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Borne on the stronger pinions of her brood, 



She in her turn shall claim from them her food.' * 



"Translation of the same in Old English manuscript not 

 published — 



" ' The stork, which is well noted for her love, 

 In lofty nesthir naked birds doth feed; 

 And hopes that she the like kindness shall prove, 



When she, being olde, shall stand thereof in need. 

 The grateful babes do not hir hope defeate 



They bear their dam, and give unto hir meate.' 



30. 



" ' SYMBOLS OF THE BRAVE.' 

 (" An Eagle perched on the tomb of Aristomenes.J 



' ' Bird of the Thunderer ! do thy lightning glance 

 And tow'ring pinions fail thee, that thou sitt'st 

 Upon the mouldering tomb of Charlemagne? 

 Mak'st thou this sepulchre thy resting place, 

 Thou whose bold wing has reach'd the courts of heav'nf ' 

 ' My powerful wing,' th' intrepid bird replies, 



' Has soared a flight beyond all other plumes 



' Unwearied still, I watch his sacred tomb, 



* Whose acts all other noble acts surpass ! 



' Let timid doves flutter the feeble wing 



' O'er coward dust, in mould'ring earth inhumed : 



' They to their kindred spirits— I to mine. 



' The bird of strength unrivall'd I remain, 



' Confess'd the guardian symbol of the Brave.' ' + 



" Aerio insignis pietate Ciconia nido 

 Investes pullos pignora grata fovet. 

 Taliaque expectat sibi mtinera mutua reddi 



Auxilio hoc quoties mater egebit anus. 

 Nee pia spem soboles fallit, sed fessa parentum 

 Corpora fert humeris, pra;stat et ore cibos." 



Alciali Emblem. Lugd. 1564, 8vo., p, 87. 



+ " SIGNA FOBTIBM. 



Qua te causa movet, volucris Saturnia, magni 

 Ut tumulo insideas ardua Aristomenis ? 

 * Hoc moneo— quantum inter aves ego robore prajsto, 



Tantum semideos inter Aristomenes. 

 Insideant timidie timidorum busta Columba; — 

 Nos Aquilee intrepidis signa benigna damus.' " 



p. 40. 



