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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TEMPE, by MARK AKENSIDE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The smooth peneus from his glassy flood
Last Line: And spring's elysian bloom.
Subject(s): Tempe (vale), Greece
First Line: The smooth peneus from his glassy flood
Last Line: And spring's elysian bloom.
Subject(s): Tempe (vale), Greece
THE smooth Peneus from his glassy flood
Reflects purpureal Tempe's pleasant scene.
Fair Tempe! haunt beloved of sylvan powers,
Of nymphs and fauns; where in the golden age
They played in secret on the shady brink
With ancient Pan; while round their coral steps,
Young hours and genial gales with constant hand
Showered blossoms, odors; showered ambrosial dews,
And spring's elysian bloom.
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