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STROPHE IV.Measures 18.
Oenomaüs, he triumphs o'er
Thy prowess, and, to share his bed,
Claims the bright maid; who to him bore
Six princely sons, to manly virtues bred. 160
Now, solemniz'd with steaming blood,
And pious rites, near Alpheus' flood
Intomb'd, he sleeps, where the altar stands,
That draws the vows of distant lands:
And round his tomb the circling racers strive; 165
And round the wheeling chariots drive.
In thy fam'd courses, Pelops, rise
The Olympian glories to the skies,
And shine afar: there we behold
The stretch of manhood, strenuous, bold, 170
In sore fatigues, and there the strife
Of winged feet. Thrice happy he,
Who overcomes! for he shall see
Unclouded days, and taste the sweets of life,
Thy prowess, and, to share his bed,
Claims the bright maid; who to him bore
Six princely sons, to manly virtues bred. 160
Now, solemniz'd with steaming blood,
And pious rites, near Alpheus' flood
Intomb'd, he sleeps, where the altar stands,
That draws the vows of distant lands:
And round his tomb the circling racers strive; 165
And round the wheeling chariots drive.
In thy fam'd courses, Pelops, rise
The Olympian glories to the skies,
And shine afar: there we behold
The stretch of manhood, strenuous, bold, 170
In sore fatigues, and there the strife
Of winged feet. Thrice happy he,
Who overcomes! for he shall see
Unclouded days, and taste the sweets of life,
ANTISTROPHE IV.Measures 18.
Thy boon, O victory! thy prize. 175
The good that, in a day obtain'd,
From day to day fresh joy supplies,
Is the supreme of bliss to man ordain'd:
The good that, in a day obtain'd,
From day to day fresh joy supplies,
Is the supreme of bliss to man ordain'd:
But
