Nature
See how the Hills are candy'd o're with Snow
From Lyric Poems, Made in Imitation of the Italians (1687)
SEE how the Hills are candy'd o're with Snow,
The Trees can scarce their Burdens undergo;
Frost does the Rivers wonted course retain,
That they refuse their Tribute to the Main:
Winds, Frost, and Snow against our Lives conspire;
Lay on more Wood (my Friends) and blow the Fire
'Gainst their Assaults let us our Forces join,
Dissolve the Weather by the strength of Wine.
Codex Note
Translated from an ode of Horace (Vides ut alta stet nive candidum).
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MLA
Ayres, Philip. “See how the Hills are candy'd o're with Snow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ayres/17/.
Chicago
Ayres, Philip. “See how the Hills are candy'd o're with Snow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ayres/17/.
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