Religion
Book III, Song IV: Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant
Translated by H. R. James (1897) · From The Consolation of Philosophy (1897)
Religion
Though royal purple soothes his pride,
And snowy pearls his neck adorn,
Nero in all his riot lives
The mark of universal scorn.
Yet he on reverend heads conferred
Th' inglorious honours of the state.
Shall we, then, deem them truly blessed
Whom such preferment hath made great?
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Boethius. “Book III, Song IV: Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant.” Translated by H. R. James. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/boethius/18/.
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Boethius. “Book III, Song IV: Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant.” Translated by H. R. James. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/boethius/18/.
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