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STROPHE IV.Measures 18.
Oenomaüs, he triumphs o'erThy prowess, and, to share his bed,Claims the bright maid; who to him boreSix princely sons, to manly virtues bred. 160Now, solemniz'd with steaming blood,And pious rites, near Alpheus' floodIntomb'd, he sleeps, where the altar stands,That draws the vows of distant lands:And round his tomb the circling racers strive; 165And round the wheeling chariots drive.In thy fam'd courses, Pelops, riseThe Olympian glories to the skies,And shine afar: there we beholdThe stretch of manhood, strenuous, bold, 170In sore fatigues, and there the strifeOf winged feet. Thrice happy he,Who overcomes! for he shall seeUnclouded days, and taste the sweets of life,
ANTISTROPHE IV.Measures 18.
Thy boon, O victory! thy prize. 175The good that, in a day obtain'd,From day to day fresh joy supplies,Is the supreme of bliss to man ordain'd:

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