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Praelium Lindenium.

Intaminata canduerat nive,

Vergente Phoebo, Lindenium nemus, Brumaeqve liventes tenebris

Ibat agens ferus amnis undas.

Sed nox locorum mutat imaginem, Qvom tympanorum provocat acrium Clangor per inlunes recessus Letiferas radiare flammas:

Ad signa taedarum et strepitus tubae Bellator ensem conripit aeneum et Bacchantur hinnitus eqvini Terribiles glomerare coetus:

Iam mons tremiscit, iam sonipes ruit In bella praeceps, et face clarior Scindente nimborum tumultus

Rubra procul tonat ira pugnae.

Sed lux micabit rubrior in nive Contaminata per iuga collium, Auctumqve torrentem cruentis Volvet aqvis violentus amnis.

Mane est: at illic vix oriens subit
Sol fusca belli nubila luridi,

Qva Gallus indignans et Hunnus
Sulphureis fremit acer armis:

The combat deepens. On, ye brave,
Who rush to glory, or the grave!
Wave, Munich, all thy banners wave,

And charge with all thy chivalry!

Few, few shall part where many meet;
The snow shall be their winding-sheet,
And every turf beneath their feet

Shall be a soldier's sepulchre.

CAMPBELL.

L'Usignuolo.

Offesa verginella

Piangendo il suo destino,

Tutta dolente e bella,

Fu cangiata da Giove in augellino,
Che canta dolcemente, e spiega il volo,
E questo è l' usignuolo.

In verde colle udì con suo diletto

Cantar un giorno Amor quell' augelletto,

E del canto invaghito

Con miracol gentil prese di Giove

Ad emular le prove :

Onde poi ch' ebbe udito

Quel musico usignuol che sì soave

Canta, gorgheggia, e stilla,

Cangiollo in verginella; e questa è Lilla.

FRANCESCO DI LEMENE.

Ite, ite (gliscunt praelia), qveis decus
Debetur aut mors: nunc tua, Noricum,
Nunc signa confer, nunc in hostem
Fundat eqvos eqvitesqve virtus.

Qvot praeliantum pars qvota militum
Sospes redibit? Funerea teget
Nix veste caesos, et sepulti

Qvisqve viri premet ossa caespes.

W. F.

Luscinia.

Inmeritos flentem casus vertisse puellam
Dicitur in volucrem rexqve paterqve deum.
Illa volat, ramoqve sedens suavissuma silvas,
Nomine Lusciniae cognita, mulcet avis.
Devius in latebris illam nemoralibus olim
Audiit ambrosium fundere carmen Amor:
Audiit, aeterniqve patris miracula prisca
Prodigiis credit vincere posse novis.
Iuppiter in volucrem converterat ante puellam ;
Femineo volucrem corpore donat Amor.
Haec est, qvae domitas Orpheo carmine gentes
Fascinat, Arctoi gloria Linda soli.

K.

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It so fell out, one summer's day,
Beneath a verdant hill,

She tuned her fullest, sweetest lay,

A consort's heart to thrill.

Love drank the liquid notes, and strove

From that delicious hour

To work, in rivalry of Jove,

A deed of equal power.

The bird, whose music rich and rare
Entranced the listening wind,

He changed into a maiden fair;

And she is-JENNY LIND.

C. K. II.

Auf den Selius.

Du lebst nicht, wie du lehrst; dies årgert die Gemein'
Daß Lehr und Leben nicht bei dir stimm' überein.
Sie irret; du bist recht; du zeigest uns mit beiden,
Durch Lehren, was zu thun, durch Thaten, was zu meiden.
A. GRYPHIUS.

Αηδών.

Πότμον ὀδυρομένην χαλεπὸν περικαλλέα κούρην ὄρνιν ἐς ἡδυμελῆ Ζεὺς μετέθηκε πατήρ

ἡ δὲ κατ ̓ εὐκάρπους θάμνους, γλυκύφωνος Αηδών, εὐθὺς τεινομέναις ταῖς πτερύγεσσι τρέχει. τὴν δ ̓ ὀπὶ θέλγουσαν λιγυρῇ πόσιν ἔν ποτε βουνοῦ χλωροκόμοις βήσσαις αὐτὸς ἄκουεν Ἔρως· αἴολα δ ̓ ἐκθαμβῶν μέλεα ζηλήμονι θυμῷ

ἤθελ ̓ ὑπερβαλέειν θαύματα τοῦ πατέρος. ἐκ δ ̓ ὄρνιθος ἔθηκε πάλιν περικαλλέα κούρην, Λίνδην, Πιερίδων τὴν μελίγηρυν ὄπα.

S. H. B.

Discordia Concors.

Qvod male cum norma concordet vita Mathonis Plebs qveritur ; falso: salva hominis ratio est. Nempe docent omnes et norma et vita Mathonis, Altera, qvid faciant, altera, qvid fugiant.

Κ.

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