< Hemans Miscellaneous Poetry 3
For other versions of this work, see To his Attendant.
TO HIS ATTENDANT.
BOOK I., ODE XXXVIII.
I hate the Persian's costly pride:
The wreaths with bands of linden tied—
These, boy, delight me not;
Nor where the lingering roses bide
Seek thou for me the spot.
For me be naught but myrtle twined—
The modest myrtle, sweet to bind
Alike thy brows and mine,
While thus I quaff the bowl, reclined
Beneath th' o'erarching vine.
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