Lansing Central High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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If .Tove doth will that thus the fates shall be, Then let it happen, 'tis agreed with me. Juno then tells the plan they shall pursue And how effect the things they wish to do. Upon the morrow Dido leads the chase, Eneas at her side finds welcome place, Awhile they hunt the dusty flying deer, When suddenly an awful storm draws near, Within a cave the leaders shelter seek, No longer Dido waits her love to speak, And just as Juno had it in her mind The lightning and the nymph's loud shouts combined Witnessed the marriage. Then Dame Rumor spread The story of the lives of ease they led. Until at last Iarbas chanced to hear Tidings which caused him mingled wrath and fear, Then as a suppliant to great Jove he came, And called aloud the father's sacred name. With earnest prayer he sought for vengeance sure, Upon the fair one, he could not secure. Shall we who reverence your holy name, And owned the land before this woman came Be forced to see her wed this man we hate? Will not the gods such sacrilige abate, And drive away Eneas ere too late? Now Jupiter had heard the good man's prayer And Mercury was sent through boundless air, Who poised awhile on Atlas' glistening snow And then plunged headlong to the world below. He saw 2Eneas planning mansions tall, And in his listening ear let Jove's words fall. Why tarry as a slave to woman's love When all the gods are watching thee above? If not your own, at least for your son's sake Hasten away, and further voyage take. For you Hesperia waits, why longer stay? Come get your men and hurry on your way.

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To many suitors you've refused your hand, From far-off Tyre, and Afric's fertile land, Will you forever firm resistance give? Do you not know upon whose lands we live? The untamed races round us freely ride, And wars may rise with flowing crimson dyed, I do believe that Juno sent this fleet, And deemed that this your union should be meet The greatest glory you may cause to rise, And raise the Carthagenians to the skies, Delay the Trojans, While the sea rolls high, And unpierced clouds obscure the darkened sky. These words she speaks, and then their course they take And on the altars sacrifices make. But what avail are these to maddened minds? For in the offerings no peace she finds, And undecided wanders through the town, Like frightened doe, by hunters most run down, She leads Hlneas round the city wall, Points out with pride the turrets rising tall, Again at eve she seeks the banquet hall. And here she listens to the tale he tells, Which like naught else her fierce emotion quells, She Watches him, till the last cup he drains, And when he leaves, Within the hall remains Upon the couch, from which his form has gone, Or else in fancy holds his lovely son. Now when Queen Juno saw this loving pair She hurried through Olympus' holy air, And came to fairest Venus' heavenly home, And straightway told the reason she had come. You are right proud, if secretly you two, Have tricked one woman, weaker far than you, But let us both together rule the place, And both in harmony join race to race. Then Venus seeing through the trick, replied, The thing you ask for cannot be denied.

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He spoke, then quickly vanished in the air, Hilneas stood amazed, with rising hair, Then went his way the voyage to prepare. He wondered oft the best way he might go, In order that the jealous queen might know Naught of the preparations he had made, And so two parts the pious man well played. But what from loving women can be kept? She knew his secret e'er she ever slept, And feared the worst, though everything seemed well She forced iEneas, summoned straight, to tell If he had sought to slyly leave the shore To leave the land, nor see Elissa more? iEneas answered, that he could not stay, A god had summoned him, he must away. Yet Carthage should not fear the Trojan race, Or e'en be jealous of their new found place. Trojans have rights which even you must know, You cannot, should not stop them if they go. Then Dido cursed with ever rising ire And swore to follow him with fire, She prayed that on the hidden rocks he'd sink, And deep the cup of retribution drink. Then did 2Eneas feel sad feelings rise And dares not even cast on her his eyes, But quickly leaves, again to join his friends, And making ready, every moment spends. But Dido, pale and white, with trembling lips, Sends Anna with a message to his ships. She asks fEneas if he will but wait Till she is able to endure her fate. But proud Eneas scorns her every plea, And makes all ready to put out to sea. The light of day is hateful, and the sky, Dido determines that she can but die, All things she sees are with sad mem'ries frought, By death alone can her release be bought. The hated world must soon be left behind,