By CALLISTRATUS, On HARMODIUS and ARISTOGEITON br In myrtle wreaths my sword I bear, br As, fir'd by zeal, the illustrious pair br Conceal'd from view the avenging sword br The haughty Tyrant's breast that gor'd, br And Athen's equal rights restor'd. br Belov'd Harmodius! Death in vain br O'er thee usurp'd a transient reign. br Those happy Isles thy footsteps tread br Where amaranthine flowers are shed br On Peleus' Son, and Diomed. br In myrtle wreaths my sword I bear, br As, fir'd by zeal, the illustrious pair br Their patriot weapons veil'd from sight, br When in Minerva's solemn rite br Hipparchus sunk to endless night. br Eternal glory's deathless meed br Shall, lov'd Harmodius, crown thy deed, br And brave Aristogeiton's sword, br Because the Tyrant's breast ye gor'd, br And Athens' equal rights restor'd.