 Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good ; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills ; To most, he mingles both : the wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmix'd,...  Plutarch's Lives - Page 31by Plutarch - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1856 - 442 pages
...thunderbolts. The Stars offered up their influences ; the Ocean gave in his trident, the Earth her fruits, and Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good; From tlience the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills; To most he mingles... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 498 pages
...born to bear. Such is, alas ! the god's severe decree ; They, only they, are blest, and only free. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The...mingles both. The wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmix't, is curst indeed; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, out-cast both of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 pages
...is born to bear. Such is, alas ! the gods' severe deerce : They, only they are blest, and only frce. e, but as they may be conceived then to have bcen...to give these shepherds some skill in astronomy, wreteh deerced To taste the bad umnix'd, is cursed indced ; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven.... | |
 | 1860 - 860 pages
...omisit. This sense is implied, not expressed. Pope missed it in his otherwise beautiful translation. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The...mingles both : the wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmixed, is curst indeed : Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, lie wanders, outcast both of... | |
 | Plutarch - 1860 - 718 pages
...evil one, anil one of good. From licence the cup of mo-till miin he nils, Blestiii:.'« to these, lo those distributes ills; To most, he mingles both — the wretch decreed To taste the bad unmix'd, ч curs'd indeed. The happiest tasre not happiness sincere, But find the cordial draught it dasli'd... | |
 | Thomas Love Peacock - 1861 - 334 pages
...omisit. This sense is implied, not expressed. Pope missed it in his otherwise beautiful translation. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of eril one, and one of good : From thence the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those... | |
 | Thomas Street Millington - 1863 - 726 pages
...the same : but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. " Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The...fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills." PSALM LXXVL HOM. II. 1. xxiv. v. 527. 12. He shall cut off the spirit of princes : he is terrible to... | |
 | Craufurd Tait Ramage - 1864 - 424 pages
...is born to bear. Such is, alas ! the gods' severe decree : They, only they are blest, and only free. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The...: the wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmix'd, is curst indeed ; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, outcast both of earth and heaven.... | |
 | Homer - 1865 - 302 pages
...is born to bear. Such is, alas ! the Gods' severe decree : They, only they are blest, and only free. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The...: the wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmix'd, is curst indeed ; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, outcast both of earth and heaven.... | |
 | Plutarch - 1870 - 560 pages
...born to bear. Such is, alas ! the Gods' severe decree : They, only they, are blest, and only free. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The...cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to these distributes ills ; To most he mingles both ; the wretch decreed To taste the bad umnix'd is cursed... | |
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