The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Then Isthmus shall give passage to the waves,

And Attic vessels by a new-found way

Shall sail united seas. I'll change the world.85

Along new channels shall the Hister flow,

And Tanaïs find new passage to the sea.

Grant, grant, O Jupiter, this boon to me,

That I at least may shield the gods from harm.

There mayst thou lay aside thy thunderbolts,

Where I stand guard against thy enemies.

Whether thou bid'st me guard the icy pole,