Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Greece and Turkey in Europe: Vol. XIX. 1876–79. | | | | Greece: Tempe, the Vale, Thessaly | | Tempe | | Mark Akenside (1721–1770) |
| | (From The Pleasures of Imagination)
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 | 5 |
| 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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