e blue Nymph Liriope ) He was very handsome What he described himself is The well-turn ’ d neck and shoulders he descries, The spacious forehead, and the sparkling eyes; The hands that hus (巴克科斯是罗马神话中的酒神和植物神,相当于希腊神话中的狄俄倪索斯) might not scorn to show, And hair that round Apollo ’ s head might flow; With all the purple youthfulness of face, That gently blushes in the wat ’ ry glass. Their ending Echo went to hide her blushes in the recesses of the woods. From that time forth she lived in caves and among mountain cliffs. Her form faded with grief, till at last all her flesh shrank away. Her bones were changed into rocks and there was nothing left of her but her voice. Revenged by the avenging goddess, Narcissus fell in love with himself. At last he died and became a flower.
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