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

Rhesus�察�Thrace no less With Hebrus' stream�察�and Orithyia wept�察�Daughter 

of   Acte   old。   But   Orpheus'   self�察  �Soothing   his   love´pain   with   the   hollow 



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shell�察�Thee his sweet wife on the lone shore alone�察�Thee when day dawned 

and when it died he sang。 Nay to the jaws of Taenarus too he came�察�Of Dis 

the infernal palace�察�and the grove Grim with a horror of great darkness´ 

came�察  �Entered�察  �and   faced   the   Manes   and   the   King   Of   terrors�察  �the   stone 

heart no prayer can tame。 Then from the deepest deeps of Erebus�察�Wrung 

by his minstrelsy�察�the hollow shades Came trooping�察�ghostly semblances 

of forms Lost to the light�察�as birds by myriads hie To greenwood boughs 

for   cover�察  �when   twilight´hour   Or   storms   of   winter   chase   them   from   the 

hills�察�Matrons and men�察�and great heroic frames Done with life's service�察�

boys�察  �unwedded   girls�察  �Youths   placed   on   pyre   before   their   fathers'   eyes。 

Round them�察�with black slime choked and hideous weed�察�Cocytus winds�察�

there lies the unlovely swamp Of dull dead water�察�and�察�to pen them fast�察�

Styx     with   her   ninefold    barrier   poured     between。     Nay�察   �even   the   deep 

Tartarean   Halls   of   death   Stood   lost   in   wonderment�察  �and   the   Eumenides�察�

Their brows with livid locks of serpents twined�察�Even Cerberus held his 

triple   jaws   agape�察�And�察  �the   wind   hushed�察  �Ixion's   wheel   stood   still。 And 

now   with   homeward   footstep   he   had   passed All   perils   scathless�察  �and�察  �at 

length     restored�察  �Eurydice     to  realms    of  upper    air  Had    well´nigh     won�察�

behind him following´ So Proserpine had ruled it´ when his heart A sudden 

mad   desire   surprised   and   seized´   Meet   fault   to   be   forgiven�察  �might   Hell 

forgive。     For   at   the  very    threshold     of  the   day�察  �Heedless�察    �alas�   �and 

vanquished of resolve�察�He stopped�察�turned�察�looked upon Eurydice His own 

once more。 But even with the look�察�Poured out was all his labour�察�broken 

the   bond   Of   that   fell  tyrant�察  �and   a   crash  was   heard   Three   times     like 

thunder in the meres of hell。 'Orpheus� �what ruin hath thy frenzy wrought 

On me�察�alas� �and thee�拭�Lo� �once again The unpitying fates recall me�察�and 

dark    sleep    Closes    my   swimming       eyes。   And     now    farewell�此   �Girt  with 

enormous night I am borne away�察�Outstretching toward thee�察�thine�察�alas� �

no   more�察  �These   helpless   hands。'   She   spake�察  �and   suddenly�察  �Like   smoke 

dissolving into empty air�察�Passed and was sundered from his sight�察�nor him 

Clutching vain shadows�察�yearning sore to speak�察�Thenceforth beheld she�察�

nor no second time Hell's boatman brooks he pass the watery bar。 What 

should   he   do�拭  �fly   whither�察  �twice   bereaved�拭  �Move   with   what   tears   the 

Manes�察�with   what voice The   Powers of   darkness�拭�She indeed   even   now 



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Death´cold   was   floating   on   the   Stygian   barge�   �For   seven   whole   months 

unceasingly�察�men say�察�Beneath a skyey crag�察�by thy lone wave�察�Strymon�察�

he wept�察�and in the caverns chill Unrolled his story�察�melting tigers' hearts�察�

And     leading     with   his   lay  the   oaks    along。    As   in  the   poplar´shade      a 

nightingale Mourns her lost young�察�which some relentless swain�察�Spying�察�

from the nest has torn unfledged�察�but she Wails the long night�察�and perched 

upon   a   spray   With   sad   insistence   pipes   her   dolorous   strain�察  �Till   all   the 

region with her wrongs o'erflows。 No love�察�no new desire�察�constrained his 

soul�此   �By    snow´bound       Tanais    and    the   icy  north�察   �Far   steppes    to  frost 

