...Sappho, which runs: " Blest as the immortal Gods is he, " The youth who fondly sits hy thee, " Aud hears and sees thee all the while, " Softly speak and sweetly smile ! " 'Twas this depriv'd my spnl of rest, " And rais'd such tumults in my hreast ; " For while I gaz'd,...

...he freeze, he soon shall burn, And be thy victim in his turij.. A FRAGMENT OF SAPPHO. BLESS'D as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while Softly speak, and sweetly smile. 'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd, in transport...

...a translation of one of those celebrated pieces , by one of our English poets , is here presented : BLEST as th' immortal Gods is he , The youth who fondly...thee all the while Softly speak , and sweetly smile. • 'Twas this deprived my soul of rest , And rais'd such tumults in my breast; For while I gaz'd,...

...hidden fires, And give me all my heart desires. A FRAGMENT OF SAPPHO. BLEST as the immortal gods is be, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees...thee all the while Softly speak, and sweetly smile. 'Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd, in transport...

...prittleprattle as among the greatest of their charms. " Blest as the immortal gods is he. The happy youth who sits by thee. And hears and sees thee all the while, Softly tpcak, and sweetly smile." Now, speaking all the while, would be no joke, if the ungallant notions...

...God into his oozy bed, And, with the night, the hero's slumber fled. ODE FROM THE GREEK OF SAPPHO. BLEST as th' immortal Gods is he, The youth who fondly...thee, all the while, Softly speak, and sweetly smile. 'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest. And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd in transport...

...suppliant's hidden fires, .And give me all my heart desires. A FRAGMENT OF SAPPHO. BLESS'D as the' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while Softly speak, and sweetly smile. Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And raised such tumults in my breast; For while I gazed, in transport...

...marks the original. Most of my readers will remember that which begins, Blest as the immortal Oods is he, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears...thee, all the while, Softly speak and sweetly smile. It is thus rendered by Mason: Tile youth that gazes on thy charms, Rivals in bliss the Gods on high,...

...the true sense of his author, the three first lines are amazingly rough and awkward. Bless'd as the' immortal gods is he. The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees thee all the while, ixc. It is surprising that such unpoetical expressions as those here marked should escape the censure...

...author, the three first lines are amazingly rough and awkward. Bless'd as the' immortal gods is he, Til, youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees thee all the while, &c. It is surprising that such unpoetical expressions as those here marked should escape the censure...