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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=530198" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Horse And The Olive: Or, War And Peace</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">With Moral Tale let Ancient Wisdom move,<br>Which thus I sing to make the Moderns wise:<br>Strong Neptune once with sage Minerva strove,<br>And rising Athens was the Victor's Prize.<br>By Neptune, Plutus (Guardian Pow'r of Gain),<br>By Great Minerva, Bright Apollo stood:<br>But Jove superior bad the Side obtain<br>Which best contriv'd to do the Nation Good.<br>Then Neptune striking, from the parted Ground<br>The Warlike Horse came pawing on the Plain,<br>And as it toss'd its Mane, and pranc'd around,<br>By this, he cries, I'll make the People Reign.<br>The Goddess smiling gently bow'd the Spear,<br>And, rather thus they shall be bless'd, she said;<br>Then upwards shooting in the Vernal Air<br>With loaded Boughs the fruitful Olive spread.<br>Jove saw what Gifts the Rival Pow'rs design'd,<br>And took th' impartial Scales, resolv'd to show,<br>If greater Bliss in Warlike Pomp we find,<br>Or in the Calm which Peaceful Times bestow.<br>On Neptune's part he plac'd Victorious Days,<br>Gay Trophies won, and Fame extending wide:<br>But Plenty, Safety, Science, Arts, and Ease,<br>Minerva's Scale with greater Weight supply'd.<br>Fierce War devours whom gentle Peace wou'd save,<br>Sweet Peace restores what angry War destroys, <br>War made for Peace with that rewards the Brave,<br>While Peace its Pleasures from it self enjoys.<br>Hence vanquish'd Neptune to the Sea withdrew,<br>Hence wise Minerva rul'd Athenian Lands,<br>Her Athens hence in Arts and Honour grew,<br>And still her Olives deck pacifick Hands.<br>From Fables thus disclos'd, a Monarch's Mind<br>May form just Rules to chuse the Truly-Great:<br>And Subjects weary'd with Distresses find<br>Whose kind Endeavours most befriend the State.<br>Ev'n Britain here may learn to place her Love,<br>If Cities won her Kingdoms Wealth have cost,<br>If Anna's Thoughts the patriot-souls approve<br>Whose Cares restore that Wealth the Wars had lost.<br>But if we ask the Moral to disclose<br>Whom best europa's Patroness it calls,<br>Great ANNA's Title no Exception knows,<br>And unapply'd in this the Fable falls.<br>With Her no Neptune or Minerva vyes;<br>Whene'er she pleas'd her Troops to Conquest flew,<br>Whene'er she pleases Peaceful Times arise:<br>She gave the Horse, and gives the Olive too.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Thomas+Parnell">Thomas Parnell</a><div class=q>
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Which thus I sing to make the Moderns wise:
Strong Neptune once with sage Minerva strove,
And rising Athens was the Victor's Prize.
By Neptune, Plutus (Guardian Pow'r of Gain),
By Great Minerva, Bright Apol..."></div>
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