IN UTRUMQUE PARATUS.
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From all malice to flesh inherent;
Zeruiah's offspring, who served so well,
Yet between the horns of the altar fell—
Does his voice the “Quid gloriaris swell”
Or the "Quare fremuerunt?"
It may well be thus, where David sings,
And Uriah joins in the chorus,
But while earth to earthy matter clings,
Neither you nor the bravest of Judah's kings
As a pattern can stand before us.
Zeruiah's offspring, who served so well,
Yet between the horns of the altar fell—
Does his voice the “Quid gloriaris swell”
Or the "Quare fremuerunt?"
It may well be thus, where David sings,
And Uriah joins in the chorus,
But while earth to earthy matter clings,
Neither you nor the bravest of Judah's kings
As a pattern can stand before us.
