 | Silenus |  |
But they must part; these lovers fair and true;
For he with Dionysus now must range
Far Indian lands to bear the pregnant vine;
Compelled by prime affection's ancient bond
To labour for the God wherever led.
Self-thwarting, therefore, in his love content
The dear delight awaiting him delayed
Till his return.
For he with Dionysus now must range
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Compelled by prime affection's ancient bond
To labour for the God wherever led.
Self-thwarting, therefore, in his love content
The dear delight awaiting him delayed
Till his return.
And Syrinx drooped not tho'
No more beholding at the dewy dawn
Her lover's advent thro' the morning sun
To take her in his arms. Tho' now no more
She felt his living kisses drain her soul;
The memory of his presence and his love,
Made every day a wonder full of joy,
And gave the darkness such auroral dreams
She fain on waking sank again to sleep.
No more beholding at the dewy dawn
Her lover's advent thro' the morning sun
To take her in his arms. Tho' now no more
She felt his living kisses drain her soul;
The memory of his presence and his love,
Made every day a wonder full of joy,
And gave the darkness such auroral dreams
She fain on waking sank again to sleep.
| Silenus | |