VERSE INTERLUDES

VERSE INTERLUDES.

• BOOK I.
  THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS.
  • SONG PAGE
  • I. BOETHIUS' COMPLAINT 3
  • II. HIS DESPONDENCY 9
  • III. THE MISTS DISPELLED 12
  • IV. NOTHING CAN SUBDUE VIRTUE 16
  • V. BOETHIUS' PRAYER 27
  • VI. ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR NEEDFUL ORDER 33
  • VII. THE PERTURBATIONS OF PASSION 38
• BOOK II.
  THE VANITY OF FORTUNE'S GIFTS.
  • I. FORTUNE'S MALICE 47
  • II. MAN'S COVETOUSNESS 51
  • III. ALL PASSES 55
  • IV. THE GOLDEN MEAN 62
  • V. THE FORMER AGE 70
  • VI. NERO'S INFAMY 76
  • VII. GLORY MAY NOT LAST 82
  • VIII. LOVE IS LORD OF ALL 85
• BOOK III.
  TRUE HAPPINESS AND FALSE.
  • I. THE THORNS OF ERROR 93
  • II. THE BENT OF NATURE 99
  • III. THE INSATIABLENESS OK AVARICE 105
  • IV. DISGRACE OF HONOURS CONFERRED BY A TYRANT 109
  • V. SELF-MASTERY 113
  • VI. TRUE NOBILITY 116
  • VII. PLEASURE'S STING 118
  • VIII. HUMAN FOLLY 121
  • IX. INVOCATION 130
  • X. THE TRUE LIGHT 141
  • XI. REMINISCENCE 150
  • XII. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE 158
• BOOK IV.
  GOOD AND ILL FORTUNE.
  • I. THE SOUL'S FLIGHT 166
  • II. THE BONDAGE OF PASSION 177
  • III. CIRCE'S CUP 182
  • IV. THE UNREASONABLENESS OF HATRED 194
  • V. WONDER AND IGNORANCE 197
  • VI. THE UNIVERSAL AIM 212
  • VII. THE HERO'S PATH 219
• BOOK V.
  FREE WILL AND GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE.
  • I. CHANCE 229
  • II. THE TRUE SUN 233
  • III. TRUTH'S PARADOXES 241
  • IV. A PSYCHOLOGICAL FALLACY 250
  • V. THE UPWARD LOOK 255