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EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 22. 'TIS HONOURABLE TO BE LOVE'S MARTYR by PHILIP AYRES

First Line: BEAR UP AGAINST HER SCORNS: 'TIS BRAVE TO DIE
Last Line: FOR 'TWAS LOVE'S MARTYRDOM MADE HIM A GOD.
Subject(s): HERCULES; LOVE; MARTYRS; MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL;
BEAR up against her scorns: 'tis brave to die,
And on Love's altars lie, a pious load.
Mount Oeta's top raised Hercules so high,
For 'twas Love's martyrdom made him a god.



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