English poem
The Following Lines In French, Are inscribed upon the Pedestal of a Statue of Cupid, In A Garden At Utrecht.
by John Carr (1793–1845)
ORIGINAL. N'offrant qu'un coeur ' la Beaut', Nud comme la Verit', Sans armes comme l'Innocence, Sans a'les comme la Constance, Tel fut l'Amour dans le siecle d'or, On ne le trouve plus, quoiqu'on le cherche encore. TRANSLATION. To Beauty give your heart, your sighs, No other off'ring will she prize; As Truth should unadorn'd appear, Behold! the god is naked here! Like Innocence, he has no arms But those of sweet, of native, charms; No wish or pow'r has he to fly, Like thy pure spirit, Constancy! Such in the golden age was Love; But now, oh! whither does he rove?
More by John Carr
- Sonnet Upon A Swedish Cottage, Written On The Road, Within A Few Miles Of Stockholm.
- Sonnet, Occasioned By Reading An Inscription On The Tombstone Of Captain Christensen, Of Krajore, In Norway, Who Died In Consequence Of The Bite Of His Dog, When It Was Mad.
- Sonnet.
- State Tricks Or A Peep Into The Cabinet Of The Premier Consul, At St. Cloud, On The Night Of The 26Th Oct. 1803.
- The Fury Of Discord
- The Hectic.
- THE HERMIT'S EPITAPH.
- The Mushroom.