Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Ovid Book II 854-865 (Caitlyn)


His rounded muscles stood out, a dewlap hung down,
his horns were twisted, but so perfect as though
made by hand, cleaner and more gleaming that jewels.
There was fear neither in his brow nor his great eyes:
his face held peace. Agenor's daughter wondered at him,
who was so beautiful, who did not threaten;
but though he seemed gentle she first feared to touch him,
then held out flowers to his bright white lips.
This lover rejoiced and, then as a hope for coming pleasure,
kissed the hands she gave; hardly could he hold off longer;
and now he capers and exults on the green grass,
now lays out his snowy form on the yellow strand;

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Heyo, I have taken my computer to a professional to get the system scanned. At the moment is won't let me on the internet, so I apologize for the lateness.

Just as the Gallic dog sees a hare in an empty ploughed field, the dog makes for the prey, the hare to safety; he seems to now clutch er, he hopes, and extending his jaws grazes the tracks (hare's feet), the other, uncertain of being caught, snatches herself from the bite. So the God and the virgin: he is of rash hope, and she of fear. He who followed, however, helped by the wings of love, is swifter and denies rest, flying quickly he threatens her back and breathes on the hair of her neck. She flees quickly, having been spent in strength, turns pale, defeated in effort and seeing the waves of Paneidas prays, "Bring might, father! If you have the divine will over the river, which very much pleases you, ruin my beauty!" With the prayer barely finished, numbness seized her limbs, bark surrounds the free feeble breast, in the hair foliage, from the arms come forth branches, just now the swift foot is then stuck by slow roots, the face holds the top: only beauty remained in her.