...this region's blest retreats, Where white Colonus lifts his head, And glories in the bounding steed. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassion'd...Where frolic Bacchus always roves, And visits with his fost'ring Nymphs the groves. ANTIS. 1. Bath'd in the dew of heav'n each morn Fresh is the fair Narcissus...

...translation of a passage in Sophocles. We subjoin the more correct and literal version by Potter. STHO I. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassion'd...ivy's dark-green boughs among; Or shelter'd 'midst the clustering vine, Which high above to form a bow'r Safe from the sun or stormy show'r, I. oves its thick...

...high above to form a bower, Safe from the sun, or stormy shower Loves its thick branches to entwine14 Where frolic Bacchus always roves, And visits, with his fostering nymphs, the groves. Bathed in the dew of heaven, each morn Fresh is the fair Narcissus born : Of these great powers the...

...this region's blest retreats, Where white Colonus lifts his head, And glories in the bounding steed ; Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassion'd...'midst the cluster'd vine, Which high above, to form a bower Safe from the sun or stormy shower, Loves its thick branches to entwine, Where frolic Bacchus...

...And glories in the bounding steed. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassioned pours his evening song, And charms with varied notes each verdant vale, The ivy's dark-green boughs among, Or sheltered 'neath the clustering vine Which, high above him form a bower, Safe from the sun or stormy...

...And glories in the bounding steed. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassioned pours his evening song, And charms with varied notes each verdant vale, The ivy's dark-green boughs among, Or sheltered 'neath the clustering vine Which, high above him forms a bower, Safe from the sun or stormy...

...And glories in the bounding steed. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassioned pours his evening song, And charms with varied notes each verdant vale, The ivy's dark-green boughs among, Or sheltered 'neath the clustering vine Which, high above him forms a bower, Safe from the sun or stormy...

...this region's blest retreats, Where white Colonus lifts his head, And glories in the bounding steed. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassion'd...Where frolic Bacchus always roves, And visits with his fost'ring Nymphs the groves. Antistrophe i. Bathed in the dew of heav'n each morn Fresh is the fair...

...And glories in the bounding steed. Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassioned pours his evening song, And charms with varied notes each verdant vale, The ivy's dark-green boughs among, Or sheltered 'neath the clustering vine Which, high above him forms a bower, Safe from the sun or stormy...

...region's blest retreats, Where white Colonus lifts his head, And glories in the bounding steed. [ 96 ] Where sadly sweet the frequent nightingale Impassion'd...Where frolic Bacchus always roves, And visits with his fost'ring Nymphs the groves. Antistrophe 1. Bath'd in the dew of heav'n each morn Fresh is the fair...