)—“ Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity;" and Titus (ii. 6)—“ Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded."

A MAN OF FEW WORDS.

Few words, but in very clear and musical tones, since he was not a babbler nor a random talker, though young in years.

So Proverbs (x. 19) "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise."

THE SUN.

As when the ocean waves dash forward on the far-resounding shore, driven by the west wind,

And thou, O sun! thou seest all things and hear-wave upon wave; first it curls with whitening est all things in thy daily course.

So Psalms (xix. 6)--"His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof."

crests; but anon it breaks upon the beach with thundering roar, and, recoiling, flings in great curves its head aloft, and tosses high the spray of the sea.

by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb;" and Acts (v. 89)-" But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it. lest haply ye be found even to fight against God."

Heaven's gates spontaneous open, guarded by the Hours, to whom great heaven and Olympus is given in charge, either to roll aside or draw the veil of thick clouds.

Likening herself to strong Stentor, endued with brazen lungs, whose shout surpassed the force of fifty tongues.

As for Diomede, thou couldst not know on which brings out; so also the race of men, one generation

AN EXAMPLE OF A LOVING WIFE.

Hector, thou art my father and honored mother, and brother; thou, too, my blooming husband.

Lord Derby thus translates it:

"But, Hector, thou to me art all in one,

Sire, mother, brethren; thou, my wedded love!

FRIGHTENED CHILD.

| abyss beneath the earth, where are iron gates and
brazen, floors, as far below Hades as heaven is
from the earth.

So 2 Peter (ii. 4)—“For if God spared not the angels that
sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into
chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment."

THE GOLDEN CHAIN.

Having suspended a golden chain from heaven, The babe clung crying to his nurse's breast, do you, gods and goddesses, all of you lay hold of scared at the sight of his father, startled by the it: yet would you fail to drag the mighty and allbrazen helm and horse-hair plume, seeing it nod-wise Jove from heaven to earth, strive as you ding fearfully on the warrior's crest: but his affec-may. tionate father and honored mother laughed fondly.

But going to thy house, attend to thy household cares, thy web and thy spindle, and assign thy

maidens their several tasks.

So Isaiah (xl. 15)--“ Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold. He taketh up the isles as a very little thing."

STRENGTH OF GOD IRRESISTIBLE.

Our father, son of Saturn, mightiest of kings, we all know well that thy strength is not to be

resisted.

So Job (xlii. 2)-"I know that Thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from Thee."

"GOD WEIGHS ACTIONS."

And then the father of heaven hung out his golden scales.

So 1 Samuel (ii. 3)--"By Him actions are weighed;" and So Proverbs (xxxi. 19)—" She layeth her hands to the spin- Proverbs (xvi. 2)-" But the Lord weigheth the spirits;" and dle, and her hands hold the distaff."

MAN IN THE HANDS OF GOD.

Isaiah (xl. 12)-"Who hath measured the waters in the
hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and

But the decision of the victory is placed in the weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?”
hands of the immortal gods.

So Proverbs (xxi. 30)-" There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, against the Lord; " and 1 Corinthians (xv. 57)—“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

THE BRAVE MAN.

THE IRRESISTIBLE POWER OF GOD.

No man can withstand the will of Jove, however
powerful he be, for he is much mightier.

So Job (ix. 12)--" Behold, He taketh away, who can hinder
Him? who will say unto Him, What doest Thou?"-and 1
Corinthians (i. 25)—“ Because the foolishness of God is wiser

And think not to contend with a man mightier than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
than thou.

So Ecclesiastes (vi. 10)—"That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he."

NIGHT APPROACHETH.

Now the night is at hand; it is wise to obey the night.

So Judges (xix. 9)—“Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end; lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and tomorrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home;" and Luke (xxiv. 29)—“But they constrained Him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And He went in to tarry with them."

THE FIXEDNESS OF FATE.

For such is the unalterable decree of fate; but I reck not of thy wrath, nor should I care even though thou wert thrust beneath the lowest depths uncheered by rays of sun and fanned by no cool of earth and sea, where Jäpetus and Saturn dwell, breeze, encompassed by the profound abyss of Tartarus,-not even, I say, though thou wert there consigned to banishment, do I care, but hear thy reproaches unheeded, since nothing is more vile than thou.

LOVELY NIGHT.

As when in heaven the stars around the glittering moon beam loveliest amid the breathless air, and in clear outline appear every hill, sharp peak, and woody dell; deep upon deep the sky breaks open, and each star shines forth, while joy fills the shepherd's heart.

