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came   the   new   adventure�拭  �From   thy   vale�察  �Peneian   Tempe�察  �turning�察  �bee´ 

bereft�察  �So   runs   the   tale�察  �by   famine   and   disease�察  �Mournful   the   shepherd 

Aristaeus   stood   Fast   by   the   haunted   river´head�察  �and   thus   With   many   a 

plaint to her that bare him cried�此 �Mother�察�Cyrene�察�mother�察�who hast thy 

home      Beneath    this   whirling    flood�察  �if  he  thou   sayest�察  �Apollo�察   �lord  of 

Thymbra�察�be   my sire�察�Sprung from the Gods' high line�察�why barest thou 

me With fortune's ban for birthright�拭�Where is now Thy love to me´ward 

banished from thy breast�拭�O� �wherefore didst thou bid me hope for heaven�拭�

Lo� �even the crown of this poor mortal life�察�Which all my skilful care by 

field and fold�察�No art neglected�察�scarce had fashioned forth�察�Even this falls 

from me�察�yet thou call'st me son。 Nay�察�then�察�arise� �With thine own hands 

pluck up My fruit´plantations�此�on the homestead fling Pitiless fire�察�make 

havoc   of   my   crops�察  �Burn   the   young   plants�察  �and   wield   the   stubborn   axe 

Against my vines�察�if there hath taken the Such loathing of my greatness。; 

But that cry�察�Even from her chamber in the river´deeps�察�His mother heard�此�



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around her spun the nymphs Milesian wool stained through with hyaline 

dye�察  �Drymo�察  �Xantho�察  �Ligea�察  �Phyllodoce�察  �Their   glossy   locks   o'er   snowy 

shoulders shed�察�Cydippe and Lycorias yellow´haired�察�A maiden one�察�one 

newly learned even then To bear Lucina's birth´pang。 Clio�察�too�察�And Beroe�察�

sisters�察�ocean´children both�察�Both zoned with gold and girt with dappled 

fell�察�Ephyre and Opis�察�and from Asian meads Deiopea�察�and�察�bow at length 

laid by�察�Fleet´footed Arethusa。 But in their midst Fair Clymene was telling 

o'er   the   tale   Of   Vulcan's   idle   vigilance   and   the   stealth   Of   Mars'   sweet 

rapine�察  �and   from   Chaos   old   Counted   the   jostling   love´joys   of   the   Gods。 

Charmed by whose lay�察�the while their woolly tasks With spindles down 

they drew�察�yet once again Smote on his mother's ears the mournful plaint 

Of    Aristaeus�察   �on   their   glassy   thrones    Amazement        held   them    all�察 �but 

Arethuse   Before   the   rest   put   forth   her   auburn   head�察  �Peering   above   the 

wave´top�察�and from far Exclaimed�察 �Cyrene�察�sister�察�not for naught Scared 

by a groan so deep�察�behold� �'tis he�察�Even Aristaeus�察�thy heart's fondest care�察�

Here by the brink of the Peneian sire Stands woebegone and weeping�察�and 

by   name   Cries   out   upon   thee   for   thy   cruelty。;   To   whom�察  �strange   terror 

knocking at her heart�察 �Bring�察�bring him to our sight�察─�the mother cried�察�

;His feet may tread the threshold even of Gods。; So saying�察�she bids the 

flood   yawn   wide   and   yield   A   pathway   for   his   footsteps�察  �but   the   wave 

Arched   mountain´wise   closed   round   him�察  �and   within   Its   mighty   bosom 

welcomed�察  �and   let   speed   To   the   deep   river´bed。 And   now�察  �with   eyes   Of 

wonder      gazing    on   his   mother's    hall  And     watery    kingdom      and   cave´ 

prisoned      pools   And     echoing    groves�察   �he   went�察   �and�察  �stunned     by   that 

Stupendous whirl of waters�察�separate saw All streams beneath the mighty 

earth that glide�察�Phasis and Lycus�察�and that fountain´head Whence first the 

deep Enipeus leaps to light�察�Whence father Tiber�察�and whence Anio's flood�察�

And   Hypanis   that   roars   amid   his   rocks�察�And   Mysian   Caicus�察  �and�察  �bull´ 

browed      'Twixt    either   gilded   horn�察   �Eridanus�察   �Than     whom     none    other 

through the laughing plains More furious pours into the purple sea。 Soon 

as the chamber's hanging roof of stone Was gained�察�and now Cyrene from 

her   son   Had   heard   his   idle   weeping�察  �in   due   course   Clear   water   for   his 

hands the sisters bring�察�With napkins of shorn pile�察�while others heap The 

board     with   dainties�察   �and   set   on   afresh   The    brimming      goblets�察   �with 



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Panchaian fires Upleap the altars�察�then the mother spake�察 �Take beakers of 

Maconian   wine�察─  �she   said�察   �Pour   we   to   Ocean。;   Ocean�察  �sire   of   all�察  �She 

worships�察�and the sister´nymphs   who guard The hundred forests and   the 

hundred streams�察�Thrice Vesta's fire with nectar clear she dashed�察�Thrice to 

the    roof´top    shot   the  flame    and   shone�此   �Armed      with   which     omen    she 

essayed to speak�此 �In Neptune's gulf Carpathian dwells a seer�察�Caerulean 

Proteus�察  �he   who   metes   the   main   With   fish´drawn   chariot   of   two´footed 

steeds�察    �Now     visits   he  his   native    home     once    more�察   �Pallene    and    the 

