All the Works of Epictetus: Which Are Now Extant; Consisting of His Discourses, Preserved By Arrian, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments, Vol. 1 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

The Translator of Epictetus owes the Permiflion of infer ting the following ODE intirely to the Friendfhip of the Writer of it ,who, when fhe favoured her with it, had no Thought of its ever appearing in Print. An I rregvlar ODE. To E. C. who had recommended to me the Stoic Philofophy, as prodn5five of Fortitude, and who is going topubiih a Tranjlation Epictetus, I. COME, Epictetus! Arm my Bread With thy impenetrable Steel, No more the Wounds of Grief to feel, Nor mourn by oihers Woes depreft. Oh teach my trembling Heart To fcorn A fili6hon s Dart; Teach me to mock the Tyrant Pain! For fee around me ftand A dreadful murd Vous Band, I fly their cruel Power in vain !H ere lurks Dijt mper horrid Train, And There the Pajfions lift their flaming Brands; Tbefe with fell Rage my helplefs Body tear. While Thofe with daring Hands A gainfl; the immortal Soul their impious Weapons
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