Excerpt from Oxford Prize Poems: Being a Collection of Such English Poems as Have at Various Times Obtained Prizes in the University of Oxford Long time the bashful Muse, content to stray Where list'ning swains approv'd her simple lay, By art untutor'd and unknown to fame, Had learnt to warble only Delia' s name; Nor from her silent caves and grottos led Had dar'd the crimson fields of war to tread New ardors now her throbbing breast invade; For themes untried she quits the chequer'd shade; Fierce transport bears her o'er th' embattled plain, And softer pleasures call her back in vain. So, from the toils of martial service freed, Through flow'ry meadows roves the warrior steed; N ow plunges in the river's crystal tide, To slake his thirst, or cool his glowing side; N ow on soft herbage rolls in wanton play, And lengthens out with ease th' inglorious day But when the trumpet's piercing clangor sounds, He leaps indignant o'er opposing mounds, Untasted leaves the gusting rill behind, And flies to fame impetuous as the wind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.