Emathian ports�察�to him We nymphs do reverence�察�ay�察�and Nereus old�察�For 

all things knows the seer�察�both those which are And have been�察�or which 

time hath yet to bring�察�So willed it Neptune�察�whose portentous flocks�察�And 

loathly  sea´calves   'neath   the   surge   he   feeds。   Him  first�察  �my  son�察  �behoves 

thee seize and bind That he may all the cause of sickness show�察�And grant 

a prosperous end。 For save by force No rede will he vouchsafe�察�nor shalt 

thou    bend    His    soul   by  praying�察    �whom     once    made     captive�察   �ply  With 

rigorous   force   and   fetters�察  �against   these   His   wiles   will   break   and   spend 

themselves   in   vain。  I�察  �when the  sun has   lit his   noontide  fires�察�When   the 

blades thirst�察�and cattle love the shade�察�Myself will guide thee to the old 

man's haunt�察�Whither he hies him weary from the waves�察�That thou mayst 

safelier   steal   upon   his   sleep。   But   when   thou   hast   gripped   him   fast   with 

hand and gyve�察�Then divers forms and bestial semblances Shall mock thy 

grasp�察�for sudden he will change To bristly boar�察�fell tigress�察�dragon scaled�察�

And tawny´tufted lioness�察�or send forth A crackling sound of fire�察�and so 

shake of The fetters�察�or in showery drops anon Dissolve and vanish。 But 

the    more    he   shifts   His   endless    transformations�察      �thou�察  �my    son�察  �More 

straitlier  clench   the   clinging bands�察  �until   His   body's   shape   return   to   that 

thou    sawest�察   �When      with   closed    eyelids   first  he   sank   to   sleep。;     So 

saying�察  �an   odour   of   ambrosial   dew   She  sheds   around�察  �and   all   his   frame 

therewith   Steeps   throughly�察  �forth   from   his   trim´combed   locks   Breathed 

effluence sweet�察�and a lithe vigour leapt Into his limbs。 There is a cavern 

vast   Scooped   in   the   mountain´side�察  �where   wave   on   wave   By   the   wind's 

stress is driven�察�and breaks far up Its inmost creeks´ safe anchorage from 

of   old   For   tempest´taken       mariners�此    �therewithin�察    �Behind    a  rock's    huge 

barrier�察�Proteus hides。 Here in close covert out of the sun's eye The youth 



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she   places�察  �and   herself   the   while   Swathed   in   a   shadowy   mist   stands   far 

aloof。 And   now   the   ravening   dog´star   that   burns   up   The   thirsty   Indians 

blazed in heaven�察�his course The fiery sun had half devoured�此�the blades 

Were   parched�察  �and   the   void   streams   with   droughty   jaws   Baked   to   their 

mud´beds   by   the   scorching   ray�察  �When   Proteus   seeking   his   accustomed 

cave Strode from the billows�此�round him frolicking The watery folk that 

people the waste sea Sprinkled the bitter brine´dew far and wide。 Along 

the shore in scattered groups to feed The sea´calves stretch them�此�while the 

seer   himself�察  �Like   herdsman   on   the   hills   when   evening   bids   The   steers 

from     pasture    to   their  stall  repair�察  �And     the  lambs'    bleating     whets    the 

listening wolves�察�Sits midmost on the rock and tells his tale。 But Aristaeus�察�

the   foe   within   his   clutch�察  �Scarce   suffering   him  compose his   aged   limbs�察�

With a   great   cry  leapt   on   him�察 �and ere   he   rose   Forestalled him  with   the 

fetters�察�he nathless�察�All unforgetful of his ancient craft�察�Transforms himself 

to every wondrous thing�察�Fire and a fearful beast�察�and flowing stream。 But 

when   no   trickery   found   a   path   for   flight�察  �Baffled   at   length�察  �to   his   own 

shape   returned�察  �With   human   lips   he   spake�察   �Who   bade   thee�察  �then�察  �So 

reckless in youth's hardihood�察�affront Our portals�拭�or what wouldst thou 

hence�拭─� But he�察 �Proteus�察�thou knowest�察�of thine own heart thou knowest�察�

For   thee   there   is   no   cheating�察  �but   cease   thou   To   practise   upon   me�此  �at 

heaven's   behest   I   for   my   fainting   fortunes   hither   come An   oracle   to   ask 

thee。; There he ceased。 Whereat the seer�察�by stubborn force constrained�察�

Shot forth the grey light of his gleaming eyes Upon him�察�and with fiercely 

gnashing teeth Unlocks his lips to spell the fates of heaven�此                     �Doubt not 

'tis wrath divine that plagues thee thus�察�Nor light the debt thou payest�察�'tis 

Orpheus' self�察�Orpheus unhappy by no fault of his�察�So fates prevent not�察�

fans thy  penal   fires�察�Yet   madly  raging   for  his   ravished bride。  She  in  her 

haste to shun thy hot pursuit Along the stream�察�saw not the coming death�察�

Where at her feet kept ward upon the bank In the tall grass a monstrous 

water´snake。 But with their cries the Dryad´band her peers Filled up the 

mountains   to   their   proudest   peaks�此  �Wailed          for   her   fate   the   heights  of 

Rhodope�察�And tall Pangaea�察�and�察�beloved of Mars�察�The land that bowed to 

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