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TRANSLATIONS.
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The SECOND ODE.
On WOMEN.
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ATURE the Bull with horns supplies, The horse with hoofs she fortifies,
The fleeting foot on hares bestows,
On lions teeth, two dreadful rows! 4
Grants fish to swim, and birds to fly,
And on their skill bids men rely.
Women alone defenceless live,
To women what does nature give? 8
Beauty she gives instead of darts,
Beauty, instead of shields, imparts;
Nor can the sword, nor fire, oppose
The fair, victorious where she goes. 12
To women what does nature give? 8
Beauty she gives instead of darts,
Beauty, instead of shields, imparts;
Nor can the sword, nor fire, oppose
The fair, victorious where she goes. 12
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