C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [22] Ye Sorrows, and ye Joys advance C. I. ye] and 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [25] Forbids its fateful strings to sleep C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [31] O'er the sore travail of the common Earth C. I., 4{o}. [33-7] Seiz'd in sore travail and portentous birth (Her eyeballs flashing a pernicious glare) Sick Nature struggles! Hark! her pangs increase! Her groans are horrible! but O! most fair The promis'd Twins she bears--Equality and Peace! C. I., 4{o}. [36] thy] the 1797, 1803. III] Epode C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [40] Ah! whither C. I., 4{o}. [41] on] o'er C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [43] 'twice mortal' mace C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [45] The insatiate] That tyrant C. I.] drunken] frenzied C. I. [Between 51 and 52] Whose shrieks, whose screams were vain to stir Loud-laughing, red-eyed Massacre C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [58] armies] Army C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [61] Tyrant-Murderer's] scepter'd Murderer's C. I., 4{o}, 1797, 1803. [After 61] When shall sceptred SLAUGHTER cease? A while he crouch'd, O Victor France! Beneath the lightning of thy lance; With treacherous dalliance courting PEACE--[163:A] But soon upstarting from his coward trance The boastful bloody Son of Pride betray'd His ancient hatred of the dove-eyed Maid. A cloud, O Freedom! cross'd thy orb of Light, And sure he deem'd that orb was set in night: For still does MADNESS roam on GUILT'S bleak dizzy height! C. I. When shall sceptred, &c. * * * * * With treacherous dalliance wooing Peace. But soon up-springing from his dastard trance The boastful bloody Son of Pride betray'd His hatred of the blest and blessing Maid. One cloud, O Freedom! cross'd thy orb of Light, And sure he deem'd that orb was quench'd in night: For still, &c. 4{o}. [163:A] To juggle this easily-juggled people into better humour with the supplies (and themselves, perhaps, affrighted by the successes of the French) our Ministry sent an Ambassador to Paris to sue for Peace. The supplies are granted: and in the meantime the Archduke Charles turns the scale of victory on the Rhine, and Buonaparte is checked before Mantua. Straightways our courtly messenger is commanded to _uncurl_ his lips, and propose to the lofty Republic to _restore_ all _its_ conquests, and to suffer England to _retain_ all _hers_ (at least all her _important_ ones), as the only terms of Peace, and the ultimatum of the negotiation! Θρασύνει γὰρ αἰσχρόμητις Τάλαινα ΠΑΡΑΚΟΠΑ πρωτοπήμων--AESCHYL., _Ag._ 222-4.