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Alas! what boots it?  who can hide, When the malicious Fates are bent On working out an ill intent? Can destiny be turned aside? ALAS WHAT BOOTS IT WHO CAN HIDE WHEN THE MALICIOUS FATES ARE BENT ON WORKING OUT AN ILL INTENT CAN DESTINY BE TURNED ASIDE
 Eager to repair lost time; Whether, by their own desert, Knowing what cause there is [57] for shame, They are labouring to avert 675 As much as may be of the blame, [58] Which, they foresee, must soon alight Upon _his_ head, whom, in despite Of all his failings, they love best; [59] Whether for him they are distrest, 680 Or, by length of fasting roused, Are impatient to be housed: Up against the hill they strain Tugging at the iron chain, Tugging all with might and main, 685 Last and foremost, every horse To the utmost of his force! And the smoke and respiration, Rising like an exhalation, Blend [60] with the mist--a moving shroud 690 To form, an undissolving cloud; Which, with slant ray, the merry sun Takes delight to play upon. Never golden-haired Apollo, Pleased some favourite chief to follow 695 Through accidents of peace or war, In a perilous moment threw Around the object of his care Veil of such celestial hue; [61] Interposed so bright a screen--700 Him and his enemies between! S HE HIS STEP IS DULL BUT THE HORSES STRETCH AND PULL WITH INCREASING VIGOUR CLIMB EAGER TO REPAIR LOST TIME WHETHER BY THEIR OWN DESERT KNOWING WHAT CAUSE THERE IS FOR SHAME THEY ARE LABOURING TO AVERT AS MUCH AS MAY BE OF THE BLAME WHICH THEY FORESEE MUST SOON ALIGHT UPON HIS HEAD WHOM IN DESPITE OF ALL HIS FAILINGS THEY LOVE BEST WHETHER FOR HIM THEY ARE DISTRESSED OR BY LENGTH OF FASTING ROUSED OR IMPATIENT TO BE HOUSED UP AGAINST THE HILL THEY STRAIN TUGGING AT THE IRON CHAIN TUGGING ALL WITH MIGHT AND MAIN LAST AND FOREMOST EVERY HORSE TO THE UTMOST OF HIS FORCE AND THE SMOKE AND RESPIRATION RISING LIKE AN EXHALATION BLEND WITH THE MIST A MOVING SHROUD TO FORM AN UNDISSOLVING CLOUD WHICH WITH SLANT RAY THE MERRY SUN TAKES DELIGHT TO PLAY UPON NEVER GOLDEN HAIRED APOLLO PLEASED SOME FAVOURITE CHIEF TO FOLLOW THROUGH ACCIDENTS OF PEACE OR WAR IN A PERILOUS MOMENT THREW AROUND THE OBJECT OF HIS CARE VEIL OF SUCH CELESTIAL HUE INTERPOSED SO BRIGHT A SCREEN HIM AND HIS ENEMIES BETWEEN
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