Arts & Sciences
Senecae ex Cleanthe
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Arts & Sciences
Parent and Prince of Heav'n, O lead, I pray,
Where ere you please, I follow and obey.
Active I go, sighing, if you gainsay,
And suffer bad what to the good was law.
Fates lead the willing, but unwilling draw.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Senecae ex Cleanthe.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/124/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Senecae ex Cleanthe.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/124/.
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