Idas and Marpessa

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Excerpt from Idas and Marpessa: An Idyll of Constancy Idas And Marpessa An echo this of an immortal tale Of woman's love, with all its constancy. Idas, the friend of Jason, found at last In fair Marpessa peace, as most men find, Or soon or late, serene companionship In one whose lips hint more than may be told. For woman's love, since erst the world began, Is oft unuttered, but like yonder blue That swathes the rugged tops of solemn hills, Proclaims itself by silence, by a glance That lies like benediction on the soul. The melody unheard, the airy song Suggested by the silence, and the peace Behind the moveless azure - these suggest The love that bides behind a woman's lips. For even when those lips proclaim their love, And when her eyes shine promise, of her soul Her love is silent fragrance, as its scent The soul is of the love-desiring rose. In Olden days the tellers of these tales, Who wove their fancies from the glinting webs The gods blew earthward, or of memories About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.