The Lives and Characters of the Ancient Grecian Poets; With Their Heads Curiously Engraven on Copper-Plates

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. 1735. Excerpt: ... Hie ego cum laffos posuijsem flebilis artus, Constitit ante oculos Nai'as una meos: Constitit, £5? dixit, " qua mine non ignibus aquis " Ureris, Ambracia terra petenda tibi. ««cpbœbus ab excelso, quantum patet aspicit aquor; ' Atlaum populi Leucadiumque vocant. " Hinc se Deucalion Pyrrha succensus amore " Mistt, itUefi corpore prejjit aquas. ' " Nec mora: versus amor tetigit lentijjima Tyrrha " tPetfora: Deucalion igne levatus eras. " Hanc legem locus ille tenet. 2cte protinus alt urn ' " Leucada; nec saxo desiluisse time." Ut tflonuit, cum voce abiit. Ego frigida surgo: Nec gravid lachrymas tontinuere gena. '. Jbimus, 0 Nympha, monftrataque saxa petemus.. Sis procul insano viBus amore timor. £uicqu id er it, melius quam mine er it, aura jitbito, Et mea non magnum corpora pondus babent:-,. &a quoque, mollis Amor, pennas suppone cadenti: i..'. i Ne sim Zeucadite, mortua, crimen aqua. Here, as I bath'd my weary Limbs in Tears, A Heavenly Nymph was sent to ease my Cares. H Maiden, she cried, that with unequal Love " Pursu'st thy Spouse; far hence you must remove, ' High oh a Cliff from the Lettcadian Shore vphœbus o're.subject Waves maintains his Power. " Hence mad Deucalion, urg'd by 'Pyrrha's Form, " Plung'd in the Deep, and swam secure from Harm. "When Love his Quarters chang'd j and burning " Pain "Seiz'd the Proud Dame, and him as cold Disdain, " This Gift high Pbœbus on the Place conferr'd; " And irrjur'd Love here finds a just Reward. " Go straight, go run to Leucade; nor fear With the bold Leap to cure yonf wild Despair." This said; my Airy Friend was past my Sight: I start, and shake; and weeping own the Fright. Come Nymphs, attend my Vow 3 come all j we'll run,. And climb these Rocks the generous Fates have shown....