A KING DESTITUTE OF BRAVERY.

The son of deep-designing Saturn bestows his gifts in differing measure; he has granted to thee to be honored for thy royal command, but valor

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he has got granted thee, which is the noblest boon of heaven.

THE MAN DELIGHTING IN WAR. That man is bound by no social, religious, and domestic tie who would court civil war with all its horrors.

THE MAN FAVORED BY GOD.

The man whom Jove loves is a match for many. So Joshua (xxiii. 10)—" One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, He it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you;" and 2 Samuel (xviii. 3)

"But now thou art worth ten thousand of us."

PLUTO.

Pluto, the merciless and inexorable, and therefore the most hatefull of all the gods to mortals.

NO REMEDY TO AN EVIL ONCE ENDURED.

There will be grief to thee thyself hereafter, nor will there be found a remedy to the evil that done.

RESTRAIN THY PASSION.

is

A WIFE.

Every wise and sensible man loves the wife of his choice; so I too loved her in my heart's core, slave though she was, taken by my spear.

So Colossians (iii. 19)-"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."

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LIFE NOT TO BE BOUGHT.

Life is not to be weighed against all the treas ures which they say Troy, that well-inhabited city, possessed formerly in peaceful times, ere the sons of the Greeks came, nor yet by all that is contained within the stone-built temple of the archer Apollo in rocky Pytho. For oxen and goodly sheep may be provided by successful forays, tripods and chestnut mares; but the soul of man can never more be recalled when the spark of life has passed his lips.

So Job (ii. 4)-"Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;" and Matthew (xvi. 26)—“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" -and Job (xiv. 12)—“So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come."

Do thou restrain thy haughty spirit in thy out of their sleep. If a man die, shall he live again breast, for better far is gentle courtesy.

So Proverbs (xvi. 32)—“ He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that aketh a city."

66 LEAVE OFF FROM CONTENTION." And cease from angry strife.

So Proverbs (xvii. 14)—"The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with."

THE HYPOCRITE.

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THEY SAY, AND DO NOT."

To be a speaker of words, and also a doer of deeds.

Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he So Matthew (vii. 21)-" Not every one that saith unto me, that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven;" and (xxiii. 3)—“ For they say, and do not:" and 2 Corinthians (x. 11)-"Let such an one think this, that such as we are in

For that man is detested by me as the gates of word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in

hell whose outward words conceal his inmost thoughts.

So Psalms (lv. 21)—" The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer

deed when we are present.

PRAYERS ARE DAUGHTERS OF HEAVEN.

But, Achilles, curb thy furious rage: thou

than oil, yet were they drawn swords;" and (cxix. 163) "I shouldst not cherish an implacable heart, for the

hate and abhor lying."

not.

THE BRAVE AND THE COWARD DIE ALIKE.

The same fate awaits him that fights or fights The coward and the brave are held in equal honor. The man who yields ignobly and he who exerts himself die alike.

gods themselves, excelling in virtue, honor, and strength, may yet be mollified, for they may be soothed by incense, humble suit, libations, and sacrifices, when they may have transgressed and gone astray. For Prayers are the daughters of mighty Jove,-lame, indeed, of foot, looking askance,-who, coming after the Temptress, are heedful of their course. But the Temptress is bold, swift of foot, for she far outruns them, and gets before them over all the earth, bringing sad disaster on mankind. But Prayers behind her heal the wrongs she has done to him who bows in reverence to these daughters of Jove as they approach: such an one they greatly aid, and listen to his entreaties; but whosoever rejects, and WHAT ADVANTAGE HAVE I BY EXPOSING MYSELF boldly refuses their assistance, Prayers, approach

So Ecclesiastes (ix. 2)-" All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sin

ner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath." Seneca (Ep. 91) says: "Equat omnes cinis: impares nascimur, pares morimur." "The dust levels all; we are born in unequal conditions, but die equal."

TO DANGER.

There is no profit to me after all my labors, though I am always setting my life at stake.

So Job (xxxv. 3)--" For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have if I be cleansed from my sin?"-and Psalms (lxxiii. 13)-" Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency: and Ecclesiastes (vi. 8)-" For what hath the wise more than the fool?"

ing their father, Jupiter, beg that the Temptress may follow him, that he may suffer and pay a due penalty.

So Genesis (viii. 21)—“ And Noah offered burnt-offerings on the altar: and the Lord smelled a sweet savor; " and 1 Kings (viii. 38, 39)-"What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all Thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth Lis hands toward this house; then hear Thou in heaven Thy