He had a careful rearing,
as did his birth befit,
His virtues were his own, though,
and nowise due to it!
Unto his father’s country
he was an ornament,
For men in all things found him
to be right excellent.
He had a careful rearing,
as did his birth befit,
His virtues were his own, though,
and nowise due to it!
Unto his father’s country
he was an ornament,
For men in all things found him
to be right excellent.