Rhipaean forever wed�察�Alone he wandered�察�lost Eurydice Lamenting�察�and 

the   gifts   of   Dis   ungiven。   Scorned   by   which   tribute   the   Ciconian   dames�察�

Amid   their   awful   Bacchanalian   rites   And   midnight   revellings�察  �tore   him 

limb from limb�察�And strewed his fragments over the wide fields。 Then too�察�

even   then�察  �what   time   the   Hebrus   stream�察  �Oeagrian   Hebrus�察  �down   mid´ 

current   rolled�察  �Rent   from  the   marble   neck�察  �his   drifting   head�察�The   death´ 

chilled tongue found yet a voice to cry 'Eurydice� �ah� �poor Eurydice��' With 

parting breath he called her�察�and the banks From the broad stream caught 

up 'Eurydice��';         So Proteus ending plunged into the deep�察�And�察�where he 

plunged�察�beneath the eddying whirl Churned into foam the water�察�and was 

gone�察    �But   not   Cyrene�察    �who    unquestioned      thus   Bespake      the   trembling 

listener�此   �Nay�察  �my   son�察  �From   that   sad   bosom   thou   mayst   banish   care�此�

Hence came that plague of sickness�察�hence the nymphs�察�With whom in the 

tall   woods   the   dance   she   wove�察  �Wrought   on   thy   bees�察  �alas�   �this   deadly 

bane。   Bend   thou   before   the   Dell´nymphs�察  �gracious   powers�此  �Bring   gifts�察�

and sue for pardon�此�they will grant Peace to thine asking�察�and an end of 

wrath。 But how to approach them will I first unfold´ Four chosen bulls of 

peerless   form   and   bulk�察  �That   browse   to´day   the   green   Lycaean   heights�察�

Pick    from   thy   herds�察   �as   many   kine    to   match�察   �Whose     necks    the   yoke 

pressed never�此�then for these Build up four altars by the lofty fanes�察�And 

from their throats let gush the victims' blood�察�And in the greenwood leave 

their bodies lone。 Then�察�when the ninth dawn hath displayed its beams�察�To 

Orpheus shalt thou send his funeral dues�察�Poppies of Lethe�察�and let slay a 

sheep Coal´black�察�then seek the grove again�察�and soon For pardon found 

adore          Eurydice          With        a       slain       calf        for       victim。; 



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No delay�此�The self´same hour he hies him forth to do His mother's bidding�此�

to   the   shrine   he   came�察�The   appointed   altars   reared�察  �and   thither   led   Four 

chosen   bulls   of   peerless   form   and   bulk�察  �With   kine   to   match�察  �that   never 

yoke   had   known�察  �Then�察  �when   the   ninth   dawn   had   led   in   the   day�察  �To 

Orpheus   sent   his   funeral   dues�察  �and   sought   The   grove   once   more。   But 

sudden�察  �strange      to  tell   A   portent  they   espy�此  �through     the  oxen's    flesh�察�

Waxed soft in dissolution�察�hark� �there hum Bees from the belly�察�the rent 

ribs overboil In endless clouds they spread them�察�till at last On yon tree´ 

top   together   fused   they   cling�察  �And   drop   their   cluster   from   the   bending 

boughs。        So sang I of the tilth of furrowed fields�察�Of flocks and trees�察�

while   Caesar's   majesty   Launched   forth   the   levin´bolts   of   war   by   deep 

Euphrates�察�and bare rule o'er willing folk Though vanquished�察�and essayed 

the   heights   of   heaven。   I   Virgil   then�察  �of   sweet   Parthenope   The   nursling�察�

wooed       the  flowery     walks     of  peace     Inglorious�察   �who     erst   trilled  for 

shepherd´wights The wanton ditty�察�and sang in saucy youth Thee�察�Tityrus�察�

'neath the spreading beech tree's shade。 



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