 | Silenus |  |
Followed by forest shades that grew apace,
Silenus, moving by the shining stream
Listless, awoke to music, piercing, strange,
Melodious wailing pitiful, that smote
His heart to sorrowing for Syrinx lost.
And coming near the sound, he saw where Pan
Half lost in reeds, sat by the water's edge,
Blowing pipes fastened side by side, in length
Beyond a human span.
Silenus, moving by the shining stream
Listless, awoke to music, piercing, strange,
Melodious wailing pitiful, that smote
His heart to sorrowing for Syrinx lost.
And coming near the sound, he saw where Pan
Half lost in reeds, sat by the water's edge,
Blowing pipes fastened side by side, in length
Beyond a human span.
So rapt was Pan
In those wild notes he gave the listening wind,
Silenus stood unmarked by him awhile;
But when their glances met, Pan, as if caught
In crime, upstarting, stretched his arms and fled.
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Silenus stood unmarked by him awhile;
But when their glances met, Pan, as if caught
In crime, upstarting, stretched his arms and fled.
| Silenus | |