A manly courage with a woman's fear,

The madman's phrenzy in a reasoning mind,

The strength of steel, the fury of a beast,

The ambition of a hero—something 'tis,

But by Minerva and the gods I swear!

I know not what this nameless something is. —Cumberland.


Eubulus. (Book xiii. § 13, p. 899.)

Why, foolish painter, give those wings to Love?

Love is not light, as my sad heart can prove: