TO WOMEN.

LONG horns by bounteous Nature

Unto the bull were given,

Their strong hoofs unto horses.

The timid hare, affrighted,

Finds safety in his swiftness;

The same hand gave the lion

His all-sufficient weapons.

The fish to swim have power;

She gave birds wings to fly with,

And men their understanding;

And had she naught for women?

For sword and shield and buckler

Nature gave women Beauty;

For Beauty conquers all things.

The gleaming steel is vanquished;

And Vulcan, all submission,

Was conquered by a woman.

W.