THE AFFLICTED.

Ep. ex Pont. iii. 6. 21.

Crede mihi, miseris cœlestia numina parcunt :
Nec semper læsos, et sine fine, premunt.

The gods, believe me, spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress the unfortunate.

DISEASES.

Ep. ex Pont. iii. 9. 15.

Non eadem ratio est, sentire et demere morbos.
Sensus inest cunctis; tollitur arte malum.

The art of perceiving diseases and of removing them is not the same perception exists in all; by skill alone are diseases removed.

THE GODS.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 3. 49.

Ludit in humanis divina potentia rebus,
Et certam præsens vix habet hora fidem.

The divine power makes sport of the affairs of men, and we know not what a day may bring forth.

MISFORTUNE.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 4. 5.

Nil adeo fortuna gravis miserabile fecit,
Ut minuant nullâ gaudia parte malum.

Bad fortune has made no lot so miserable that a respite of the evil does not bring some relief.

THE MIND'S EYE.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 4. 45.

Quamlibet absentem, quâ possum, mente videbo.
Though absent, I shall see you with my mind's eye.

POETRY.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 8. 47.

Carmine fit vivax virtus, expersque sepulcri
Notitiam seræ posteritatis habet.

By verse the virtuous are made immortal, and, secure from death, they are handed down to the latest posterity.

THE MIND.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 9. 41.

Mens sola loco non exulat.

The mind alone cannot be sent into exile.

THE DROP.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 10. 5.

Gutta cavat lapidem ; consumitur annulus usu;
Et teritur pressâ vomer aduncus humo.

The drop hollows out the stone; the ring is worn by use; and the crooked ploughshare is rubbed away by the earth.

RENEWING GRIEF.

Ep. ex Pont. iv. 11. 19.

At cum longa dies sedavit vulnera mentis,
Intempestive qui fovet illa, novat.

When length of time has assuaged the wounds of the mind, he who reminds us of them unseasonably, brings them up afresh.

LOVE.

Heroid. i. 12.

Res est solliciti plena timoris amor.
Love is full of anxious fears.

LOVERS.

Heroid. ii. 7.

Tempora si numeres, bene quæ numeramus amantes,
Non venit ante suum nostra querela diem.
Spes quoque lenta fuit. Tarde, quæ credita lædunt,
Credimus: invita nunc et amante nocent.

Did you the days and hours and minutes tell,
As Phyllis does, and they that love so well,
You'd say, 'twere time to weep; your sorrows, too,
Would justify those tears she sheds for you.

Still did I hope, and thought you'd still be here :
We scarcely can believe those things we fear;
Now 'tis too plain, and spite of love and you,
I must both fear it and believe it too.

FALSE PROMISES.

Heroid. ii. 25.

Demophoon, ventis et verba et vela dedisti:
Vela queror reditu, verba carere fide.

But thy false vows, alas! were all but wind;
Thy vows and wishes made the gale more kind :
They fill'd your sails, and you were forced away
By the same wishes which you made to stay.

CREDULITY.

Heroid. ii. 49.

Credidimus blandis, quorum tibi copia, verbis ;
Credidimus generi, nominibusque tuis;
Credidimus lacrymis: an et hæ simulare docentur ?
Hæ quoque habent artes, quâque jubentur, eunt?
I foolishly believed those oaths you swore,
The race you boasted, and the gods you bore.
Who could have thought such gentle words e'er hung
Upon a treacherous, deluding tongue?

I saw your tears, and I believed them all;

Can they lie, too, and are they taught to fall?

MISFORTUNES THAT ARE UNDESERVED.
Heroid. v. 7.

Leniter, ex merito quicquid patiare, ferendum est:
Quæ venit indignæ pœna, dolenda venit.

Misfortunes, when deserved, we may endure,
But when unjustly borne, can find no cure.

CHASTITY.

Heroid. v. 104.

Nullâ reparabilis arte

Læsa pudicitia est: deperit illa semel.

Virtue knows no return:

Dishonour never gives a second blow.

LOVE.

Heroid. vi. 21.

Credula res amor est.

Utinam temeraria dicar

Criminibus falsis insimulâsse virum!

Would I could say, (but oh, Love's fear's too strong!) Would I could say, I guiltless Jason wrong.

MARRY YOUR EQUAL.

Heroid. ix. 32.

Si qua voles apte nubere, nube pari. She that weds well will wisely match her love, Nor be below her husband nor above.

A GIFT.

Heroid. xvii. 71.

Acceptissima semper

Munera sunt, auctor quæ pretiosa facit.
We like the gift, when we the giver prize.

A BURDEN.

Amor. i. 2. 10.

Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus.
'Tis patience that makes a burden light.

TIME.

Amor. i. 8. 49.

Labitur occulte, fallitque volubilis ætas,
Ut celer admissis labitur amnis aquis.
Life steals away, and our best hours are gone
Ere the true use or worth of them are known.

NECESSITY OF INDUSTRY.

Amor. i. 8. 51.

Era nitent usu: vestis bona quærit haberi :
Canescunt turpi tecta relicta situ.

Things long neglected of themselves decay;
What we forbear, time rudely makes his prey.

LOVE IS A CAUSE OF GREAT ANXIETY.
Amor. i. 9. 46.

Qui non vult fieri desidiosus, amet.
Let the man who does not wish to be idle, fall in love.

Pascitur in vivis Livor: post fata quiescit, Cum suus ex merito quemque tuetur honos.

As living worth detraction still attends,
Which after death a juster fame defends.

SLEEP.

Amor. ii. 9. 41.

Stulte, quid est somnus, gelidæ nisi mortis imago?
Longa quiescendi tempora fata dabunt.

Fool! is not sleep the image of pale death,

There's time for rest when fate hath stopt your breath.

THE SEA.

Amor. ii. 11. 11.

Non illic urbes, non tu mirabere sylvas :
Una est injusti cærula forma maris.
Nor houses shalt you there nor groves survey,
Nor any object meet thy eyes but sea.

THE SHIP.

Amor. ii. 11. 23.

Sero respicitur tellus, ubi fune soluto

Currit in immensum panda carina salum.
When far behind thee thou hast left the strand,
Now wilt thou long in vain and look for land.

THE FORBIDDEN.

Amor. iii. 4. 17.

Nitimur in vetitum semper cupimusque negata;
Sic interdictis imminet æger aquis.

What's rarely seen our fancy magnifies,
Permitted pleasure who does not despise?
LIGHT SERVICE.

Art. Am. i. 159.

Parva leves capiunt animos.

Light service takes light minds.

WINE.

Art. Am. i. 237.

Vina parant animos, faciuntque caloribus aptos :
Cura fugit multo diluiturque mero.

Wine prepares the mind and makes it ready to be inflamed; care flies, and is drowned in plenteous draughts.