The idylliums of Moschus and Bion Translated from the Greek. With annotations. To which is prefixed, An Account of their Lives; with some Remarks on their Works; and some Observations upon Pastoral. By Mr. Cooke |
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Idyllium VIII.
[Alpheus, Pisa past, directs his Course]
Alpheus , Pisa past, directs his CourseTo Arethuse, with an impetuous Force;
Bearing fresh Flow'rs, and many verdant Leaves,
As precious Gifts to Arethusa's Waves:
First here, then there, he flows, a thousand Ways,
And unperceiv'd he glides beneath the Seas.
Pleas'd with the Fancy, sportive Cupid joys,
Thus to perplex the ling'ring am'rous Boys;
Just so the God delights to make us rove,
And swim the winding Labyrinth of Love.
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