{"id":1634,"date":"2019-04-30T00:08:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T00:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/142.150.46.75\/poemsandfancies\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2019-05-04T02:16:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T02:16:49","slug":"similizing-the-clouds-to-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/?p=1634","title":{"rendered":"Similizing the Clouds to Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\n

The airy clouds do swiftly run a race,
\nEach other following as<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> in a chase.
\nLike horses, some are sprightful, nimbl\u2019and<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span> fleet,
\nOthers swelled big with wat\u2019ry spavined feet.
\nSome<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span> lag behind, as tired in<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span> midway,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5
\nAnd some,<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> like resty jades, stock-still will stay.
\nThey all of<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span> several shapes and colors be,
\nOf several tempers, seldom well agree.
\nAnd as those horses which are<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span> highly fed
\nDo proudly snort\u2014their eyes look fiery red\u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10
\nSo clouds exhaled, fed by the hot sun,<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nWith sulphur and saltpetre fierce become,<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nFlash out fire when they on each other light,<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nAnd with those flames the<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span> world with terror fright;
\nMeeting each other,<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span> they encounters make,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15
\nAnd do with strong assaults each other<\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span> break,
\nFalling upon each other\u2019s head and back,
\nNe\u2019er parted are, but by a<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span> thunder crack.<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nThen pouring down some show\u2019rs of rain they do<\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nStrong gusts of wind with their long breath out blow.<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20
\nThen Boreas whips<\/span>19<\/sup><\/a><\/span> them up, and makes them run
\nTill all their breath is spent, and spirits<\/span>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span> gone.
\nApollo breaks and backs them fit to ride,
\nBridling with his hot beams their strengths<\/span>21<\/sup><\/a><\/span> to guide;
\nHe<\/span>22<\/sup><\/a><\/span> gives them heats until they foam and sweat,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25
\nThen<\/span>23<\/sup><\/a><\/span> wipes them dry, lest they a cold should get,
\nLeads them into the middle-region stable,
\nWhere are all sorts: dull, quick, weak, and<\/span>24<\/sup><\/a><\/span> able.
\nBut when they loose do get, having no fears,
\nThey fall together all out<\/span>25<\/sup><\/a><\/span> by the ears.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The airy clouds do swiftly run a race, Each other following as in a chase. Like horses, some are sprightful, nimbl\u2019and fleet, Others swelled big with wat\u2019ry spavined feet. Some lag behind, as tired in midway,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 And some, like resty jades, stock-still will stay. They all of several … Continue reading Similizing the Clouds to Horses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[237,216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fancies","category-part3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1634"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1637,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions\/1637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}