Apollo's Poem to Daphne
by John Allen
genre:
Poetry
description:
The first verse of an English translation of a poem by Ovid in his story Apollo And Daphne.
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chapter 1:
Verse 1
Verse 1
chapter 1
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"Stay, river maiden, stay; I am no foe;
Not as a wolf do I a lamb pursue,
Nor as an eagle hunts the timid dove:
The cause of my pursuit's not rage, but love."
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Not as a wolf do I a lamb pursue,
Nor as an eagle hunts the timid dove:
The cause of my pursuit's not rage, but love."
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