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bride。 For I won her�察�my beloved�察�and lost her again the same day�察�and
wandered away in my madness�察�even to Egypt and the Libyan sands�察�and
the isles of all the seas�察�driven on by the terrible gadfly�察�while I charmed
in vain the hearts of men�察 �and the savage forest beasts�察�and the trees�察�and
the lifeless stones�察�with my magic harp and song�察�giving rest�察�but finding
none。 But at last Calliope my mother delivered me�察 �and brought me
home in peace�察 �and I dwell here in the cave alone�察�among the savage
Cicon tribes�察�softening their wild hearts with music and the gentle laws
of Zeus。 And now I must go out again�察�to the ends of all the earth�察�far
away into the misty darkness�察�to the last wave of the Eastern Sea。 But
what is doomed must be�察�and a friend's demand obeyed�察�for prayers are
the daughters of Zeus�察�and who honours them honours him。'
Then Orpheus rose up sighing�察 �and took his harp�察 �and went over
Strymon。 And he led Jason to the south´west�察 �up the banks of
Haliacmon and over the spurs of Pindus�察�to Dodona the town of Zeus�察�
where it stood by the side of the sacred lake�察 �and the fountain which
breathed out fire�察 �in the darkness of the ancient oakwood�察 �beneath the
mountain of the hundred springs。 And he led him to the holy oak�察�
where the black dove settled in old times�察 �and was changed into the
priestess of Zeus�察�and gave oracles to all nations round。 And he bade
him cut down a bough�察�and sacrifice to Hera and to Zeus�察�and they took
the bough and came to Iolcos�察�and nailed it to the beak´head of the ship。
And at last the ship was finished�察�and they tried to launch her down
the beach�察 �but she was too heavy for them to move her�察 �and her keel
sank deep into the sand。 Then all the heroes looked at each other
blushing�察 �but Jason spoke�察 �and said�察 �'Let us ask the magic bough�察�
perhaps it can help us in our need。'
Then a voice came from the bough�察�and Jason heard the words it said�察�
and bade Orpheus play upon the harp�察 �while the heroes waited round�察�
holding the pine´trunk rollers�察�to help her toward the sea。
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Then Orpheus took his harp�察�and began his magic song ´ 'How sweet
it is to ride upon the surges�察�and to leap from wave to wave�察�while the
wind sings cheerful in the cordage�察 �and the oars flash fast among the
foam� �How sweet it is to roam across the ocean�察 �and see new towns
and wondrous lands�察�and to come home laden with treasure�察�and to win
undying fame��'
And the good ship ARGO heard him�察�and longed to be away and out
at sea�察�till she stirred in every timber�察�and heaved from stem to stern�察�and
leapt up from the sand upon the rollers�察 �and plunged onward like a
gallant horse�察 �and the heroes fed her path with pine´trunks�察 �till she
rushed into the whispering sea。
Then they stored her well with food and water�察�and pulled the ladder
up on board�察�and settled themselves each man to his oar�察�and kept time to
Orpheus' harp�察�and away across the bay they rowed southward�察�while the
people lined the cliffs�察�and the women wept�察�while the men shouted�察�at
the starting of that gallant crew。
PART IV ´ HOW THE ARGONAUTS SAILED TO
COLCHIS
AND what happened next�察�my children�察�whether it be true or not�察�
stands written in ancient songs�察 �which you shall read for yourselves
some day。 And grand old songs they are�察 �written in grand old rolling
verse�察�and they call them the Songs of Orpheus�察�or the Orphics�察�to this
day。 And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai�察�across the bay�察�and
waited for the south´west wind�察 �and chose themselves a captain from
their crew�此 �and how all called for Heracles�察 �because he was the
strongest and most huge�察 �but Heracles refused�察 �and called for Jason�察�
because he was the wisest of them all。 So Jason was chosen captain�察�
and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood�察�and slew a bull�察 �and offered it to
Hera�察�and called all the heroes to stand round�察�each man's head crowned
with olive�察 �and to strike their swords into the bull。 Then he filled a
golden goblet with the bull's blood�察�and with wheaten flour�察 �and honey�察�
and wine�察 �and the bitter salt´sea water�察 �and bade the heroes taste。 So
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each tasted the goblet�察 �and passed it round�察 �and vowed an awful vow�此�
and they vowed before the sun�察 �and the night�察 �and the blue´haired sea
who shakes the land�察�to stand by Jason faithfully in the adventure of the
golden fleece�察 �and whosoever shrank back�察 �or disobeyed�察 �or turned
traitor to his vow�察 �then justice should minister against him�察 �and the
Erinnues who track guilty men。
Then Jason lighted the pile�察 �and burnt the carcase of the bull�察 �and
they went to their ship and sailed eastward�察�like men who have a work to
do�察�and the place from which they went was called Aphetai�察�the sailing´
place�察�from that day forth。 Three thousand years and more they sailed
away�察�into the unknown Eastern seas�察�and great nations have come and
gone since then�察 �and many a storm has swept the earth�察 �and many a
mighty armament�察�to which ARGO would be but one small boat�察 �English
and French�察�Turkish and Russian�察�have sailed those waters since�察�yet the
fame of that small ARGO lives for ever�察 �and her name is become a
proverb among men。
So they sailed past the Isle of Sciathos�察�with the Cape of Sepius on
their left�察 �and turned to the northward toward Pelion�察 �up the long
Magnesian shore。 On their right hand was the open sea�察�and on their
left old Pelion rose�察�while the clouds crawled round his dark pine´forests�察�
and his caps of summer snow。 And their hearts yearned for the dear old
mountain�察�as they thought of pleasant days gone by�察�and of the sports of
their boyhood�察�and their hunting�察�and their schooling in the cave beneath
the cliff。 And at last Peleus spoke�察�'Let us land here�察�friends�察�and climb
the dear old hill once more。 We are going on a fearful journey�察 �who
knows if we shall see Pelion again�拭 �Let us go up to Cheiron our
master�察�and ask his blessing ere we start。 And I have a boy�察 �too�察�with
him�察 �whom he trains as he trained me once ´ the son whom Thetis
brought me�察�the silver´footed lady of the sea�察 �whom I caught in th