the thoughts of others
light and fleeting, luck or fame
mine were of trouble
Adapted from:
I to my perils
Of cheat and charmer
Came clad in armour
By stars benign;
Hope lies to mortals
And most believe her,
But man’s deceiver
Was never mine.
The thoughts of others
Were light and fleeting,
Of lovers’ meeting
Or luck or fame;
Mine were of trouble
And mine were steady,
So I was ready
When trouble came.
From Diffugere Nives – Horace, Odes, iv, 7, by A. E. Housman.
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