| Samuel Waddington, comp. The Sonnets of Europe. 1888. | | | | In Memoriam | | By Giambattista Marino (1569–1625) |
| | Translated by James Glassford, of Dougalston
HERE Leo rests. And ne’er was bred in Crete, | |
| Never in Sparta, or Molossian ground, | |
| Or wooded Thessaly, a nobler hound— | |
| Like thunder crashing, as the lightning fleet! | |
| Not wolf or tiger did he fear to meet; | 5 |
| And when from tuskèd boar he took his wound, | |
| The invader’s muzzle, claws, and bones were found— | |
| A warrior’s trophies scattered at his feet. | |
| His drooping fellows, and the herd in heap, | |
| Who miss the Leader and Protector near, | 10 |
| Wail him with piteous howl, and lowings deep. | |
| Shepherds, who now the beast and robber fear, | |
| Unused without your guard the fold to keep, | |
| Strew flowers on Leo’s turf, and drop a tear! | | | | |
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