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96 P. OVIDII METAMOR- P. OVID'S METAMOR*
Nulli illumjuvenes,nullaetetigerepuellae.^^ Such was his Pride, in vain the Friend carefs'd.
Adfpicit hunc, trepidos agi tan tern in retia The Love-fkk Maid in vain her Flame confers'd.
cervos, Once, in the Woods, as he purfud the Chace,
Vocalis Nymphe,- quae nec reticere loquenti, Tne babbling Echo had defcry'd his Face;
Nec prior ipfa loqui didicit, refonabiUs Echo. shej who fa othcr>s Words her silence break^
Corpus adhuc Echo, non vox erat: & ta- Nor fpeaks her felf bu£ when another fpeaU
men ufum Echo was then a ofs h bereftj
Garrula non ahum, quam nunc habet, oris , . t .
, , , * Of wonted Speech , for tho' her Voice was left,
habebat; ZOO . '■. . ' , _
2fe&fe* <fr «r **i#i>w >" a Curfei dld on her TonS»e imP°^
F*«rrf ^ Juno, quia,cum deprendere pojfet To <P°« With Sente*ce in the Clofe.
Sub Jove faepe fuo Njmphas in monte jacen- Full often when the Goddefs might have caught
tes, Jove and her Rivals in the very Fault,
Ilia Beam longo prudens fermone tenebat, This Nymph with fubtle Stories would delay
Dum fugerent Njmphae. pofquam Saturnia Her Coming, 'till the Lovers flip'd away.
fef7fe> xhe Goddefs found out the Deceit in time,
Hujus, ait, linguae, qua [urn delufa, poteftas And then flie cry>d. ^ That Tongue^ for .
Parva tibi dabitur,vocisque breviffmusufus\ Crime
Reque minas iir mat. tamen haec in fine loquendi . , ' . , ■'
r • ,„„L* »*L I-* » Which could lo many iubtle Tales produce,
Ingeminat voces : auditaque verba reportat. 1 .
Ergo ubi Narciffum,per devia lufira vagan- » Sha11 be hereafc but of We ufe.
570 Hence 'tis lhe prattles in a fainter Tone,
F/d/>, ^ incaluit, fequitur vefiigia furtim. Witn mimick Sounds, and Accents not her own.
Quoque magis fequitur flamma propiore ca- This Love-fick Virgin, over-joy'd to find
lefcit. The Boy alone, ftill follow'd him behind;
Non aliten quam cum fummis circumlita When glowing warmly at her near Approach,
taedis As Sulphur blazes at the Taper's Touch,
Admotam rapiunt vivacia fulfura flammam. she long>d her hidden palFlon ro reveal |
O quoties volmt blandis accedere dic%s, 375 And tell her Pains, but had not Words to tell:
Et molles adhibere pfeces ! natura repumat; , , . .■
^T ^ . • ■ • // i/> •// * ~ £ She cant begin, but waits for the Rebound>
Nec fimtmcipiat. led, quodfmt ula,parata eft 3
ExfpeBarefonos,adquosfua verba remittat. To catch hls Voice> and to return the So^nd.
For/V /w*r, comitum jeduBus ab agmine fido, ^he Boy, from his Companions parted,faid
Dixerat, Ecquis adefl? &\ Adefl, rejpon- Is any nigh? I, Echo Anfwer made.
derat Echo. 380 He round about him gazed, (much appall'd)
Hicjlupet: utque aciem partes dimifit in om- And cry>d outj come> she kinlj who ^
mSi . call'd.
Foc^, Veni, clamdt magna, vocat ilia vo-
cantemt Thcn Poking back, and feeing none appear'd,
Respicit: & nullo rurfus veniente, Quid, inquit, WnY hwdk thou me?The felf-fime Voice he heard,
Me fugis?& totidem,quot dixit,verba recepit. Deceived by the Image of his Words j
Perftat:&alternaedeceptusimaginevocis,-385 Then let us joyn faid he: No Sound accords
Hue co'eamus, ait: nullique libentius umquam j^ore tQ ber . j^er Facuitjes combine
Responfura fono, Co'eamus, retulit Echo:
T7+ „,„„L:, f^,«4- r ■ rr n • ^n dear Confent: who anfwer'd, Let us joyn I
Et verbis javet ipja juts; egrejfaque Jilvis JJ
lb at, Ut mjiceret [perat 0 brachia collo. Flattering herfelf, out of the Woods flie fprungj
Ilk fugit ! fugiensque, Manus complexibus And would about his draggling Neck have hung.
aufer: 390 Thruft back; he faid, Life fhall this Breaft forfake,
Ante, ait, emoriar, quam ft tibi copia nojlri. Ere thou ^ llght Nymphj on me thy pleafure take>
Retulit ilia nihil, nifi, Sit tibi copia nofri. 0^ ^ ^ pleafure take the N
Spretalatet filvis: pudibundaque frondibus or a ' 3 ympirepyes
Protegtt i & foils ex illo vivit m antris. To that Boy, who from her flyes.
