Classic Poem

Daughter of Jove! Calliope! the lay
Sing to the radiant power that rules the day:
Whom, to the son of earth and sky, of yore
Euryphaessa bright-eyed goddess, bore.
For fir'd by love, lo! Hyperion led
His lovely sister to the nuptial bed;
Of glorious children an illustrious race
Rose from the ardour of the fond embrace.
The rosy-arm'd Aurora, Luna bright,
And Sol, o'er earth and heaven who sheds his light,
Borne by immortal coursers through the skies,
Terrific splendour flashing from his eyes;
Floating in air his robes and helm display
Effulgence keen, intolerable day;
Till, run his course, in Ocean's western wave
His panting steeds their glowing bosoms lave.
From thee proceeding, radiant lord of light!
To heaven's inferior powers I shape my flight:
The demigods whom, sprung from mortal race,
For glorious deeds the gods immortal grace.