Matthew Prior (Мэтью Прайор)

Partial Fame

The sturdy man, if he in love obtains,
In open pomp and triumph reigns:
The subtle woman, if she should succeed,
Disowns the honour of the deed.
Though he for all his boast is forced to yield,
Though she can always keep the field,
He vaunts his conquests, she conceals her shame:
How partial is the voice of Fame! 

1. An Ode - Inscribed to the Memory of the Hon. Colonel George Villiers
2. If Wine and Music Have the Power
3. An Ode - Presented to the King, on His Majesty's Arrival in Holland, after the Queen's Death
4. Cupid and Ganymede
5. Written in an Ovid

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