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. 1843 Excerpt: ...vow, That on the earth there should no spot Be found for one, whose charms Dimm'd here a moment, and seduc'd Her husband from her arms. To shun her wrath, immortal Jove, To Delos quick convey'd The fair Latona, where her boy The floating island stay'd: The fam'd Apollo, he whose lute Sent forth such rapt'rous strains- ...
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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. 1843 Excerpt: ...vow, That on the earth there should no spot Be found for one, whose charms Dimm'd here a moment, and seduc'd Her husband from her arms. To shun her wrath, immortal Jove, To Delos quick convey'd The fair Latona, where her boy The floating island stay'd: The fam'd Apollo, he whose lute Sent forth such rapt'rous strains--The rocks were charm'd--the birds were mute Upon the dewy plains. The swains, delighted, in the vales, Danced on the blooming flowers; As his soft voice on whispering gales Stole o'er the vine.clad bowers. The JEgean sea! how beautiful! It opens on the eye, As soft and clear its azure blue, Mirrors the spangled sky. The jEgean sea! the.Sgean sea! How charming is the name; Go read the Greek mythology And learn from whence it came. Once jEgeus and his son agreed A monster to destroy; And as a sign, should he succeed, He told his darling boy, To raise on high the snow-white sail Upon the floating tide, In triumph on the prosperous gale, His noble bark should ride; But should th' immortal Gods oppose, And Jove his thunders hurl, Then, as the white wave 'round him flows, The broad, black seal unfurl. Theseus departs, the monster slays By Ariadne led; And from his labyrinthian cave, Brought forth the monster dead! Low at her feet, his laurels green Theseus delighted laid; She smil'd, he lov'd, till by a wretch She was from him betray'd! So full of anguish was his soul At his ill-fated lot, The waves unheeded round him roll, The signal is forgot! He thought not of that anxious mind On winds and waves intent--That father, whom he left behind, With age and sorrow bent. The ship of Theseus presses on Toward the whitened sands, Where high upon the towering rock, The aged.3Sgeus stands. Far off, upon the deep blue main, He turns his eager eyes; And in the...
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