Mille, mille, mille,

Mille, mille, mille,

Decollavimus, unus homo !

Mille, mille, mille, mille, decollavimus !

Mille, mille, mille,

Vivat qui mille mille occidit !

Tantum vini habet nemo

Quantum sanguinis effudit ! {*1}

thus paraphrased:

thousand, thousand, thousand,

thousand, thousand, thousand,

We, with one warrior, have slain !

thousand, thousand, thousand, thousand

Sing thousand over again !

Soho ! -- sing

Long life to our king,

Who knocked over thousand so fine !

Soho ! -- roar,

He us more

Red gallons of gore

Than all Syria can furnish of wine !

" hear that flourish of trumpets ? "

Yes: the king is coming ! See ! the people are aghast with admiration, and lift up their eyes heavens in reverence He comes; -- coming; -- there !

"Who ? -- where ? -- the king ? -- behold him -- that I perceive him "

Then blind

"Very possible Still nothing but tumultuous mob of idiots and madmen, busy in prostrating themselves before gigantic cameleopard, and endeavoring to obtain kiss animal's hoofs See ! the beast has very justly kicked rabble over -- and another -- and another -- and another Indeed, help admiring the animal excellent use making feet "

Rabble, indeed ! -- why these are the noble and free citizens of Epidaphne ! Beasts, did you say ? -- take care that overheard not perceive animal visage of man ? Why, my , that cameleopard is no Antiochus Epiphanes, Antiochus the Illustrious, King of Syria, most potent of all the autocrats East ! true, that entitled, at times, Antiochus Epimanes -- Antiochus the madman -- but because all people the capacity to appreciate his merits also certain that at present ensconced hide of beast, doing his best to play the part of cameleopard; but done better sustaining his dignity as king Besides, the monarch is of gigantic stature, dress is therefore neither unbecoming nor over large , however, presume have adopted it but for some occasion of especial state Such, allow, massacre of thousand Jews With how superior dignity the monarch perambulates on all fours ! His tail, you perceive, is held aloft by his two principal concubines, Elline and Argelais; whole appearance infinitely prepossessing, were it not protuberance eyes, which will certainly start out head, queer color face, become nondescript quantity of wine he has swallowed follow him hippodrome, whither proceeding, and listen song of triumph which commencing:

king but Epiphanes ?

Say -- ?

king but Epiphanes ?

Bravo ! -- bravo !

none but Epiphanes,

No -- none:

So tear down the temples,

And put out the sun !

Well and strenuously sung ! The populace are hailing him 'Prince of Poets,' as 'Glory East,' 'Delight Universe,' and 'Most Remarkable of Cameleopards ' encored his effusion, and hear ? -- singing it over again When he arrives hippodrome, crowned poetic wreath, in anticipation victory approaching Olympics

"But, good Jupiter ! the matter crowd behind us ? "

Behind us, did you say ? -- oh ! ah ! -- I perceive My friend, well that you spoke get into place of safety Here ! -- conceal ourselves arch aqueduct, inform you presently origin commotion It has turned out as anticipating The singular appearance cameleopard head of man, has, it seems, given offence notions of propriety entertained, in general, wild animals domesticated city mutiny the result; and, as is usual occasions, all human efforts of no avail in quelling the mob Several Syrians have already been devoured; but the general voice four-footed patriots for eating up the cameleopard 'The Prince of Poets,' therefore, is upon his hinder legs, running life His courtiers have left him lurch, concubines have followed so excellent an example 'Delight Universe,' thou art in sad predicament ! 'Glory East,' thou art in danger of mastication ! Therefore never regard so piteously thy tail; undoubtedly be draggled mud, and no help Look not behind thee, then, at its unavoidable degradation; but take courage, ply thy legs with vigor, and scud hippodrome ! Remember that thou art Antiochus Epiphanes Antiochus the Illustrious ! -- also 'Prince of Poets,' 'Glory East,' 'Delight Universe,' and 'Most Remarkable of Cameleopards ! ' Heavens ! what power of speed thou art displaying ! What capacity for leg-bail thou art developing ! Run, Prince ! -- Bravo, Epiphanes ! Well done, Cameleopard ! -- Glorious Antiochus ! -- He runs ! -- he leaps ! -- he flies ! Like an arrow from catapult he approaches the hippodrome ! He leaps ! -- he shrieks ! -- he ! well; for hadst thou, 'Glory East,' been half second longer in reaching the gates Amphitheatre, not bear's cub in Epidaphne not nibble at thy carcase be off -- take our departure ! -- for find our delicate modern ears unable to endure the vast uproar about to commence in celebration king's escape ! Listen ! it has already commenced See ! -- the whole town is topsy-turvy

"Surely most populous city East ! What wilderness of people ! what jumble of all ranks and ages ! what multiplicity of sects and nations ! what variety of costumes ! what Babel of languages ! what screaming of beasts ! what tinkling of instruments ! what parcel of philosophers ! "

Come be off

"Stay moment ! vast hubbub hippodrome; the meaning of it, I beseech you ? "

That ? -- oh, nothing ! The noble and free citizens of Epidaphne being, declare, well satisfied faith, valor, wisdom, and divinity king, and having, moreover, been eye-witnesses late superhuman agility, do think it no more than their duty to invest his brows ( poetic crown) wreath of victory footrace -- wreath which evident obtain celebration next Olympiad, and which, therefore, they now give him in advance

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Footnotes -- Four Beasts

{*1} Flavius Vospicus says, hymn here introduced was sung rabble occasion of Aurelian, Sarmatic war, having slain, own hand, nine hundred and fifty enemy