Sed The
Nulli illumjuvenes,nullaetetigerepuellae.^^ Such was his Pride, in vain the Friend carefs'd.
Adfpicit hunc, trepidos agi tan tern in retia The Love-fkk Maid in vain her Flame confers'd.
cervos, Once, in the Woods, as he purfud the Chace,
Vocalis Nymphe,- quae nec reticere loquenti, Tne babbling Echo had defcry'd his Face;
Nec prior ipfa loqui didicit, refonabiUs Echo. shej who fa othcr>s Words her silence break^
Corpus adhuc Echo, non vox erat: & ta- Nor fpeaks her felf bu£ when another fpeaU
men ufum Echo was then a ofs h bereftj
Garrula non ahum, quam nunc habet, oris , . t .
, , , * Of wonted Speech , for tho' her Voice was left,
habebat; ZOO . '■. . ' , _
2fe&fe* <fr «r **i#i>w >" a Curfei dld on her TonS»e imP°^
F*«rrf ^ Juno, quia,cum deprendere pojfet To <P°« With Sente*ce in the Clofe.
Sub Jove faepe fuo Njmphas in monte jacen- Full often when the Goddefs might have caught
tes, Jove and her Rivals in the very Fault,
Ilia Beam longo prudens fermone tenebat, This Nymph with fubtle Stories would delay
Dum fugerent Njmphae. pofquam Saturnia Her Coming, 'till the Lovers flip'd away.
fef7fe> xhe Goddefs found out the Deceit in time,
Hujus, ait, linguae, qua [urn delufa, poteftas And then flie cry>d. ^ That Tongue^ for .
Parva tibi dabitur,vocisque breviffmusufus\ Crime
Reque minas iir mat. tamen haec in fine loquendi . , ' . , ■'
r • ,„„L* »*L I-* » Which could lo many iubtle Tales produce,
Ingeminat voces : auditaque verba reportat. 1 .
Ergo ubi Narciffum,per devia lufira vagan- » Sha11 be hereafc but of We ufe.
570 Hence 'tis lhe prattles in a fainter Tone,
F/d/>, ^ incaluit, fequitur vefiigia furtim. Witn mimick Sounds, and Accents not her own.
Quoque magis fequitur flamma propiore ca- This Love-fick Virgin, over-joy'd to find
lefcit. The Boy alone, ftill follow'd him behind;
Non aliten quam cum fummis circumlita When glowing warmly at her near Approach,
taedis As Sulphur blazes at the Taper's Touch,
Admotam rapiunt vivacia fulfura flammam. she long>d her hidden palFlon ro reveal |
O quoties volmt blandis accedere dic%s, 375 And tell her Pains, but had not Words to tell:
Et molles adhibere pfeces ! natura repumat; , , . .■
^T ^ . • ■ • // i/> •// * ~ £ She cant begin, but waits for the Rebound>
Nec fimtmcipiat. led, quodfmt ula,parata eft 3
ExfpeBarefonos,adquosfua verba remittat. To catch hls Voice> and to return the So^nd.
For/V /w*r, comitum jeduBus ab agmine fido, ^he Boy, from his Companions parted,faid
Dixerat, Ecquis adefl? &\ Adefl, rejpon- Is any nigh? I, Echo Anfwer made.
derat Echo. 380 He round about him gazed, (much appall'd)
Hicjlupet: utque aciem partes dimifit in om- And cry>d outj come> she kinlj who ^
mSi . call'd.
Foc^, Veni, clamdt magna, vocat ilia vo-
cantemt Thcn Poking back, and feeing none appear'd,
Respicit: & nullo rurfus veniente, Quid, inquit, WnY hwdk thou me?The felf-fime Voice he heard,
Me fugis?& totidem,quot dixit,verba recepit. Deceived by the Image of his Words j
Perftat:&alternaedeceptusimaginevocis,-385 Then let us joyn faid he: No Sound accords
Hue co'eamus, ait: nullique libentius umquam j^ore tQ ber . j^er Facuitjes combine
Responfura fono, Co'eamus, retulit Echo:
T7+ „,„„L:, f^,«4- r ■ rr n • ^n dear Confent: who anfwer'd, Let us joyn I
Et verbis javet ipja juts; egrejfaque Jilvis JJ
lb at, Ut mjiceret [perat 0 brachia collo. Flattering herfelf, out of the Woods flie fprungj
Ilk fugit ! fugiensque, Manus complexibus And would about his draggling Neck have hung.
aufer: 390 Thruft back; he faid, Life fhall this Breaft forfake,
Ante, ait, emoriar, quam ft tibi copia nojlri. Ere thou ^ llght Nymphj on me thy pleafure take>
Retulit ilia nihil, nifi, Sit tibi copia nofri. 0^ ^ ^ pleafure take the N
Spretalatet filvis: pudibundaque frondibus or a ' 3 ympirepyes
Protegtt i & foils ex illo vivit m antris. To that Boy, who from her flyes.
Sed The