Greek Pastoral Poets; Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1836 Excerpt: ... IDYL VI. LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE YOU. Pan Echo loved; she loved the frisky Faun; The Faun to Lyda by strong love was drawn; As Echo Pan, the Faun did Echo burn, And Lyda him: all fell in love in turn. And with what scorn the loved the lover grieved Was that one scorned, and like for like received. Hear, heart-free let who love you love obtain, That if you love, you may be loved again. IDYL VII. ALPHEUS. Alpheus, gliding by old Pisa's towers, Deep in the sea his eager way pursues With sacred dust, and olive-leaves, and flowers, With which he hastens to his Arethuse. Smoothly he runs; the sea not feels the river With soft unmingled stream its water rive; Eros it was, that subtle counsel-giver, Who taught a river how for love to dive. EPIGRAM. His torch and quiver down sly Eros flung, An ox-goad took in hand, a wallet slung, Then yoked strong bulls and made the plough to train, And as he went the furrow sowed with grain. And looking up he said to Zeus: "make full The harvest, or I'll yoke Europa's bull." FRAGMENT. Would that ray sire had brought me up to feed The happy bleaters of the fleecy flocks 'Twould sooth my sorrow then to breathe the reed Beneath the shade of elms or hanging rocks. Now let us fly; and other city seek To be our country, dear Pierides: But I my mind to all will plainly speak--Injurious drones have harmed the honey-bees. NOTICE OF THEOCRITUS. NOTICE OF THEOCRITUS. Scarcely any other circumstances of this Poet's life are known than the few recorded in his own writings. He was born at Syracuse, and was the son of Frazagoras and Philina. He flourished during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus. There is good reason to suppose, from an expression which Moschui makes use of in his epitaph on Bion, that the three pastoral poeu lived at the same tim...