sadness of empire

[Alan Sondheim]

sadness of empire

he burning load, S chless ar he fea s h Philoc he fury of he avenging god.
s he lay raging on he lay raging on he fea chless ar chless ar . Seven
were his ships; each vessel fif h shall wish, nor wish in vain. His forces
Medon led from Lemnos' shore, Oileus' son, whom beau hose high he chief in
agonizing pain, Whom Greece a . Seven were his ships; each vessel fif
her'd dar he lay raging on ain'd Where once Eury s Tricca rears, Or where
"I did not ask to be born,
but now that you mention it..."

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"We thought we were at the center of the world,
I'm now a country of one."
I riumph reign'd, Or where her humbler leng he Lemnian ground, A poisonous
hydra gave leng s Tricca rears, Or where I hese his skill he sparkling
waves divide, Which Podalirius and Machaon guide. To urre hose high ain'd
Where once Eury y sail s.  The bold Ormenian and As y barks Eurypylus
commands. Where Ti -god impar home, rough wi home, rough wi heir paren
roops, Argissa, Polypoe one's warriors; and where Or roops, Argissa,
Polypoe s, Divine professors of heir paren s.  The bold Ormenian and As he
lies, And Oloosson's chalky cliffs arise. Sprung from Piri an day, when
hurl'd from Pelion's cloudy head, To dis es leads, And Eleon, shel y barks
Eurypylus commands. Where Ti roops, Argissa, Polypoe day, when hurl'd from
Pelion's cloudy head, To dis eus leads, and for eus leads, and for an he
lies, And Oloosson's chalky cliffs arise. Sprung from Piri he lies, And
Oloosson's chalky cliffs arise. Sprung from Piri aurs fled) Wi heir
leader's name. Wi hese y sail he shaggy Cen dens eus leads, and for hose
who freeze Where cold Dodona lif aresius glides, And in rees; Or where he
bold Perrhaebians came From Cyphus, Guneus was y ships obey.  In he bold
Perrhaebians came From Cyphus, Guneus was aresius glides, And in ream
unmix'd wi hey flow, The sacred s he pleasing Ti hese hose who freeze
Where cold Dodona lif he silvery surface pure hem for he dreadful oa h s o
Peneus rolls his easy o Peneus rolls his easy reams below, Sacred and
awful! from hous hous hous he dark abodes S h s hem for he swif hrough
flowery Tempe Peneus s he glade, and nods his shaggy brows; Or where he
Magnesians s he dreadful oa hous he glade, and nods his shaggy brows; Or
where y sable barks y sable barks hrough flowery Tempe Peneus s he swif he
swif ch'd benea he Grecian , O Muse! of all Achaia breeds, Who braves
emm'd re ray'd: (The region s y sable barks , or rein'd in s he chiefs,
and such hey s he Grecian in rain'd by him who bears ains flow, And eeds?
Eumelus' mares were foremos , O Muse! of all Achaia breeds, Who braves ,
or rein'd ful foun rils brea , he silver bow. Fierce in he chase, As
eagles flee he chase, As eagles flee he figh he same; O'er fields of dea
he rapid car, And break heir age he silver bow. Fierce in hed a flame,
Their heigh he ranks, and renown acquired, While s he war. Ajax in arms h
, he same; O'er fields of dea he firs h h renown acquired, While s he
ranks, and he ranks, and ired: (His was he unrivall'd race of heavenly s
The mor h re ern Achilles in his wra ha roops, neglec heir spor ed on
exceeds, And his ha he unrivall'd race of heavenly s heir spor s s h blood
his cover'd chario y air The roops, neglec ain'd wi he brave chiefs he
inglorious life deplored, And, wandering o'er and; The immor ive javelins
ive javelins al coursers graze along he ground; Swif s heir lord.  Now,
like a deluge, covering all around, The shining armies sweep along he s
and; The immor he brave chiefs he wild field, and blazes hem; as when
angry Jove Hurls down h groan'd benea as a flood of fire, when s he
inglorious life deplored, And, wandering o'er he ground; Swif h h
redoubled blows, Where Typhon, press'd benea h redoubled blows, Where
Typhon, press'd benea hem; as when angry Jove Hurls down s he wild field,
and blazes he he avenging god.  he burning load, S ning from above, On
Arime when he he forky ligh h he fury of h he avenging god.