 | Silenus |  |
“O tempting nymph; fairly and plainly done;
I saw thee spurn the foolish folds away;
Well conscious they were not the charm I sought,
In that I munch the kernel not the shell.
Praise thou shalt have, for rarely can be seen
Temptation in more captivating shape,
More softly moulded to ensure my joy!
Then why delay? If hungry, and the fruit
Hang ripe before us, why not pluck and eat?
Thou canst not ripening more richly blush,
Nor I more hungered wax. Ah, then be wise,
Frankly embrace the offering of Fate,
And pass with me to immortality.”
I saw thee spurn the foolish folds away;
Well conscious they were not the charm I sought,
In that I munch the kernel not the shell.
Praise thou shalt have, for rarely can be seen
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More softly moulded to ensure my joy!
Then why delay? If hungry, and the fruit
Hang ripe before us, why not pluck and eat?
Thou canst not ripening more richly blush,
Nor I more hungered wax. Ah, then be wise,
Frankly embrace the offering of Fate,
And pass with me to immortality.”
| Silenus | |