16. Or like the thief of fire from heaven, (6) Wilt thou withstand the shock? And share with him, the unforgiven, Foredoom'd by God-by man accurst, He in his fall preserved his pride, And, if a mortal, had as proudly died! NOTES TO THE ODE TO NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. Note 1, page 165, line 2. The rapture of the strife. Certaminis gaudia, the expression of Attila in his harangue to his army, previous to the battle of Chalons, given in Cassiodorus. Milo. Sylla. Note 2, page 166, line 1. Note 3, page 166, line 10. The Roman, when his burning heart. Note 4, page 167, line 1. The Spaniard, when the lust of sway. Charles V. Note 5, page 170, line 10. Thou Timour! in his captive's cage. The cage of Bajazet, by order of Tamerlane. |